Well ladies and gentlemen it's that time of year, the Oscars are here. I'm going to be doing a live blog of tonight's award show which starts at 8:30 PM tonight on ABC. I'll be updating the blog as quick as possible while the award show is going on. To get new updates just hit the refresh button and they'll be there as up to date as possible, also share your thoughts and opinions below or tweet to me on Twitter @JonahSparks_72. So without further ado let the show begin...
Overall that was a really long show that dragged on for way too long. Neil Patrick Harris had some good moments, but overall he was very disappointing.
I want to thank you all for following along tonight and please continue to support The Local Movieblog. Have a great night.
12:09
Neil Patrick Harris looked so relieved that the show is over. He knows how bad it was.
12:07
I'm so glad that Birdman won. It deserved it and it was a such a fantastic film and it was so much fun to watch
12:05
Sean Penn out to present the award for Best Picture
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, and Peter Morgan
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole
Boyhood – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, and Jeremy Dawson
The Imitation Game – Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, and Teddy Schwarzman
Selma – Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner
The Theory of Everything – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, and Anthony McCarten
Whiplash – Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, and David Lancaster
and the winner is... Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole
12:00
I'm glad this joke is finally over
12:00
Such a powerful and emotional performance by Julianne Moore. After being on the wrong end of so many different nominations she finally got the award she deserves
11:56
Matthew McConaughey out to present the award for Best Actress
and the nominees are...
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night as Sandra Bya
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything as Jane Wilde Hawking
Julianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl as Amy Elliott-Dunne
Reese Witherspoon – Wild as Cheryl Strayed
11:52
Not shocked at all. Eddie Redmayne gave an amazing performance and transformed into Stephen Hawking and he completely deserves the award.
11:51
Cate Blanchett out to preset the award for Best Actor
and the nominees are...
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher as John Eleuthère du Pont
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper as Chris Kyle
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game as Alan Turing
Michael Keaton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Riggan Thomson / Birdman
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking
and the winner is... Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking
11:47
This has been the tightest race in a long time and I hope Keaton gets it, but I won't be disappointed if Redmayne wins and I won't be shocked if Cooper comes out of no where
11:45
Interesting note an american director hasn't won Best Director since Kathryn Bigelow in 2009 and the past two years have seen Mexicans win the award (last year the award went to Alfonso Cuaron).
11:42
Ben Affleck out to present the award for Best Director (a award he should've won in 2012, but the academy didn't nominate him)
and the nominees are...
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher
Morten Tyldum – The Imitation Game
and the winner is... Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
11:37
My predictions have gone south as I am now 11 for 20. This was a tough year to predict and eventhough my picks haven't come true it makes the Oscars more interesting.
11:35
Oprah Winfrey out to present the award for Best Adapted Screenplay
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Jason Hall from American Sniper by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
The Imitation Game – Graham Moore from Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Inherent Vice – Paul Thomas Anderson from Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
The Theory of Everything – Anthony McCarten from Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking
Whiplash – Damien Chazelle from his short film of the same name
and the winner is... The Imitation Game – Graham Moore from Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
11:30
Eddie Murphy out to present the award for Best Original Screenplay
and the nominees are...
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo
Boyhood – Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher – E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy
and the winner is... Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo
11:26
11:24
Wow now that is what you call a shock. Granted he was nominated twice this year, but I thought it would come down to Hans Zimmer and Johann Johannsson
11:23
Wow I did not expect to see Julia Andrews out, but it seems she is out to present the award for Best Original Score
and the nominees are...
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat
The Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar – Hans Zimmer
Mr. Turner – Gary Yershon
The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson
and the winner is... The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat
11:17
My thoughts exactly
11:13
Scarlett Johansson out to introduce The Sound of Music performance from Lady Gaga
11:09
11:08
Such an amazing speech by both men. I'm still trying to hold back tears for their performance
11:05
Idina Menzel and John Travolta out to present the award for Best Original Song
and the nominees are...
"Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie – Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
"Glory" from Selma – Music and Lyric by John Legend and Common
"Grateful" from Beyond the Lights – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me – Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again – Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
and the winner is... "Glory" from Selma – Music and Lyric by John Legend and Common
11:04
Yes that was the best joke of the night
11:03
That was an amazing and powerful performance.
10:59
Everyone you are looking at the winner for Best Original Song
10:58
Octavia Spencer out to introduce John Legend and Common to perform Glory form Selma
10:53
Neil Patrick Harris has officially hit rock bottom. I'd rather have James Franco (who was high when he hosted) and Anne Hathaway.
10:50
Jennifer Aniston and David Oyelowo out to present the award for Best Documentary Feature
and the nominees are...
Citizenfour – Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutsky
Finding Vivian Maier – John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Last Days in Vietnam – Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
The Salt of the Earth – Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado and David Rosier
Virunga – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
and the winner is... Citizenfour – Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutsky
10:46
Terrance Howard out to introduce Whiplash, The Imitation Game and Selma as Best Picture nominees
10:44
Naomi Watts and Benedict Cumberbatch out to present the award for Best Film Editing
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
Boyhood – Sandra Adair
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game – William Goldenberg
Whiplash – Tom Cross
and the winner is... Whiplash – Tom Cross
10:40
10:37
My biggest complaint with the tributes is the singing afterwards. The song should be sung during the tribute to give it more of a punch.
10:35
That just gave me chills. We lost so many talented people this year and they will be deeply missed. I am trying my hardest to hold back tears
10:31
Meryl Streep out present the In Memoriam tribute and get the Kleenex's out for Robin Williams
10:26
10:25
Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain out to present the award for Best
and the nominees are...
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Robert Yeoman
Ida – Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Mr. Turner – Dick Pope
Unbroken – Roger Deakins
10:22
Chris Pratt and Felicity Jones out to present the award for Best Production Design
and the nominees are...
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
The Imitation Game – Maria Djurkovic (Production Design); Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration)
Interstellar – Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Gary Fettis (Set Decoration)
Into the Woods – Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
Mr. Turner – Suzie Davies (Production Design); Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration)
and the winner is... The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
10:17
Neil Patrick Harris out to introduce Cheryl Boone Issacs the president of the Academy
10:17
Just to let everyone know I am currently 7 for 12 in my picks which guarantees I will do worse than I did last year when I only missed 4
10:15
10:11
The Oscar should've went to The Lego Movie, but no the Academy didn't nominate it
10:09
Zoe Saldana and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson out to present the award for Best Animated Feature
and the nominees are...
Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
The Boxtrolls – Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea – Tomm Moore and Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
and the winner is... Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
10:07
Kevin Hart and Anna Kendrick out to present the award for Best Animated Short
and the nominees are...
The Bigger Picture – Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
The Dam Keeper – Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi
Feast – Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Me and My Moulton – Torill Kove
A Single Life – Joris Oprins
and the winner is... Feast – Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
10:04
Ansel Elgort and Chloë Grace Moretz out to present the award for Best Visual Effects
and the nominees are...
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy – Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
and the winner is... Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
10:00
Josh Hutcherson out to introduce Rita Ora to perform Grateful from Beyond the Lights
9:58
9:56
Wow that was a perfect speech from Patricia Arquette
9:54
I just want to say that it's still hard to believe that everytime I hear 30 Seconds to Mars I'm listening to Academy Award winning actor.
9:54
Jared Leto out to present the award for Best Supporting Actress
and the nominees are...
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans
Laura Dern – Wild as Barbara "Bobbi" Grey
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game as Joan Clarke
Emma Stone – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Sam Thomson
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods as The Witch
and the winner is... Patricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans
9:49
They are also presenting the award for Best Sound Editing
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Interstellar – Richard King
Unbroken – Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
9:47
Sienna Miller and Chris Evans out to present the award for Best Sound Mixing
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar – Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Whiplash – Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
and the winner is... Whiplash – Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
9:44
Margot Robbie and Miles Teller out to discuss the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
9:39
Ok so we're a little over an hour into the show and Neil Patrick Harris has been hit and miss all night. The opening monologue was amazing, but I honestly think he is trying too hard to be funny. I will say the Annie joke was hilarious.
