2:37pm:
Hi. Welcome to my second annual Oscar live blog. Throughout the show, I will be commenting on Hollywood's big party and keeping score with my picks. But, for right now, here are my final predictions.
Best Picture: Gravity
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty
Best Original Screenplay: Nebraska
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave
Best Animated Feature: Frozen
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Best Editing: Gravity
Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby
Best Costume Design: American Hustle
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyer Club
Best Original Song: "Let It Go" from Frozen
Best Original Score: Gravity
Best Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing
Best Animated Short: Get a Horse!
Best Live Action Short: Helium
Best Sound Editing: Gravity
Best Sound Mixing: Gravity
Best Visual Effects: Gravity
That's all for now. Back at 8:30pm!
8:25pm:
I'm back! 5 minutes, folks!
8:30pm:
Let's do this!
8:47pm:
A fine "welcome back" reception from the crowd for Ellen. Nice monologue. But hated the racist joke.
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club (1-1). A superb speech. It could be hard to top it tonight.
8:55pm:
Pharrell's performance of "Happy" really blow the roof off the place. And this is just the beginning.
9:00pm:
Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby (1-2).
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club (2-3).
9:06pm:
Going to get my teeth cleaned.
9:12pm:
I'm back. That's Kim Novak from Vertigo. Remember her?
9:16pm:
Best Animated Short: Mr. Hublot (2-4). Thought Get a Horse would win there.
Best Animated Feature: Frozen (3-5).
9:22pm:
Best Visual Effects: Gravity (4-6).
9:27pm:
I enjoyed "The Moon Song". Fine song and performance. Nice Lipton commercial with the Muppets.
9:31pm:
Best Live Action Short: Helium (5-7).
9:36pm:
Best Documentary Short: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (6-8). The title subject died a week ago. Just tragic. Ellen is making nice with the audience and promising some pizza.
9:38pm:
Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom (6-9). That's Darlene Love with the producers. Remember her?
9:40pm:
Kevin Spacey, making a good reference to his role in House of Cards.
9:49pm:
Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty (7-10).
9:54pm:
Ellen looks marvelous in white. Don't she?
9:58pm:
Somewhere in the heavens, Mandela is smiling. This is like the Grammys tonight. Doesn't it?
10:04pm:
Ellen is funny when it comes to selfies.
10:07pm:
Best Sound Mixing: Gravity (8-11).
10:10pm:
Best Sound Editing: Gravity (9-12).
10:14pm:
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave (10-13). She says that "it's the joy of her life". Got a standing ovation. Also got a bit emotional and gave a shoutout to her alma mater at Yale.
10:21pm:
Can't believe Ellen brought the pizza.
10:29pm:
Bill Murray pays tribute to Harold Ramis. RIP Egon.
Best Cinematography: Gravity (11-14).
.
10:31pm:
Best Editing: Gravity (12-15). The director even edits this and gets a trophy for it, but doesn't get to speak.
10:38pm:
Pink delivers a splendid rendition of "Over The Rainbow". Judy would have so proud. One of the big highlights of the evening.
10:42pm:
Ellen is really rocking that Glinda costume.
10:45pm:
Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby (13-16).
10:49pm:
What a clever Pepsi commercial. The Gooding Jr. cameo was a kind surprise.
11:03pm:
We lost so many in showbiz this past year. Can't believe they muted the audience applause during the sequence. Bette's performance was really heartfelt.
11:04pm:
Ellen changes to black and looks sharp.
11:12pm:
Idina did fine on "Let It Go". Tried to stay on key. But John didn't get her name right.
11:15pm:
Best Score: Gravity (14-17).
11:17pm:
Best Original Song: "Let It Go" from Frozen (15-18). Robert Lopez is now an EGOT member. Cool speech with some name rhymes.
11:22pm:
Ellen is on fire tonight. She's borrowing Pharrell's hat to get cash from the audience for the pizza.
11:25pm:
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave (16-19). Who knew he could switch from sitcoms to something great and better.
11:26pm:
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her (16-20).
11:29pm:
Here's hoping we finish this in 11 minutes.
11:36pm:
A well deserved standing ovation for Sidney Poitier. "Keep up the wonderful work".
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity (17-21). Unlike before for editing, he finally gets to speak.
11:38pm:
Three more awards to go!
11:47pm:
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine (17-22). She salutes her follow nominees and thanks the studio (Sony Classics) for keeping the film in theatres for a while.
11:52pm:
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club (18-23). Allright, allright, allright. He gets a smooch from his wife.
11:57pm:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave (18-24). Brad Pitt gets a Oscar for his producing effort.
Final Thoughts:
-A smooth, entertaining, funny ceremony that improves from last year.
-DeGeneres made a relaxing and wonderful impression as host.
-Final Running Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes (8:30pm-12:00am)
Well, that Oscars 2014 for you all. Thank you and good night!
