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16 Best Moments at the Oscars

Katerina Allen
Feb 23, 2015
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16 Best Moments at the Oscars

First and foremost, congratulations to all the amazing individuals who were honored by the Academy! Amazing work this year... We can all go home now! 

16. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu accepting his Oscar for Best Director and Best Film. A touching salute to his Mexican compatriots and his hilarious shout-out to Michael Keaton's balls.   

"I'm wearing the original Michael Keaton tighty wighties...they smell like balls"

15.  Eddie Redmayne. Cutest man on earth. 

14. Neil Patrick Harris Jokes and his briefcase of Oscar predictions. On point, as usual.  

"Gone Girl originally titled "Bitches Be Trippin' Yo" 

13. Steve Carell's presence at the Oscars. Not only did he have the most hilariously adorable interaction with my boy Neil, he also was sporting #HeForShe cufflinks in support of Gender Equality and Emma Watson!

12. The Grand Budapest Hotel murdering the Oscar game. I love Wes Anderson and I love seeing his work getting the recognition it deserves! 

11.  Everything Is Awesome performance by Tegan and Sara / The Lonely Island. I couldn't help but smile and feel happy while watching this performance... and it wasn't only because Andy Samberg looked sexy AF...it was also because Batman played guitar. 

10. Indina Menzel calling John Travolta "Glong Gazingo." #neverforget.  


9. Reese Witherspoon giving her mama a shout-out during her nomination. Yeah moms! 

8. Pawel Pawlikowski. It's hard to beat foreign directors ignoring the play-off music with thank-yous and ramblings about his drunk polish friends. Better yet, after the music stopped he kept on talking. Finally, someone goes up against the play-off music and wins!

7. Neil Patrick Harris in his underwear on the stag. I mean...another piece of evidence towards all the good ones being either married or gay-- or in Neil's case married AND gay.

6. Anna Kendrick, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jack Black's tribute to the art of film. I'm a sucker for a good reference and this performance had a ton. It was the perfect combination of hilarious and cheesy. 

5. Graham Moore telling everyone to "Stay weird." What a serious cutie. It is amazing to see how far people can come in their lives. Props to you, Graham! You are a beacon of hope for anyone who feels like they don't fit in. 

4. Julie Andrews coming out on stage after Lady Gaga's magical tribute performance. It was a pretty majestic moment. Julie Andrews is wonderful and I completely forgot about about the pipes on Lady Gaga. #respect

3. Meryl Streep's reaction to Patricia Arquette's plug for wage equality. One badass woman supporting another badass woman doing a badass thing. Pretty legendary

2. John Legend and Common's moving performance of Glory from Selma. There wasn't a dry eye in the audience. It was one of the most moving performances I've ever watched and I'm so glad they won the Oscar. "The struggle for justice is right now." 

1. Patricia Arquette's epic plea for wage equality. Wish she could've dropped the mic at the end of that one. Incredible. "To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer of this nation-- we have fought for everybody else's equal rights. It's OUR time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America." 

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