9:36
Gwyneth Paltrow out to introduce Tim McGraw perform I'm Not Gonna Miss You from Geln Campbell: I'll Be Me
9:32
Viola Davis out to discuss the Honorary Academy Awards
those winners included...
Academy Honorary Awards
Jean-Claude Carrière
Hayao Miyazaki
Maureen O'Hara
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Harry Belafonte
9:28
They are also presenting Documentary Short Subject
and the nominees are...
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Joanna – Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse – Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki
The Reaper (La Parka) – Gabriel Serra Arguello
White Earth – J. Christian Jensen
and the winner is... Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
9:26
Kerry Washington and Jason Bateman out to present the award for Best Live Action Short Film
and the nominees are...
Aya – Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
Boogaloo and Graham – Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
Butter Lamp (La Lampe au beurre de yak) – Hu Wei and Julien Féret
Parvaneh – Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
The Phone Call – Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
and the winner is... The Phone Call – Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
9:22
9:19
I seriously cannot believe The Lego Movie was snubbed of a nomination in Best Animated Featur
9:17
Marion Cotillard out to introduce Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island from The Lego Movie
9:14
Shirley MacLaine is out to introduce Boyhood, Theory of Everything and Birdman as Best Picture nominees
9:10
Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor out to present the award for Best Foreign Language Film
and the nominees are...
Ida (Poland) in Polish – Paweł Pawlikowski
Leviathan (Russia) in Russian – Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines (Estonia) in Estonian and Russian – Zaza Urushadze
Timbuktu (Mauritania) in French – Abderrahmane Sissako
Wild Tales (Argentina) in Spanish – Damián Szifrón
and the winner is... Ida (Poland)
9:05
9:03
Channing Tatum out to introduce Team Oscar
9:01
Reese Witherspoon out to present the award for Best Makeup & Hairstyling
and the nominees are...
Foxcatcher – Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
Guardians of the Galaxy – Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
and the winner is... Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier for The Grand Budapest Hotel
8:58
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lopez out to present the award for Best Costume Design
and the nominees are....
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero
Inherent Vice – Mark Bridges
Into the Woods – Colleen Atwood
Maleficent – Anna B. Sheppard
Mr. Turner – Jacqueline Durran
and the winner is... Milena Canonero for The Grand Budapest Hotel
8:56
So far I have to give Neil Patrick Harris a grade of B
8:52
8:50
Dakota Johnson out to introduce Adam Levine and Maroon 5 to perform Lost Stars from Begin Again
8:47
Liam Neeson out to present The Grand Budapest Hotel and American Sniper as Best Picture nominees
8:43
I'm so happy J.K. Simmons won. He absolutely deserved in such a dark performance that will stand the test of time. That was an amazing speech.
8:38
Lupita Nyong'o out to present Best Supporting Actor
and the nominees are...
Robert Duvall – The Judge as Judge Joseph Palmer
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood as Mason Evans, Sr.
Edward Norton – Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Mike Shiner
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher as Dave Schultz
J. K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher
and the winner is... J.K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher
8:36
That was absolutely amazing and still more of it to come
8:34
This is already the best opening monologue of all-time
8:32
8:31
There better be a Gone Girl joke in his opening monologue
8:30
It's showtime ladies and gentlemen!
8:26
Michael Strahan is one of my favorite athletes, but he is so out of place.
8:25
If this was only true.
8:20
10 minutes til showtime. The anticipation is killing me,
8:15
Look Bradley Cooper was great in American sniper but he honestly took a spot from Jake Gyllenhaal/David Oyelowo.
8:13
Just a little throwback for everyone.
8:09
No matter what you think of Chris Kyle or American Sniper you just have to feel really bad for his wife and her being brave enough to come to The Oscars in support of her husband
8:03
Emma stone is just too funny and she was fantastic in Birdman. Definitely check it out if you haven't seen it
8:00
30 minutes til showtime
7:59
I just want to say watching this red carpet stuff since 5 and I've never been this bored but kudos to ABC for filling the two hours with some pretty decent stuff when nobody was there.
