Best: The Red Carpet

Margot Robbie. Emma Stone. Rosamund Pike. Literally everyone.

For once this awards show season, not one celeb completely botched their red carpet look.  Yes, there were some questionable choices--like Miles Teller and Ansel Elgort's matching outfits, or Kiera Knightley's statement maternity wear--but, for the most part, the attendees shone like the stars they are.  What was probably most exciting was the variety in menswear on the carpet, which is something that usually tends to fall flat.

Worst: John Travolta's Face Touching

"My wickedly talented Idina Menzel."

As if we weren't already uncomfortable from the amount of times the Adele Dazeem joke has been played out, John Travolta had to give us yet another reason to laugh to feel secondhand embarrassment as he repeatedly caressed Idina Menzel's face.  I mean, just look at her nervous smile.  Travolta clearly didn't get the hint  to cut it out, and now we have yet another John Travolta joke to keep up for the next year.

Best: Patricia Arquette's Win for Feminism

"It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America."

Best Supporting Actress winner Patricia Arquette turned her acceptance speech into a call for action: men and women need to be equal.  Simple, to the point, and powerful.  Arquette's statement had the whole room cheering in support.  Plus, when Meryl Streep jumps up in a standing ovation, you know something great has just occurred.

Worst: The Everything is Awesome Performance

I feel more awesome than an awesome possum.

Although the Everything is Awesome performance was certainly a change from the snoozy ballads the Oscars usually showcase, the performance just seemed...wrong. It was just too strange to be happening on the Oscar stage, and quick frankly would have probably seemed just as odd at the VMAs.

Best: Neil Patrick Harris' One-Liners

"Tonight we honor Hollywood's best and whitest--Sorry, brightest."

Hosting the Oscars is an insurmountable feat.  Year after year, the hosts struggle to keep an audience happy over the four-hour running time.  Maybe his more elaborate schemes missed the mark, but Neil Patrick Harris did manage to draw quite the laughs with the quick one-liners he dropped throughout the show.  His subtly outrageous humor was on display, reminding us that pretty much every other host than NPH would've been boring us to death.

Worst: Joan Rivers' Omission 

Long live the Red Carpet Queen.

When the Academy played it's "In Memorium" tribute to notable industry players that had passed this year, the video left out a face that no one would expect to go unrecognized: Joan Rivers.  Rivers, dubbed the Red Carpet Queen after she began red carpet entertainment with her hilarious interviews of celebs on the Oscars carpet, died only month ago.  The star wasn't featured in the tribute that included dozens of other stars, despite her iconic presence at not only the awards show  but in Hollywood in past decades.  The Academy explained Rivers' omission in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, saying that they unfortunately can't fit everyone in, but that she would be included in their "In Memorium" gallery online. We can only imagine the sassy comeback Rivers would have  to the Academy's decision. 

Best: Lady Gaga's The Sound of Music Revival 

The hills--and the audience--were oh so alive.

Long story short: Yaaaas Gaga.  When Lady Gaga unexpectedly took the stage to sing (and absolutely slay) a medley of classic tunes from The Sound of Music, the world was in shock.  Sorry, Kim, but I think Gaga just broke the internet, and shattered everyone's expectations of her while doing it.  Girl can sing, period.  Her performance proved that behind the crazy headgear and edible red carpet wear, Gaga has a whole lot of talent.  And then Julie Andrews showed up. And they hugged like they were best friends.  Basically, everything about this performance made up for the major letdowns that were both ARTPOP and NBC's The Sound Of Music Live.

Worst: What happened to Boyhood?

Possibly this year's greatest Oscar snub.

Aside from Patricia Arquette's award, Boyhood went unrecognized at the show.  Although many think that the actual plot of the movie was nothing spectacular, there's no denying that this film deserved a great deal of praise.  The methodology and artistry behind the making of the film was stunning.  When it comes down to it, the Academy Awards are really about honoring excellence in artistry, and they failed to do so by letting Boyhood fly under the radar.

Best: Common and John Legend's Stage Time

"The struggle for justice is right now."

First, the duo's performance had the room in tears.  Then, as they accepted Best Original Song, the men amazed everyone all over again.  They drew attention to the pressing issue of civil rights inequality that still very much exists in our country today.  They pointed to America's staggering black incarceration rates, and then continued on to include new civil rights issues, such as gay rights, in the mix. Legend left off with, "We want to tell you we are with you, we see you, we love you and march on."

Worst: Sean Penn's "Green Card" Comment

More like, "Who let Sean Penn speak in public?"

Many celebrities took the night as a chance to bring light to important issues-- ALS, Alzheimer's, gender equality, and civil rights, to name a few.  Then, BAM. In comes Sean Penn to take one huge step back after everyone else's commendable steps forward.  When Penn delivered the announcement of Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu's win for Best Picture, he said, "Who gave this son of a b**** his green card?" Although NPH cracked a joke at the Oscar’s “whiteness” in his opening line, he did so in a satirical way that much more drew attention to and denounced the issue, while Penn’s just reminded us that the Oscars are sort of racially divided.  It was a tasteless joke that ended an otherwise mostly good night on a sour note.

Best: Graham Moore's Acceptance Speech

"Stay weird, stay different."

Best Adapted Screenplay winner Graham Moore stole the night with his acceptance speech.  He flushed out the usual thank-yous, and then proceeded to be painfully honest with the crowd.  He told the audience and millions of viewers that he tried to commit suicide as a teenager because he felt awkward and different. Then, he went on to reach out to any teen who has ever questioned his or her self, urging for everyone to know that they do have a place in this world.  It was both heartbreaking and heart-warming, and overall completely unforgettable.