86th Oscar Awards (Liveblog)

Finally - the final stop of Awards Season!  It's the OSCARS... Ellen Degeneres hosting second time.

But first, let us hail the King and Queen of Hollywood -

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Ellen opened the show with class and modesty - of course with the usual hits and banters - but all good!

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The first presenter Anne Hathaway for Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club).  Wonderful speech!

Pharrell's Happy is the first intermission of the night, OST from Despicable Me 2.  

The Great Gatsby and Dallas Buyers Club took the trophies for Costume Design and Hair/Makeup respectively. 

Animated Short Film, Mr. Hublot.  Animated feature film goes to... why of course, Frozen.

Sally "Mama Gump" Field presenting the Heroes, which is this year's Oscar theme.

The Visual Effects goes to Gravity - the start of many. 

Another song nominee from Her - The Moon Song being performed.

Helium grabs the Short Film award while Documentary Short Subject goes to The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life. Documentary Feature film is 20 Feet From Stardom.

Now a quick but meaningful recognition to all Governor's award recipients - special mention to Angelina Jolie.

Foreign Language Film as expected, given to The Great Beauty (Italy). 

U2 performs "Ordinary Love", the 3rd nominated song for the film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. 

 

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This groupie shot was fun and rare - only Ellen can pull these stars from their seats (Meryl, Angie, Brad P., Channing, Brad C., Julia, Lupita, Jared, Kevin and JLaw).

Gravity takes the Sound Mixing and Sound Editing awards. 

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Best Actress in a Supporting Role goes to Lupita Nyong'O (12 Years A Slave).

Cinematography and Editing given to Gravity - no brainer.

And we commemorate the Wizard of Oz!  Pink performs the timeless "Somewhere Over The Rainbow".

The Great Gatsby wins Production Design. 

In Memoriam, Cinema Paradiso or Out Of Africa score plays, Bette Midler sings her signature Wind Beneath My Wings OST of Beaches. 

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Idina on stage performing none other than the Oscar nominated song Let It Go, I would not say it was flawless but still great performance.

Back to Gravity for getting the Original Score.  Meanwhile, Fil-Am wins the Original Song for Frozen.  Pinoys have now an EGOT recipient.

12 Years A Slave picks up the Adapted Screenplay award, Original Screenplay goes to Her.

Surprising no one, Alfonso Cuaron takes the stage for directing Gravity.

Best Actress is Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) and Best Actor is Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club).

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To cap off the night - the OSCAR Best Picture goes to... none other than -

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