7:57
Welcome to the live blog for the 87th Academy Awards. Sorry this is late but I was having technical difficulties, but everything should be good now.
Jonah Sparks
Overall that was a really long show that dragged on for way too long. Neil Patrick Harris had some good moments, but overall he was very disappointing.
I want to thank you all for following along tonight and please continue to support The Local Movieblog. Have a great night.
12:09
Neil Patrick Harris looked so relieved that the show is over. He knows how bad it was.
12:07
I'm so glad that Birdman won. It deserved it and it was a such a fantastic film and it was so much fun to watch
12:05
Sean Penn out to present the award for Best Picture
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, and Peter Morgan
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole
Boyhood – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, and Jeremy Dawson
The Imitation Game – Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, and Teddy Schwarzman
Selma – Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner
The Theory of Everything – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, and Anthony McCarten
Whiplash – Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, and David Lancaster
and the winner is... Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole
12:00
I'm glad this joke is finally over
12:00
Such a powerful and emotional performance by Julianne Moore. After being on the wrong end of so many different nominations she finally got the award she deserves
11:56
Matthew McConaughey out to present the award for Best Actress
and the nominees are...
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night as Sandra Bya
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything as Jane Wilde Hawking
Julianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl as Amy Elliott-Dunne
Reese Witherspoon – Wild as Cheryl Strayed
and the winner is... Julianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland
11:52
Not shocked at all. Eddie Redmayne gave an amazing performance and transformed into Stephen Hawking and he completely deserves the award.
11:51
Cate Blanchett out to preset the award for Best Actor
and the nominees are...
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher as John Eleuthère du Pont
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper as Chris Kyle
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game as Alan Turing
Michael Keaton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Riggan Thomson / Birdman
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking
and the winner is... Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking
11:47
This has been the tightest race in a long time and I hope Keaton gets it, but I won't be disappointed if Redmayne wins and I won't be shocked if Cooper comes out of no where
11:45
Interesting note an american director hasn't won Best Director since Kathryn Bigelow in 2009 and the past two years have seen Mexicans win the award (last year the award went to Alfonso Cuaron).
11:42
Ben Affleck out to present the award for Best Director (a award he should've won in 2012, but the academy didn't nominate him)
and the nominees are...
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher
Morten Tyldum – The Imitation Game
and the winner is... Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
11:37
My predictions have gone south as I am now 11 for 20. This was a tough year to predict and eventhough my picks haven't come true it makes the Oscars more interesting.
11:35
Oprah Winfrey out to present the award for Best Adapted Screenplay
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Jason Hall from American Sniper by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
The Imitation Game – Graham Moore from Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Inherent Vice – Paul Thomas Anderson from Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
The Theory of Everything – Anthony McCarten from Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking
Whiplash – Damien Chazelle from his short film of the same name
and the winner is... The Imitation Game – Graham Moore from Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
11:30
Eddie Murphy out to present the award for Best Original Screenplay
and the nominees are...
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo
Boyhood – Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher – E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy
and the winner is... Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo
11:26
11:24
Wow now that is what you call a shock. Granted he was nominated twice this year, but I thought it would come down to Hans Zimmer and Johann Johannsson
11:23
Wow I did not expect to see Julia Andrews out, but it seems she is out to present the award for Best Original Score
and the nominees are...
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat
The Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar – Hans Zimmer
Mr. Turner – Gary Yershon
The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson
and the winner is... The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat
11:17
My thoughts exactly
11:13
Scarlett Johansson out to introduce The Sound of Music performance from Lady Gaga
11:09
11:08
Such an amazing speech by both men. I'm still trying to hold back tears for their performance
11:05
Idina Menzel and John Travolta out to present the award for Best Original Song
and the nominees are...
"Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie – Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
"Glory" from Selma – Music and Lyric by John Legend and Common
"Grateful" from Beyond the Lights – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me – Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again – Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
and the winner is... "Glory" from Selma – Music and Lyric by John Legend and Common
11:04
Yes that was the best joke of the night
11:03
That was an amazing and powerful performance.
