It is time once again for another live blog. This night, it will be the 87th annual Academy Awards. There will be a number of random thoughts coming to my head throughout the night. And it starts with the pre show at the Red Carpet! Who will appear? Who will be wearing what? Any surprises? Let's find out.
And here we start. Already numerous stars are arriving.
21 cameras?! well, we have to cover everything.
What is the over/under on nominees bringing a parent as their guest? I would say around 6.
I still think Selma needed several more nominations. David Olewoyo, Carmen Ejogo, Ava Duvernay, and even Tim Roth were robbed.
I do not know if Michael Keaton has been at a prior Oscar ceremony. Keaton's night starts here.
Price Waterhouse Coopers have arrived with the ballots.
Just to let it be known: I have not yet seen The Theory Of Everything. However, I know that several reviewers, including Richard Roeper and some at Roger Ebert .com were not too pleased. Again, I have not seen it yet.
I do hope Dakota Johnson will be involved in a movie that might fit my interests. These do not include somewhat erotic sex. She does look good tonight; and I am glad to see Melanie Griffith there too.
Jimmy Kimmel forgot to wear a tuxedo. Will he allowed in?
I should point out I did see The Wedding Ringer. There was some laughs, and a bit of heart. The sex jokes could have been turned down a notch.
Let me also say that I did not yet see Still Alice. I hear Julianne Moore is brilliant, yet the movie itself feels like a Lifetime movie-of-the-week at worst. Fortunately, not one of those abused relationships sort of movies.
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are married? I did not know that. And they have a child together.
Benedict Cumberbatch is wearing the dinner tuxedo. Black tie, white suit.
6000 pearls on Lupita Nyongo's dress. I am impressed.
Reese Witherspoon has made some valid concerns and ideals in her red carpet interview.
This is likely the third time Bang Bang has been used. Serpentine Fire should replace it.
Clint Eastwood has arrived. Emma Stone has arrived with her mother.
Taya Kyle has arrived. A nice and welcoming gesture, given the circumstances.
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw look so different than when I remember them. Glad to see they are still together.
I am liking the dress Lady Gaga is wearing. She is quite the good performance artist.
When I think about it; Snowpiercer should have gotten at least one nod. Probably one of the more politically charged movies in recent memory.
Patricia Arquette seems disoriented. I hope she is not conked out or anything.
It's show time, folks!
Here he goes; Neil Patrick Harris is nailing it.
Interesting visual effects going on.
He referenced Clue!
Special appearances abound. Jack Black is making a point here, though.
So he hated Smurfs 2. It was rather bad.
And now, Best Supporting Actor. A nod to Robin Williams.
And it is J.k. Simmons. Well Deserved.
He's getting a standing ovation!
Will Simmons continue the Farmer's Insurance commercials? Why would he not?
It's just a case; nothing more.
Oh darn it; I left the vicinities for a short time and already I feel like I missed something. I do know The Grand Budapest Hotel won an award; possibly Best Make-Up and Hairstyling.
We are now up to Best Foreign Language Film.
The winner is Ida. Highly well deserved.
Do not cue the music for an award recipient. Thank goodness Pawel Pawlikowski is not taking the bait.
Shirley MacLaine is still looking important and regal at her age.
Just call it Birdman.
Why the need to do three at a time for Best Picture retrospectives?
This is awkward.
Tegan and Sara are performing! And so is Andy Samberg! And they are doing the well electronic hyper version.
Damn; Mark Mothersbaugh is performing.
Good performance. It still is not going to win the Oscar. Sorry.
A very good Lego Oscar. And whoever has it gets to keep it.
You know, I liked Bad Words. I wonder why many were indifferent.
And now we have Best Live Action Short Film.
And it goes to The Phone Call. I knew it. Mr. Kirby and Mr. Lucas are in the back rows, though? Not cool.
I am liking their speeches.
We are now onto Best Documentary Short Subject.
The winner is Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1.
I did see the Perry family's documentary on their son Evan. Heart wrenching to say the least.
I can remember when the Governor's Awards were handed out on Oscar night. There were some great tributes then.
Would it have hurt AMPAS to give these honors tonight? Any one of them, in fact?
And they are not there tonight? What gives?
I am not pleased with the camera movements for this Glen Campbell tribute. Tim McGraw sounds a little flat. Though the sentiment is needed.
An interesting Birdman parody is going on.
And now we are going to Best Sound Mixing.
The winner is Whiplash. Okay, I did not entirely expect that.
We now give you Best Sound Editing.
Winning it will be American Sniper. An interesting choice.
Looks like it is time for Best Supporting Actress.
Perhaps Jared Leto is somewhat correct about state law.
The Oscar goes to Patricia Arquette. Well Deserved standing ovation for good measure.
5 second delay. Arquette said the s word.
Good speech there. So true.
I do like Rita Ora. She is quite theatrical.
Diane Warren is wearing quite a good suit.
Now, here is Best Visual Effects.
The winner is Interstellar! Now if only it had gotten more nominations.
We now go to Best Animated Short Film.
The Oscar goes to Feast. Yes; good choice there.
Now we head to Best Animated Film. The younger kids will like this, of any age.
Winning the award is Big Hero 6. Well, I did like the movie. So this is not the worst decision to be made. Falalala:)
Though the words were well needed; there are of course limits to what one can say to achieve a public liking.
We now go to Best Production Design.
The winner is The Grand Budapest Hotel. An impressive win.
Now we are at Best Cinematography.
The Oscar goes to Emanuel Lubezki. For the second straight year. Yet very much deserved.
In memoriam. It is always a bittersweet moment. More so in the past year. I can see Meryl Streep is holding back tears. I can only guess who is remembered last.
And the last one is Mike Nichols.
I am liking this Jennifer Hudson song. Such a great performer.
Now we come to Best Film Editing.
The winner is Whiplash. Okay, but not what I wanted to see.
Is Terrence Howard alright? I would think so, maybe a bit unscripted.
Best Documentary Feature is up next.
The award goes to Laura Poitras and the filmmakers of Citizen Four. I must say; this is a brave move the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are taking.
I feel like they cut off a speech from Glenn Greenwald. If that is the case, I am quite disappointed.
Well, we are of course no where near done with the night. This requires a part two.
See you there,
Robert
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