Hi. Welcome to my second annual Oscar live blog. Throughout the show, I will be commenting on Hollywood's big party and keeping score with my picks. But, for right now, here are my final predictions.
Best Picture: Gravity
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty
Best Original Screenplay: Nebraska
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave
Best Animated Feature: Frozen
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Best Editing: Gravity
Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby
Best Costume Design: American Hustle
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyer Club
Best Original Song: "Let It Go" from Frozen
Best Original Score: Gravity
Best Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing
Best Animated Short: Get a Horse!
Best Live Action Short: Helium
Best Sound Editing: Gravity
Best Sound Mixing: Gravity
Best Visual Effects: Gravity
That's all for now. Back at 8:30pm!
8:25pm:
I'm back! 5 minutes, folks!
8:30pm:
Let's do this!
8:47pm:
A fine "welcome back" reception from the crowd for Ellen. Nice monologue. But hated the racist joke.
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club (1-1). A superb speech. It could be hard to top it tonight.
8:55pm:
Pharrell's performance of "Happy" really blow the roof off the place. And this is just the beginning.
9:00pm:
Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby (1-2).
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club (2-3).
9:06pm:
Going to get my teeth cleaned.
9:12pm:
I'm back. That's Kim Novak from Vertigo. Remember her?
9:16pm:
Best Animated Short: Mr. Hublot (2-4). Thought Get a Horse would win there.
Best Animated Feature: Frozen (3-5).
9:22pm:
Best Visual Effects: Gravity (4-6).
9:27pm:
I enjoyed "The Moon Song". Fine song and performance. Nice Lipton commercial with the Muppets.
9:31pm:
Best Live Action Short: Helium (5-7).
9:36pm:
Best Documentary Short: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (6-8). The title subject died a week ago. Just tragic. Ellen is making nice with the audience and promising some pizza.
9:38pm:
Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom (6-9). That's Darlene Love with the producers. Remember her?
9:40pm:
Kevin Spacey, making a good reference to his role in House of Cards.
9:49pm:
Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty (7-10).
9:54pm:
Ellen looks marvelous in white. Don't she?
9:58pm:
Somewhere in the heavens, Mandela is smiling. This is like the Grammys tonight. Doesn't it?
10:04pm:
Ellen is funny when it comes to selfies.
10:07pm:
Best Sound Mixing: Gravity (8-11).
10:10pm:
Best Sound Editing: Gravity (9-12).
10:14pm:
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave (10-13). She says that "it's the joy of her life". Got a standing ovation. Also got a bit emotional and gave a shoutout to her alma mater at Yale.
10:21pm:
Can't believe Ellen brought the pizza.
10:29pm:
Bill Murray pays tribute to Harold Ramis. RIP Egon.
Best Cinematography: Gravity (11-14).
.
10:31pm:
Best Editing: Gravity (12-15). The director even edits this and gets a trophy for it, but doesn't get to speak.
10:38pm:
Pink delivers a splendid rendition of "Over The Rainbow". Judy would have so proud. One of the big highlights of the evening.
10:42pm:
Ellen is really rocking that Glinda costume.
10:45pm:
Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby (13-16).
10:49pm:
What a clever Pepsi commercial. The Gooding Jr. cameo was a kind surprise.
11:03pm:
We lost so many in showbiz this past year. Can't believe they muted the audience applause during the sequence. Bette's performance was really heartfelt.
11:04pm:
Ellen changes to black and looks sharp.
11:12pm:
Idina did fine on "Let It Go". Tried to stay on key. But John didn't get her name right.
11:15pm:
Best Score: Gravity (14-17).
11:17pm:
Best Original Song: "Let It Go" from Frozen (15-18). Robert Lopez is now an EGOT member. Cool speech with some name rhymes.
11:22pm:
Ellen is on fire tonight. She's borrowing Pharrell's hat to get cash from the audience for the pizza.
11:25pm:
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave (16-19). Who knew he could switch from sitcoms to something great and better.
11:26pm:
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her (16-20).
11:29pm:
Here's hoping we finish this in 11 minutes.
11:36pm:
A well deserved standing ovation for Sidney Poitier. "Keep up the wonderful work".
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity (17-21). Unlike before for editing, he finally gets to speak.
11:38pm:
Three more awards to go!
11:47pm:
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine (17-22). She salutes her follow nominees and thanks the studio (Sony Classics) for keeping the film in theatres for a while.
11:52pm:
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club (18-23). Allright, allright, allright. He gets a smooch from his wife.
11:57pm:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave (18-24). Brad Pitt gets a Oscar for his producing effort.
Final Thoughts:
-A smooth, entertaining, funny ceremony that improves from last year.
-DeGeneres made a relaxing and wonderful impression as host.
-Final Running Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes (8:30pm-12:00am)
Well, that Oscars 2014 for you all. Thank you and good night!
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