10:59
Everyone you are looking at the winner for Best Original Song
10:58
Octavia Spencer out to introduce John Legend and Common to perform Glory form Selma
10:53
Neil Patrick Harris has officially hit rock bottom. I'd rather have James Franco (who was high when he hosted) and Anne Hathaway.
10:50
Jennifer Aniston and David Oyelowo out to present the award for Best Documentary Feature
and the nominees are...
Citizenfour – Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutsky
Finding Vivian Maier – John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Last Days in Vietnam – Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
The Salt of the Earth – Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado and David Rosier
Virunga – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
and the winner is... Citizenfour – Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutsky
10:46
Terrance Howard out to introduce Whiplash, The Imitation Game and Selma as Best Picture nominees
10:44
Naomi Watts and Benedict Cumberbatch out to present the award for Best Film Editing
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
Boyhood – Sandra Adair
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game – William Goldenberg
Whiplash – Tom Cross
and the winner is... Whiplash – Tom Cross
10:40
10:37
My biggest complaint with the tributes is the singing afterwards. The song should be sung during the tribute to give it more of a punch.
10:35
That just gave me chills. We lost so many talented people this year and they will be deeply missed. I am trying my hardest to hold back tears
10:31
Meryl Streep out present the In Memoriam tribute and get the Kleenex's out for Robin Williams
10:26
10:25
Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain out to present the award for Best
and the nominees are...
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Robert Yeoman
Ida – Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Mr. Turner – Dick Pope
Unbroken – Roger Deakins
and the winner is... Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Emmanuel Lubezki
10:22
Chris Pratt and Felicity Jones out to present the award for Best Production Design
and the nominees are...
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
The Imitation Game – Maria Djurkovic (Production Design); Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration)
Interstellar – Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Gary Fettis (Set Decoration)
Into the Woods – Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
Mr. Turner – Suzie Davies (Production Design); Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration)
and the winner is... The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
10:17
Neil Patrick Harris out to introduce Cheryl Boone Issacs the president of the Academy
10:17
Just to let everyone know I am currently 7 for 12 in my picks which guarantees I will do worse than I did last year when I only missed 4
10:15
10:11
The Oscar should've went to The Lego Movie, but no the Academy didn't nominate it
10:09
Zoe Saldana and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson out to present the award for Best Animated Feature
and the nominees are...
Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
The Boxtrolls – Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea – Tomm Moore and Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
and the winner is... Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
10:07
Kevin Hart and Anna Kendrick out to present the award for Best Animated Short
and the nominees are...
The Bigger Picture – Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
The Dam Keeper – Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi
Feast – Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Me and My Moulton – Torill Kove
A Single Life – Joris Oprins
and the winner is... Feast – Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
10:04
Ansel Elgort and Chloë Grace Moretz out to present the award for Best Visual Effects
and the nominees are...
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy – Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
and the winner is... Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
10:00
Josh Hutcherson out to introduce Rita Ora to perform Grateful from Beyond the Lights
9:58
9:56
Wow that was a perfect speech from Patricia Arquette
9:54
I just want to say that it's still hard to believe that everytime I hear 30 Seconds to Mars I'm listening to Academy Award winning actor.
9:54
Jared Leto out to present the award for Best Supporting Actress
and the nominees are...
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans
Laura Dern – Wild as Barbara "Bobbi" Grey
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game as Joan Clarke
Emma Stone – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Sam Thomson
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods as The Witch
and the winner is... Patricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans
9:49
They are also presenting the award for Best Sound Editing
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Interstellar – Richard King
Unbroken – Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
and the winner is... American Sniper – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
9:47
Sienna Miller and Chris Evans out to present the award for Best Sound Mixing
and the nominees are...
American Sniper – John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar – Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Whiplash – Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
and the winner is... Whiplash – Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
9:44
Margot Robbie and Miles Teller out to discuss the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
9:39
Ok so we're a little over an hour into the show and Neil Patrick Harris has been hit and miss all night. The opening monologue was amazing, but I honestly think he is trying too hard to be funny. I will say the Annie joke was hilarious.
9:36
Gwyneth Paltrow out to introduce Tim McGraw perform I'm Not Gonna Miss You from Geln Campbell: I'll Be Me
9:32
Viola Davis out to discuss the Honorary Academy Awards
those winners included...
