Oscars Update: Alejandro G. Inarritu wins best director Oscar

Alejandro G. Inarritu wins best director Oscar Los Angeles Times | February 22, 2015 | 8:45 PM Alejandro G. Inarritu won the best director Oscar on Sunday at the 87th Academy Awards for his film "Birdman." Only the second Latin American filmmaker to take that prize, Inarritu was considered to be in a neck-and-neck race with Richard Linklater for the Oscar. "Birdman," a black comedy about ego, fame and insecurity, stars Michael Keaton and Edward Norton.  Read More Complete Oscars coverage at latimes.com/oscars.