Sean Penn: Offensive or not?
Ten years from now, you'll probably need to answer the Oscar trivia question: "Who announced the winner of best picture by saying 'Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?'" The answer will be Sean...
View ArticleAlejandro G. Inarritu's secret
Alejandro G. Inarritu won for director and told the crowd he had a very unusual good luck charm. "I am wearing Michael Keaton's white underwear for good luck. They are tight. Smells like balls. But...
View ArticleNo time for the full McConaughey
With the Oscars running long, a tired Matthew McConaughey came out to present lead actress and only managed one "all right" for the crowd. We feel you, Matthew.
View ArticleStay weird
"Imitation Game" screenwriter Graham Moore packed a powerful emotional punch with his speech in which he revealed he'd tried to kill himself as a teenager. His message to teens like him out there?...
View ArticleThe hills were alive with the sound of Gaga
Beause she's Lady Gaga, everyone expected a bizarro "Sound of Music" tribute. Instead, they got a straight-forward medley of the movie's songs, capped off with a heartfelt welcome from Julie Andrews....
View ArticlePowerful and political
After their rousing performance of "Glory," Common and John Legend gave the most political speech of the night, shocking the audience with the statistic that more black men were in prison today than...
View ArticleNPH works blue... and red!
After the Edward Snowden documentary "CitizenFour" won the Oscar, Harris came back with an unexpected zinger for the Red State crowd, saying, "The subject of 'CitizenFour,' Edward Snowden, couldn't be...
View ArticleWhat will Terrence do next?
Terrence Howard introduced best picture nominees "Whiplash,""Imitation Game" and "Selma" and brought so much feeling to it, no one could figure out what was going on. Was he trying to get an Oscar for...
View ArticleThey deserved better than 'Smash'
The In Memoriam segment did away with film clips and instead featured images of the dearly departed followed by a Jennifer Hudson performance of a song from the canceled NBC series "Smash," which had...
View ArticleVote Arquette
In accepting the Oscar for supporting actress on Sunday, "Boyhood" star Patricia Arquette wound down with: "To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought...
View ArticleNeil Patrick Harris bares almost all
Lots of acting nominees have appeared in their skivvies on screen, but never at the Oscars. Leave it to Neil Patrick Harris, who came out in his tighty whities to announce, "Acting is a noble...
View ArticleGlen Campbell pics go here
Tim McGraw performed Glen Campbell's "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," but the odd framing of the singer seemed like some images of the ailing singer were somehow missing. This year's Oscars most likely won't...
View ArticleThis was pretty awesome
Most nutso performance of the night went to "Everything Is Awesome" featuring Tegan and Sara, The Lonely Island, Batman, Questlove, Mark Mothersbaugh in his Devo gear and lots of Lego Oscars. They...
View ArticleFight the power
In recent years, the dreaded house orchestra has played off more winners. This year, Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski bucked the trend when he thanked his dead wife and parents for his foreign...
View ArticleJ.K. Simmons is really a sweetie
Even though he played a monster in "Whiplash," J.K. Simmons' acceptance speech was as sweet as they come, urging the audience to "Call your mom, everybody. Call your dad... Tell them you love them. And...
View ArticleLupita Nyong'o forgets which awards show she's at
Think there are too many awards shows? The participants may be feeling that, too. Presenter Lupita Nyong'o slipped up on the classic "And the Oscar goes to" while handing out supporting actor. She...
View ArticleHarris' faux pas
Everyone loves it when the host can get off a zinger, but Harris obviously wasn't listening to the part when documentary short winner Dana Perry, left, urged more discussion of suicide in the wake of...
View ArticleThe punchline is Oprah
The go-to punchline of the night was Oprah Winfrey. Neil Patrick Harris compared Winfrey to "American Sniper," a comparison that left O bewildered. "'Cause you're rich," Harris explained from the stage.
View ArticleScreens in our jeans!
The opening song hit a lot of Oscar standards -- a sentimental tribute to the power of movies -- but it was saved by Jack Black's surprising interruption to voice the anxiety and frustration of the...
View ArticleJust being honest
There's a lot of stomach-turning schmooze on the red carpet, and then there's the honesty of "The Fault in Our Stars" star Ansel Elgort, who greeted Seacrest with "Have we met in person before?" It...
View ArticlePresenting the Mel and Dak show!
Melanie Griffith hasn't seen "Fifty Shades of Grey" starring her daughter, Dakota Johnson, and she doesn't seem like she wants to. Even after Johnson told her on the red carpet that she could see it....
View ArticleRobin Roberts unwelcome viewer
While stars were talking to Robin Roberts on ABC, most of America was transfixed by the creepy red-rainslicker-wearing figure lurking behind them in the stands. Who was she? Why was she there? No one...
View ArticleScript the banter, please
No expense is spared to give Oscar attendees that million-dollar look. But their red carpet patter could use a punch-up. Witness Margot Robie telling E!'s Ryan Seacrest about her priceless diamond...
View ArticleHost's trick
All through the night, NPH reminded us his predictions were locked in a glass case on stage. Finally, with one award to go, he opened the case and read the predictions. Amazingly, he predicted every...
View ArticleNo need to delay the singing
One of the advantages of having an Oscars host who isn't a comedian is not having the show open with obligatory five minutes of stand-up. Neil Patrick Harris landed big laughs with one line, "Tonight...
View ArticleE! gets a vocabulary lesson
On the red carpet, "Fifty Shades of Grey" star Dakota Johnson told Ryan Seacrest she took the flogger prop home from the movie. The E! crew seemed confused by the term. You know, the thing with which...
View ArticleL.A.'s rain is more important than your snow
No one in Hollywood who talked about the rain incessantly on the red carpet endeared themselves to the rest of America tonight. They do realize large swaths of the country are buried under snow right...
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