I finally finished watching the Oscars (I’m late because of the whole being in a different part of the world thing) so I thought I’d talk about what I thought were the best moments.
(1) The fact that Neil Patrick Harris hosted. I love the guy!
(2) The opening number, which was done in musical form, because Neil is a 4-time Tony’s host. My favourite part was about Ben and Matt.
(3) The Birdman spoof which had Neil in his tightie whities. They even got the Whiplash guy in it, too.
(4) The Everything is Awesome performance, complete with lego Oscars.
(5) Lady Gaga’s amazing tribute performance for Sound of Music. I didn’t know she could sing as well as Julie Andrews!
(5) The touching/funny speeches of J.K. Simmons, Patricia Arquette, Graham Moore, John Legend and Common, Eddie Redmayne, and Julianne Moore.
I have to say, though, that while there was a bit of fun, there were a few awkward moments as well, like that whole predictions bit at the end.
But the most awkward moment did not happen during the program, but on the red carpet… a very awkward interview of Dakota Johnson and her mother, Melanie Griffith, who said she had not seen her daughter’s movie Fifty Shades of Grey. If the actress’s own mother has not even watched it, then why should we? I knew I was right about putting that movie in my list of movies you should not watch.
Overall, I think last year’s Oscars was more entertaining. What do you think, guys?
Bonus: Every Single Oscars Red Carpet Look You Need to See
LIST OF WINNERS
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Julianne Moore in Still Alice
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Imitation Game
Written by Graham Moore
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Glory” from Selma
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CitizenFour
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Whiplash
Tom Cross
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Emmanuel Lubezki
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
Big Hero 6
Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Feast
Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Interstellar
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
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