The day avid movie goers around the world have been waiting for is in the books. The 87 Annual Academy Awards came to an end Sunday, Feb. 22 and according to The Wrap, over 36 million viewers tuned in. This forms as a disappointment for The Academy as the ratings were down 7.1 million viewers from the 2014 ceremony to this year. Time.com credits the over 40 minute run time and host, Neil Patrick Harris’ “underwhelming” performance for the poor showing by TV viewers.

Besides the rating deficiency, viewers were enticed by a strong performance by Lady Gaga’s “Sound of Music” Tribute. John Legend and Common also had a strong emotional appeal to the audience, leaving many members including, Oprah and David Oyelowo in tears as they performed Best Original Song winner “Glory” from the Best Picture nominee, “Selma.”

Patricia Arquette, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, “Boyhood” and Graham Moore, Best Adapted Screenplay, “The Imitation Game,” left the most notable speeches for their Oscar wins, but in two entirely different ways. Patricia Arquette has come under fire by the media for her “It’s time for women. Equal means equal,” speech while Graham Moore touched the hearts of people across the globe with his “stay weird, stay different” speech.

Two notable and well deserved victories took place when J.K Simmons, winner of Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his mercurial performance in “Whiplash,” and Julianne Moore, winner of Best Actress for her performance in “Still Alice.” These were the first ever Oscar victories for the two onscreen veterans.

The biggest snubs of the night happened to seize the victims of “American Sniper” and “Boyhood”. Many sources including; The Hollywood Insider, Examiner, and Kevin McCarthy of Fox News believed the winner for Best Director was Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” to win for his innovative approach to his creation that took over 12 years to film, but Linklater’s film fell short to Alejandro G. Inarrita’s “Birdman”. Along with the disappointing night for “Boyhood”, was Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper’s “American Sniper.”

“Birdman” was the night’s big winner as it grabbed Best Picture along with three other awards. Another notable contender was Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” which snagged four Oscars as well. There were a total of 8 Best Picture nominees; “American Sniper,” “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Game,” “The Theory of Everything,” “Selma” and “Whiplash.” Surprisingly, every nomination won a statue, which is not a common outing.

Here is a full Recap for all of night’s winners: Best Picture “Birdman,” Best Actor -Eddie Redmayne “The Theory of Everything,” Best Actress- Julianne Moore “Still Alice,” Best Actor in a Supporting Role- J.K Simmons “Whiplash,” Best Actress in a Supporting Role- Patricia Arquette “Boyhood”, Best Animated Feature “Big Hero 6,” Best Director- Alejandro G. Inarritu “Birdman,” Best Original Screenplay “Birdman,” Best Adapted Screenplay “The Imitation Game,” Best Cinematography “Birdman”, Best Visual Effects “Interstellar,” Best Film Editing “Whiplash,” Best Production Design “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Best Foreign Language Film “Ida,” Best Documentary Feature “CitizenFour,” Best Makeup and Hairstyle “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, Best Costume Design “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Best Original Score “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, Best Original Song for a Feature Film “Glory”-“Selma,” Best Sound Mixing “Whiplash,” Best Sound Editing “American Sniper,” Best Documentary: Short Subject “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,” Best Animated: Short Film “Feast,” Best live Action: Short Film “The Phone Call.”