The 87th annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday February 22nd. Here are some thoughts.
Swenson:
- They said it was going to start at six, but boy, were they wrong.
- Why is there no Pixar movie this year? This makes me sad.
- Where is J-Law?
- I wish they showed clips during the “In Memoriam” like they used to.
- How do they order the people during this section?
- Patricia Arquette (What a woman and what a speech!)
- J.K. Simmons (One of my favorite movie couples of all time is J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney in Juno)
- NO BOYHOOD??!!
- While I loved Birdman, I feel bad that Linklater didn’t get any recognition for the greatness that is Boyhood.
- Lady Gaga, good for you.
- The amount of texts that I received during The Sound of Music tribute from my family was quite substantial.
- That lasted a LONG time.
- Overall, I enjoyed these Academy Awards, but they were definitely not the best. There was a good crop of movies up for awards this year, but it was a little too tame for me. Usually, I am dead set with one option and totally against the other for the top two competing for best picture, but this year I liked both of them.
14.Who should host the Oscar’s next year:
Aziz Ansari
Taylor Swift’s cat, Olivia Benson
Abby and Ilana from Broad City
The Minions
Dobscha:
- Oh, Neil Patrick Harris. I thought I was sick of you, but the opening number was cute. And then you made a bunch of groan-worthy jokes, and I was sick of you all over again.
- J.K. Simmons in Whiplash for Best Supporting Actor—I really wish I’d seen this movie before the Oscars! First speech of the night to make me cry.
- Adam Levine = :/
- “Everything is Awesome” went way too far. [It] felt like a glitter-covered seizure dumped in sprinkles on a stage.
- It must be freezing in there! Look at Neil Patrick Harris’ nipples!
- Patricia Arquette’s triumph as best supporting actress. Wonderful and well-deserved.
- John Travolta, staaahp touching Idina Menzel. She’s had enough already.
- Lady Gaga’s tribute to The Sound of Music was the climax of the evening. I thought it couldn’t get any better, and then Julie Andrews herself showed up looking like a queen.
- I expected a Best Director win for Iñárritu and Best Picture win for Boyhood, but I wanted it to go the other way around. What happened (Birdman win for both) surprises me. What a wacky movie to win! I feel terrible for Linklater.
10.Overall, I was really pleased by this year’s Oscar noms. It’s been a while since I loved or wanted to see so many of the nominations. Hosting has only gotten worse over the years, but at least this year’s bizarre Golden Globes pushed the Oscars in a somewhat more socially-conscious direction. Great to hear actresses asked about more than their dresses, and the wonderful comments by John Legend and Common. So many tears…
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