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It was one for the record books. Or was it? What stood out to you as the best moments of this year’s Academy Awards? And as an added fun element, what were your least favorite moments?
5 responses to “5 Favorites #67: 5 Favorite 84th Oscar Moments”
Bryan (criddic3)
1. While not his best opening, it was kind of thrilling to have Billy Crystal back (my favorite is his 70th Oscars opening (“Titanic,” “L.A. Confidential” year).
2. Best Cinematography. Not necessarily because of who won, but that it was a surprise right out of the gate.
3. Classy In Memoriam segment. (yeah, they missed a few names like every year, but it was nicely done.)
4. Meryl Streep winning, because like Cinematography, it was a surprise in a night of few surprises.
5. Chris Rock’s animated film rant (“and I get paid a million dollars”).
1. Christopher Plummer’s speech
2. Emma Stone’s presenter presentation
3. Meryl Streep’s win (not because I thought she particularly deserved the award, but because it just felt like such a historical moment)
4. A Separation beating out the Holocaust drama to take Best Foreign Language Film
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo winning Editing when it didn’t seem like it had a prayer (the only truly deserving win of the regular competitive categories).
1. Billy Crystal’s Oscar Oscar song (i love tradition)
2. Octavia Spencer’s trying to hold it together speech (had me verklept)
3. Meryl Streep’s speech (she is our royalty)
4. The Decsendant writers making fun of Angelia Jolie
5. Chris Rock explaining voice over techniques
1. Getting a much needed forty winks during the Cirque de Soleil number.
2. When I wondered why they had gotten all the way to Best Actor without having presented the Best Animated Feature and Documentary Feautre awards and then realized they gave them out while I was gettign those much needed forty winks.
3. Meryl Streep’s win and her speech after her initial deer caught in the headlights reaction. It was all the sweeter because like Katharine Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman’s late career wins it was not expected.
4. Christopher Plummer’s speech, possibly the first this awards season in which he did not reference alcohol.
5. The surprise standing ovation for a genuinely moved Octavia Spencer.
1) When Girl with the Dragon Tattoo won Best Editing
2) The various segments when actor talk about what’s like to watch movies, I felt many of those feelings (although Billy said he never has jeje)
3) The Billy Crystal Joke on “This is why there’s a buffet”
4) When Steve Jobs appeared on the “In Memorian” segment with his line “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” with Esperanza’s Spalding singing voice in the background
5) Angelina Jolie’s Leg along with Cameron Diaz & JLo’s Ass
I love when Ryan Seacrest was filled with Kim Jong-il’s Ashes in the Red Carpet, but I don’t think Red Carpet fits in Wesley’s Question
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