Film

The 86th Annual Academy Awards – Of Lupita, Selfies, Pizza and Moms

51

 

It was the selfie to end all selfies. Although it took Ellen DeGeneres some time to rally the A-List troops – and Lupita Nyongo’s brother – it was worth it just for the sheer amazingness that is the shot above. The return host also bought the entire audience pizza, and ran around offering slices to Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford. Only Ellen.

Earlier in the day, rain threatened to be the star of the 86th Annual Academy Awards’ red carpet, but thankfully not even the weather took away the shine from the gorgeous style of Lupita Nyong’o, Cate Blanchett and Charlize Theron.

And then there was this – while Pharrell Williams performed Happy, Meryl Streep and Lupita got on down…

Share photos on twitter with Twitpic

Share photos on twitter with Twitpic

Women took centre stage in most of the acceptance speeches, and many a mother was thanked. Jared Leto showed what the perfect acceptance speech looks like, when he paid tribute to his mom, thanked his co-stars, mentioned Venezuela and the Ukraine, and also spoke about those who’ve lost their lives to HIV/Aids – the subject of Dallas Buyers Club.

Lupita’s speech, too, was moving, as she admitted, “it’s doesn’t escape me that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else’s.” When she and the rest of the cast went on stage to accept Best Picture, director Steve McQueen dedicated the film to those who’ve suffered because of slavery, but he also showed his softer side, by literally jumping up and down for joy.

Adding to the emotion of the night, Bette Midler sang a stirring rendition of her song Wind Beneath My Wings for the In Memoriam part of the show. It was truly beautiful.

For the most part though, this was an as-predicted Oscars, except that all-coveted Best Picture prize still had some waiting in nervous anticipation. Thankfully, the Academy got it right.

The winners then…

Picture – 12 Years a Slave

Director – Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity

Actor – Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Actress – Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Supporting Actor – Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave

Costume Design – Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby

Hair & Make-up – Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews)

Production Design – The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn)

Visual Effects – Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould)

Sound Editing – Gravity

Sound Mixing – Gravity

Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity

Adapted Screenplay – John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave

Original Screenplay – Spike Jonze, Her

Animated Short – Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares)

Animated Feature – Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho)

Original Score – Steven Price, Gravity

Original Song – Let It Go from Frozen (Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)

Documentary – 20 Feet from Stardom (Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers)

Foreign Language – Italian director Paulo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty 

51 comments

  1. This is really fascinating, You are a very
    skilled blogger. I’ve joined your feed and stay up for in the hunt for more of your wonderful post.
    Also, I’ve shared your site in my social networks

  2. Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon your blog and in accession capital to assert that I
    acquire in fact enjoyed account your blog posts.
    Anyway I’ll be subscribing to your augment and even I achievement
    you access consistently fast.

  3. I have been exploring for a bit for any high quality articles or blog
    posts on this sort of space . Exploring in Yahoo I eventually stumbled upon this web site.
    Reading this info So i’m satisfied to exhibit that I’ve an incredibly just right uncanny
    feeling I came upon just what I needed. I such a lot no doubt will make sure to do not
    put out of your mind this website and give it a look on a constant basis.

    Have a look at my page – download king855 (sg918kiss.com)

  5. We are a group of volunteers and opening a brand new scheme in our community.
    Your web site offered us with valuable information to work on. You’ve done a formidable process
    and our entire group can be thankful to you.

    Also visit my web site; ViagRx Review

  6. Hi, i reaԀ your bⅼog occasi᧐nalⅼy and i ⲟwn a sikilar one and i was just curious if yoou get a lot off spam feedback?
    If so how do you reduce it, any plugin orr anything
    you can advise? I get so much lately it’s driving me insane so any assistance is veｒy
    much appreciatｅd.

  8. This is the perfect site for anyone who wishes to find out about
    this topic. You know so much its almost tough to
    argue with you (not that I personally will need
    to?HaHa). You certainly put a brand new spin on a topic that’s
    been discussed for a long time. Great stuff, just excellent!

    My blog post :: Franziska

  15. Very efficiently written post. It will be beneficial to everyone who usess it, as
    well as me. Keep up the good work – i will definitely read more posts.

    Have a look at my page; Keoni CBD

  27. Hey! This is kind of off topic but I need some help from an established blog.
    Is it very difficult to set up your own blog?
    I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out
    pretty quick. I’m thinking about making my own but I’m not sure where to start.
    Do you have any tips or suggestions? Many
    thanks

    my web page – Bitcoin X App Reviews

  28. What i don’t understood is in fact how you’re now not
    actually much more well-liked than you might be now. You are so intelligent.
    You already know thus significantly in relation to this
    subject, made me for my part imagine it from a lot of numerous angles.
    Its like women and men don’t seem to be fascinated until it
    is something to do with Lady gaga! Your individual stuffs great.