Academy Honorary Awards
Jean-Claude Carrière
Hayao Miyazaki
Maureen O'Hara
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Harry Belafonte
9:28
They are also presenting Documentary Short Subject
and the nominees are...
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Joanna – Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse – Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki
The Reaper (La Parka) – Gabriel Serra Arguello
White Earth – J. Christian Jensen
and the winner is... Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
9:26
Kerry Washington and Jason Bateman out to present the award for Best Live Action Short Film
and the nominees are...
Aya – Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
Boogaloo and Graham – Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
Butter Lamp (La Lampe au beurre de yak) – Hu Wei and Julien Féret
Parvaneh – Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
The Phone Call – Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
and the winner is... The Phone Call – Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
9:22
I seriously cannot believe The Lego Movie was snubbed of a nomination in Best Animated Featur
9:17
Marion Cotillard out to introduce Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island from The Lego Movie
9:14
Shirley MacLaine is out to introduce Boyhood, Theory of Everything and Birdman as Best Picture nominees
9:10
Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor out to present the award for Best Foreign Language Film
and the nominees are...
Ida (Poland) in Polish – Paweł Pawlikowski
Leviathan (Russia) in Russian – Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines (Estonia) in Estonian and Russian – Zaza Urushadze
Timbuktu (Mauritania) in French – Abderrahmane Sissako
Wild Tales (Argentina) in Spanish – Damián Szifrón
and the winner is... Ida (Poland)
9:05
9:03
Channing Tatum out to introduce Team Oscar
9:01
Reese Witherspoon out to present the award for Best Makeup & Hairstyling
and the nominees are...
Foxcatcher – Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
Guardians of the Galaxy – Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
and the winner is... Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier for The Grand Budapest Hotel
8:58
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lopez out to present the award for Best Costume Design
and the nominees are....
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero
Inherent Vice – Mark Bridges
Into the Woods – Colleen Atwood
Maleficent – Anna B. Sheppard
Mr. Turner – Jacqueline Durran
and the winner is... Milena Canonero for The Grand Budapest Hotel
8:56
So far I have to give Neil Patrick Harris a grade of B
8:52
8:50
Dakota Johnson out to introduce Adam Levine and Maroon 5 to perform Lost Stars from Begin Again
8:47
Liam Neeson out to present The Grand Budapest Hotel and American Sniper as Best Picture nominees
8:43
I'm so happy J.K. Simmons won. He absolutely deserved in such a dark performance that will stand the test of time. That was an amazing speech.
8:38
Lupita Nyong'o out to present Best Supporting Actor
and the nominees are...
Robert Duvall – The Judge as Judge Joseph Palmer
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood as Mason Evans, Sr.
Edward Norton – Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Mike Shiner
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher as Dave Schultz
J. K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher
and the winner is... J.K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher
8:36
That was absolutely amazing and still more of it to come
8:34
This is already the best opening monologue of all-time
8:32
8:31
There better be a Gone Girl joke in his opening monologue
8:30
It's showtime ladies and gentlemen!
8:26
Michael Strahan is one of my favorite athletes, but he is so out of place.
8:25
If this was only true.
8:21
If this was a different year this film would win hands down.8:20
10 minutes til showtime. The anticipation is killing me,
8:15
Look Bradley Cooper was great in American sniper but he honestly took a spot from Jake Gyllenhaal/David Oyelowo.
8:13
Just a little throwback for everyone.
8:09
No matter what you think of Chris Kyle or American Sniper you just have to feel really bad for his wife and her being brave enough to come to The Oscars in support of her husband
8:03
Emma stone is just too funny and she was fantastic in Birdman. Definitely check it out if you haven't seen it
8:00
30 minutes til showtime
7:59
I just want to say watching this red carpet stuff since 5 and I've never been this bored but kudos to ABC for filling the two hours with some pretty decent stuff when nobody was there.
7:57
Welcome to the live blog for the 87th Academy Awards. Sorry this is late but I was having technical difficulties, but everything should be good now.
Jonah Sparks
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