Summary: What was billed as the closest Oscar race in recent memory turned out to be predictably dull as “Birdman” flew away with four awards including Best Picture. Not even host Neil Patrick Harris could make them more entertaining. Indiewire’s <a title="Anne Thompson's Twitter Account" href="https://twitter.com/akstanwyck" target="_blank">Anne Thompson</a> attended the ceremony and stops by to give us her thoughts on this year’s Oscar winners and the ceremony itself.<br> We also take a look at the movies that could potentially be competing for Oscar trophies next year. Filmmakers such as Ron Howard, David O. Russell, Steven Spielberg and even this year’s Best Director winner Alejandro González Iñárritu all have movies set for release.<br> In other awards prognostication news, now that the Academy Awards are over, we have the Tony Awards for live theater to look forward to. Though once it looked as if there wouldn’t be any musicals to honor, Broadway will be awash in them come springtime. Even better, there are more new musicals than revivals scheduled for this season.<br> Of course, we also cover the week’s top entertainment news stories including Starbucks plan to stop selling CDs, the Emmys update their rules and finding an ending to “Mission: Impossible 5” has been… well, impossible.<br> <br> Thompson on Hollywood<br><br> <a title="Thompson on Hollywood" href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/" target="_blank">http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/</a><br> Oscars 2015: The Winners List<br><br> <a title="Oscars 2015: The Winners List" href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-2015-winners-list-776233" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-2015-winners-list-776233</a><br> Twenty Film Franchises in Need of a Reboot<br><br> <a title="Twenty Film Franchises in Need of a Reboot" href="http://www.movieretriever.com/blog/316/twenty-film-franchises-in-need-of-a-reboot" target="_blank">http://www.movieretriever.com/blog/316/twenty-film-franchises-in-need-of-a-reboot</a><br> ‘Fifty Shades’ Sequel: Author E.L. James Demands Control Over Script<br><br> <a title="‘Fifty Shades’ Sequel: Author E.L. James Demands Control Over Script" href="http://variety.com/2015/film/news/fifty-shades-of-grey-sequel-author-e-l-james-demands-control-over-script-fifty-shades-darker-1201436512/" target="_blank">http://variety.com/2015/film/news/fifty-shades-of-grey-sequel-author-e-l-james-demands-control-over-script-fifty-shades-darker-1201436512/</a><br> ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Film Visible From Viewing Area For ‘SpongeBob 2′ At Concord Drive-In<br><br> <a title="‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Film Visible From Viewing Area For ‘SpongeBob 2′ At Concord Drive-In" href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/16/fifty-shades-of-grey-film-visible-from-viewing-area-for-spongebob-2-viewing-area-at-concord-drive-in/" target="_blank">http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/16/fifty-shades-of-grey-film-visible-from-viewing-area-for-spongebob-2-viewing-area-at-concord-drive-in/</a><br> Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ Halts Production to Figure Out Ending<br><br> <a title="Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible 5' Halts Production to Figure Out Ending" href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-cruises-mission-impossible-5-775599" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-cruises-mission-impossible-5-775599</a><br> Live Boxing Returns to CBS After 15-Year Hiatus<br><br> <a title="Live Boxing Returns to CBS After 15-Year Hiatus" href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/live-boxing-returns-cbs-15-774675" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/live-boxing-returns-cbs-15-774675</a><br> Kristen Stewart Becomes First American Actress to Win France’s Cesar Award<br><br> <a title="Kristen Stewart Becomes First American Actress to Win France’s Cesar Award" href="http://variety.com/2015/film/news/kristen-stewart-is-first-american..."></a>