    All the time care for it up!

    My website; Jolt Alpha Pills

  29. Hello just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The words in your content
    seem to be running off the screen in Safari.

    I’m not sure if this is a format issue or something to do with internet browser compatibility but I thought I’d post to let you know.
    The design and style look great though! Hope you get the issue resolved soon. Many thanks

    Feel free to visit my blog post; Slim Belly Fix Reviews

  31. Hello! I could have sworn I’ve been to this site before but after checking through some of
    the post I realized it’s new to me. Nonetheless, I’m definitely delighted I found it and I’ll be bookmarking and checking back frequently!

    Here is my page … Joann

  32. This is the perfect blog for anybody who really wants to understand this topic.
    You understand so much its almost tough to argue with you (not that I
    actually will need to…HaHa). You certainly put a fresh spin on a subject which has been written about
    for a long time. Great stuff, just great!

    my website; Solvolt Solar Charger

  33. Hey! This is kind of off topic but I need some guidance from an established blog.
    Is it very hard to set up your own blog? I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty quick.
    I’m thinking about creating my own but I’m not sure
    where to begin. Do you have any points or suggestions?
    Cheers

    My blog :: Green Leaf Hills CBD Oil

  41. Whats up very cool blog!! Guy .. Beautiful .. Amazing ..
    I will bookmark your site and take the feeds also? I am glad
    to search out a lot of helpful information here within the submit, we
    need develop extra techniques in this regard, thank you for sharing.
    . . . . .

    Feel free to surf to my web-site – forum.adm-tolka.ru

  43. I cherished as much as you’ll obtain carried out proper here.
    The comic strip is tasteful, your authored subject matter stylish.
    nonetheless, you command get got an shakiness over that you want be handing over the following.
    unwell definitely come further formerly again as precisely the similar nearly
    a lot frequently inside case you defend this hike.

    Feel free to visit my blog http://marchegabonais.com

  44. I don’t drop a lot of responses, however i did some searching and
    wound up here The 86th Annual Academy Awards –
    Of Lupita, Selfies, Pizza and Moms. And I actually
    do have a couple of questions for you if it’s allright.
    Is it only me or does it appear like a few of these comments appear like they are coming from brain dead folks?
    :-P And, if you are posting at other online sites, I would like to keep up with anything fresh
    you have to post. Could you make a list of the complete urls
    of all your community sites like your linkedin profile,
    Facebook page or twitter feed?

    Feel free to visit my blog Nitro Strive Nitric Oxide Booster

  45. hey there and thank you for your information – I have definitely picked up anything new from right
    here. I did however expertise several technical issues using this site, since I experienced to
    reload the site a lot of times previous to I could get it to load properly.
    I had been wondering if your web hosting is OK? Not that I’m complaining, but sluggish
    loading instances times will sometimes affect your placement in google and could damage
    your high-quality score if advertising and marketing with Adwords.
    Well I’m adding this RSS to my email and could look out for much more
    of your respective fascinating content. Ensure that you update
    this again soon..

    Check out my web site CoolEdge Air Conditioner

  48. Attractive section of content. I just stumbled upon your website and in accession capital to assert that I get
    actually enjoyed account your blog posts. Anyway I’ll be
    subscribing to your feeds and even I achievement you access consistently fast.

    My webpage; Eco Hack Fuel Saver

  49. I believe what you published made a ton of sense.
    However, consider this, suppose you added a little content?
    I ain’t suggesting your information isn’t solid,
    however what if you added something that makes people want more?
    I mean The 86th Annual Academy Awards – Of Lupita, Selfies, Pizza and Moms is kinda vanilla.
    You might glance at Yahoo’s home page and note how they create post titles to grab people to click.
    You might add a video or a picture or two to get readers interested about what you’ve got to say.
    In my opinion, it would make your posts a little bit more interesting.

    My web site :: Phincat Review

  51. Hey! I know this is kinda off topic nevertheless I’d figured I’d ask.
    Would you be interested in exchanging links or maybe
    guest authoring a blog post or vice-versa? My site covers a lot of the same
    subjects as yours and I feel we could greatly benefit from each other.

    If you’re interested feel free to send me an e-mail.
    I look forward to hearing from you! Awesome blog by the way!

    Feel free to surf to my web site: Nature Fused Anti Aging Cream

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.