Social Media and the Oscars
Lights, Camera, Awkward
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So, the Academy Awards have wrapped up for yet another year. In amongst all the tears, laughter and general celebration, plenty of things happened that were interesting/weird enough to warrant a big Twitter reaction. It wasn't quite the pizza-ordering/Twitter-crashing/photobombing extravaganza of last year, but it wasn't far off. Neil Patrick Harris provided one of the most divisive hosting performances in recent memory, with his close-to-the-mark jibes about diversity and wealth splitting audiences down the middle.
Great opening to the #Oscars Neil Patrick Harris nailed it. pic.twitter.com/HfF6F6qb4S
— Adam Khan (@NevadaForAdam) February 23, 2015
#Oscars Oh, come on, Mr. Harris. Your predictions schtick is tedious. Let's get on with it!
— CheekyTiger (@CheekyTiger) February 23, 2015
The musical numbers were similarly hit-and-miss, with Lady
Gaga blowing everyone’s minds with her Sound of Music medley, whilst Adam
Levine was met with a much colder response when he went on stage to sing the
theme from Begin Again. Common and John Legend’s performance of Glory from the
MLK biopic Selma got the warmest reception, with the pair eventually walking
away with the award for best original song and providing an inspiring speech
about racial equality and freedom of speech when they stepped up to accept it.
YES!!! #Glory wins! Just that performance alone, let's be real... Congrats to @johnlegend & @common!! #Oscars #BestOriginalSong #Selma
— Young Hollywood (@younghollywood) February 23, 2015
The winners were largely predictable, Eddie Redmayne walked
away with best actor for his turn as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of
Everything. The response was largely congratulatory, barring some mild rumblings
about Michael Keaton being equally deserving. Birdman’s win for best picture
was comparatively met with a bit more scorn, with an even split between those
championing the film and those that branded it unworthy of the award, comparing
the win to the controversial ‘Crash’ best picture win in 2006.
Congrats to #Birdman, favorite movie of the year and one of my favorites all time #AcademyAwards #Oscars
— Sahil Nanwani (@snanwani) February 23, 2015
One can always count on the Acad to make the wrong Best Pic choice. Love Birdman, but this feels weirdly like Crash over Brokeback #Oscars
— Jon Frosch (@jon_frosch) February 23, 2015
Of course, as is often the way, general weirdness had a big
role to play in the proceedings. John Travolta’s general manner (and refusal to
stop touching Idina Menzel’s face) was met with a lot of perplexity, especially considering that they'd only been paired in reference to Travolta's failure to pronounce her name last year, and NPH’s
decision to pay tribute to Birdman by walking onto the stage in his underwear
went down like a led balloon.
Twenty years ago, if someone said "In 20 years Neil Patrick Harris will appear on the Oscars in his underwear" would you have believed them?
— V.F. HOLLYWOOD (@vfhollywood) February 23, 2015
So creepy all night. Did John Travolta come to the Oscars in a windowless van or something? #CupsAwards http://t.co/mRY5JsZzGn
— Alison Pringle (@APringleComedy) February 23, 2015
On the upside, the decision by the Lego Movie
performers to scuttle down into the stalls to hand out Lego Oscars went over very, very well. Expect to see Oprah Winfrey’s elated reaction circulating on
Twitter and Facebook at least until the end of the week.
Penny for @Oprah's thoughts during this Lego performance 😂😭😂😭 #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ZLFx0EkL2m
— Deidre Behar (@HerNameIsDeidre) February 23, 2015
Callum Davies
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