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2015 Winner Oscar. Best Achievement in Directing. Alejandro G. Iñárritu. 4 more. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. 2015 Nominee Saturn Award. Best Supporting Actress. Emma Stone. 2015 Nominee Saturn Award. Best Actor. Michael Keaton. 2015 Nominee Saturn Award. Best Director.
At the 87th Academy Awards, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) won four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Michael Keaton was nominated for Best Actor , Edward Norton and Emma Stone were nominated in Best Supporting Acting categories, and it also received nominations for ...
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- Antonio Sánchez
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Nov 14, 2014 · Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. With Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Kenny Chin, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe. A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- 2014-11-14
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a 2014 American black comedy - drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, released on October 17, 2014 in the United States. [1] . In addition to its competitive awards, the American Film Institute selected it as one of the Top 11 Films of 2014. [2] Accolades. Notes.
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), American satiric film, released in 2014, that won four Academy Awards, including that for best picture. A complex and quirky movie, it was hailed as a masterpiece by many critics, though some viewers found it pretentious and puzzling.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) centres on Riggan Thomson (played by Michael Keaton), an actor who is famous for having played the superhero Birdman in a series of blockbuster films and who is now trying to burnish his credentials by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” The film draws viewers behind the scenes of the fraught production and into Thomson’s mind. The character of Birdman taunts Thomson whenever he is alone, and Thomson exhibits magical powers under Birdman’s influence, but it is not obvious whether these are delusions. He is unable to control the play’s cast members—his girlfriend, Laura (Andrea Riseborough), the unstable Lesley (Naomi Watts), and especially the top-notch yet insufferable actor Mike Shiner (Edward Norton). He does not get along with his daughter, Sam (Emma Stone), who has recently completed a drug rehabilitation program. To make matters worse, the theatre critic Tabitha (Lindsay Duncan) promises to pan the production before she has seen it. Achieving respect on any level seems out of Thomson’s reach. On opening night, Thomson substitutes a real gun for a prop gun, and in the play’s climactic scene he shoots his nose off, prompting a rave review from Tabitha. In the final scene, set in the hospital, Thomson exits through the window—but whether as a suicide or in flight is left to the viewer to decide.
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•Studios: New Regency Pictures, M Prods, Le Grisbi Productions, TSG Entertainment, and Worldview Entertainment
•Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
•Writers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo
•Music: Antonio Sanchez
•Michael Keaton (Riggan Thomson)
•Emma Stone (Sam)
•Naomi Watts (Lesley)
•Andrea Riseborough (Laura)
•Edward Norton (Mike Shiner)
•Lindsay Duncan (Tabitha)
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•Lead actor (Michael Keaton)
•Supporting actor (Edward Norton)
•Supporting actress (Emma Stone)
•Cinematography*
•Directing*
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Jan 16, 2015 · Former cinema superhero Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is mounting an ambitious Broadway production that he hopes will breathe new life into his stagnant career. It's risky, but he hopes that his...
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