86TH ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS

BEST PICTURE: 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST DIRECTING: ALFONSO CUARON - GRAVITY
BEST ACTOR: MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY - DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
BEST ACTRESS: CATE BLANCHETT - BLUE JASMINE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: JARED LETO - DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: LUPITA NYONG'O - 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: SPIKE JONZE - HER
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: JOHN RIDLEY - 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: GRAVITY
BEST FILM EDITING: GRAVITY
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: THE GREAT GATSBY
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: THE GREAT GATSBY
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
BEST SOUND MIXING: GRAVITY
BEST SOUND EDITING: GRAVITY
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: GRAVITY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: GRAVITY
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "LET IT GO" - FROZEN
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: FROZEN
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: THE GREAT BEAUTY
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: THE LADY IN NUMBER SIX
BEST SHORT - ANIMATED: MR. HUBLOT
BEST SHORT - LIVE ACTION: HELIUM

Okay, so this show was actually pretty good.  Probably the best Oscars show since Hugh Jackman / Slumdog Millionaire, not saying much.  Ellen was okay during the monologue, I loved the "you're racist" if 12 Years a Slave lost.  Her bits during the show, however, were really fun.  The pizza thing paid off nicely and the twitter picture with the audience was fantastic.  Probably the best bit of the night.  That said, minus Bette Midler who I thought was mugging way too much and sounded a little off, all the musical performances were terrific.  Pharrell dancing in the audience with some people from the front row (WORK IT LUPITA AND AMY!) had to be one of the best Oscar moments ever.  After last year where they clearly fucked them up, this was a very welcome surprise.  And they almost all got standing ovations?  Speaking of, it was nice that both writing winners got standing ovations.  Okay, I'm going to long with this for just the winners.  Be back tomorrow/Tuesday with overall thoughts and fashions.  I thought most of the fashions were very safe, but everyone looked kinda great.  Very few misses. 

Shock of all shock:  Overall, I'm happy with the show. 

*GASP*

Oh, I also think I went 22/24 with predictions which is a record for me.  Very predictable winners. 

ETA: I keep adding stuff, sorry.  I need to save it.  But let me say John Travolta's botching of Idina Menzel's name is the hardest I've laughed in YEARS.