The biggest winner at the Oscars was the dark comedy, Birdman, which won best picture along with three other awards.
Grand Budapest Hotel also won four awards, in design and music categories.
But most people are talking about the rousing acceptance speech of actress Patricia Arquette, calling for equal rights for women.
Helen Vaughan reports.
The full list of winners at the Oscars:
Best picture: Birdman
Actress in a leading role: Julianne Moore
Actor in a leading role: Eddie Redmayne
Supporting actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Supporting actor: JK Simmons, Whiplash
Directing: Alejandro G Inarritu for Birdman
Original screenplay: Birdman
Adapted screenplay: The Imitation Game
Costume design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Makeup and hairstyling: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Foreign language film: Ida
Documentary (short subject): Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Live action short film: The Phone Call
Visual effects: Interstellar
Animated short film: Feast
Animated feature film: Big Hero 6
Production design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman
Film editing: Tom Cross for Whiplash
Documentary feature: Citizenfour
Original song: Glory from Selma
Original score: Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel
