Alright, alright, alright! Paraphrasing the already famous McConaughey line. The Academy finally got it right! Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong’o were all my choices for best actors and actresses, because they really were the best, and it felt so good to see them rightfully win the Oscar. There were really no surprises for me, as everyone I was expecting to win and who I had predicted would win in the important categories actually went home with an Oscar. Here are my other highlights of the night:
• I liked Ellen DeGeneres as host. She was funny and I enjoyed the show.
• Ellen ordering pizza for the celebrities in the audience and Harvey Weinstein paying for it, of course.
• Best speeches (some of the best moments of the night): Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, Jared Leto and Cate Blanchett.
• Sidney Poitier presenting the best director award alongside Angelina Jolie. I love the man.
• Pharrell Williams getting Lupita Nyong’o, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams to stand up in their seats and dance.
• Kevin Spacey presenting the segment on the Academy’s honorary awards (he was so in his element on the stage and everywhere else I spotted him), starting by speaking in the voice of Francis Underwood, his House of Cards character: “And I sing because it’s so nice to be out of Washington and be with all my Hollywood friends.” He is amazing in the series. Have I told you that I am a huge fan?
• The In Memoriam segment always makes me cry. There are too many we’ve lost in the last year.
• I can’t say I had a favourite Red Carpet look, but I liked Lupita Nyong’o in Prada, Charlize Theron in Dior (she also had the best hair style), Naomi Watts in Calvin Klein Collection, Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé and Amy Adams in Gucci Premiere.
Go to the movies, dear readers!
photo: via E! Entertainment (Sidney Poitier and Angelina Jolie presenting the best director award, Oscars 2014)
Wonderful review! I am glad that all your favourites won – I think it’s a nice and satisfying feeling because it’s good when the prize finds the true winner who deserves it. I loved the blue Prada dress, too – I think that one and Cate’s Armani were my absolute favourite! x
That photo is so precious … I loved those two together on the stage.
I agree with you, the Academy got it right this time, and I loved Ellen. She looked relaxed … the pizza ordering + the most retweeted photo was so much fun! I was happy to see McConaughey and Cate Blanchett win, and to me Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong’o were the stars of the night. They are great representatives and role models … humble and with their hearts in the right place.
i agree with everything. i read a few headlines that people thought the oscars were so boring this year, but i disagree with that. i would rather have a few funny moments and less awkward moments than huge productions. like you i really enjoyed the relaxed feel and everyone, really, did a great job. ellen was great and i found i had a lot of favorite moments from the night. i really thought it was great.
Christine, I read those headlines, too, and I don’t agree with that at all. Ellen’s performance was so classy and funny. A good joke is what makes a show entertaining. Plus, I think that the musical performances helped in this regard, too. I usually want to skip many of those singing moments.
I agree– no major surprises, but I think in this case of this year, that was a good thing. (Sometimes the favorite-to-win is not my favorite…)
Currently I am on such a Jared Leto kick— he just is amazing with how much creativity and art he is able to produce!
It was the funnest awards I’ve seen in a long time. I love it when I pick the winners and I have a poll going every year! Loved Cate’s speech and dress and Lupita the star and groover of the night. Jared Leto – how beautiful he looked. New meaning to the word ‘selfie’ … loved every minute of it. I wish I was on the other side of Brad handing out a paper plate for a slice of pizza!:)
Helen, I enjoyed the Oscars so much this year, too. Lupita WAS the star of the night. I loved her exuberant joy, her speech, her dress, she outshone all of the winners.
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