Academy Awards Wrap Up

The Oscars are done, the awards given out, In And Out burgers consumed.

Big props to Ellen DeGeneres for hosting. She was pretty funny all night, and kept things moving, in my opinion. A lot of critics are saying she wasn't a great host, but I disagree. The Oscars are such an old fashioned mode of entertainment that they're always going to be boring and slow. Ellen has made a name for herself by being so nice to everyone, rarely does she mock individuals, so anyone looking for a scathing monologue making fun of the nominees was clearly looking for another host. 

Highlights: 

• JLaw tripping again. It sure would be embarrassing if someone brought that up...
• Ellen asking if anyone in the audience wanted pizza and Kerry Washington shot her arm so fast. 
• Pizza's legitimately arrived and Brad Pitt got super into it.
• Harvey Weinstein not understanding a joke "Pizza costs more than $200?" Leave it to the professionals. Lupita paid in Lip balm. Girl knows whats up.  
• The selfie that broke Twitter (Alyssa and I were booted from LiveTweeting) 

Whatever complaints people have about Ellen's job hosting, I think the most important thing was she got into the audience and got the celebrities involved. Sure some people love a song and dance routine, but I found her interactions with the nominees to be fun and refreshing. 

As for the rest of the show... There were some ups and downs. Some long speeches, some adorable moments, Amy Adams almost fell asleep at one point. 

Other Highlights

•  Let It Go won for Best Original Song...Actually no one cares about the song, but they made the cutest acceptance speech ever made. The married couple who wrote the song recited with enthusiasm a rhyming sing-song. They were my favs. Also, EGOT is a thing! 
• Pharrell's Best Original Song nomination for Happy was the best musical number of the night. He had a huge number of choreographed dancers, bright colors, and a great up tempo song to dance to. Lets be honest though, the best dancers were Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, and Lupita Nyong'o.
• Now that Lupita has her Oscar win, she's going to transition into a first-name only, fashionista starlet. Oh wait, she's already that. 
• Cate Blanchett. The Queen of Red Carpet Fashion. The Queen of the movie The Queen. One Bad-Ass Mother. She got to take home her Oscar for Best Actress from her role in Blue Jasmine. She's the only Red Carpet diva who can make us go "huh, that dress is... interesting." and then still end up on our Best Dressed List. 
• Kerry Washington got pizza, by the way. So Did Jared Leto's Mom. SoCute.
• Kevin Spacey showing up everyone by giving Frank Underhill on stage. I may have screamed a little. 
• Love for Whoopi Goldberg who's kind of a hosting legend. 
  
• Love for Liza Minnelli who's a living legend. 
• Love for Liza Minnelli who showed up in Pajamas and no one cared. She still rocked them. 
• Love for Liza Minnelli who tried real hard to get into a picture with Ellen, then got denied. (It's ok, she might not be in the photo that broke twitter, but she had her own Ellen Selfie.)
• Everyone brought their Mom's. Seriously, everyone. Jared Leto had a family reunion. Matthew McConaughey showed where he gets his "Vegas Pimp" fashion sense from. Jonah Hill's Mom was so cute, and pretended not to notice that everyone was making dick-jokes. And of course, Bruce Dern brought his talented daughter Laura Dern. What a sweetie.

Here at Fempire, we try to support women in writing and directing roles, as well as behind the scenes. So congratulations to Jennifer Lee for winning Best Animated Feature with Frozen. 

We are also super proud of Melisa Wallack, screenwriter for Dallas Buyers Club. Although she lost out on Best Original Screenplay to Spike Jonze's Her, and Best Picture to 12 Years a Slave, her movie still took home some statues. Matthew McConaughey won Best Actor, and Jared Leto won Best Supporting Actor. The film also took home the trophy for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, which was an incredible win for the ladies involved. They did such an incredible job, with a $250 BUDGET. Are you kidding me? I've got more makeup than that in the bottom of my purse. Girl's a damn miracle worker. Again, big props to Robin Matthews and Adruitha Lee for making that happen. 

To celebrate these wins, we're going to review Frozen and Dallas Buyers Club for you this week. Right, Alyssa and Sarah? You're not going to get lazy and forget about it, now are you? What did you think of the 2014 Oscars?