This year's Oscars, despite serious technical issues with sound quality, I must say were truly moving. I'm excited to see so many prominent actors and directors and producers using their time to make important statements. Graham Moore (Imitation Game) especially hit home for me. "Stay weird, stay different." Excellent advice.
One of the greatest surprises, however, was Lady Gaga's tribute to Julie Andrews and The Sound of Music. It's easy to forget what a marvelous voice that woman actually has, as it tends to get buried under layers upon layers of autotune, and I must say that it's a damn shame. She is a truly incredible talented and marvelous woman and I wish she would do more things similar to what she did tonight.
I would also like to extend my most sincere congratulations to Eddie Redmayne for his absolutely incredible performance in The Theory of Everything which earned him Best Actor. It was well deserved. Truly a marvelous movie, and if you have yet to see it, then I cannot recommend it enough. A truly marvelous performance in a truly excellent film. I went out and bought it just a few days after it became available for purchase. First movie I've physically purchased in years, and worth every penny. Also congratulations to Julianne Moore for her winning Best Actress (unfortunately I did not get to see Wild so I have significantly less to say about it).
Another highlight of the show was Neil Patrick Harris' Oscar Predictions, which he made a big show of at the start and revealed just before the Best Picture award. Surprisingly, they were quite accurate, including John Travolta's excessive touching of Idina Menzel. An all around entertaining bit, well worth the setup.
Birdman had the honor of taking home Best Picture, certainly a well deserved award.Well done to the cast, and congratulations to all of you.
All in all, a night of music, incredible speeches, and amazing cinema. I never get tired of the Oscars. Always a pleasure to stay up to watch.
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