Sound of Music Oscar performance
Gaga performs a Medley tribute to The Sound Of Music which included singles My Favorite Things, Edelweiss and Climb Every Mountain.
Glory performance
Legend and Common perform Glory during the Oscar Awards show promoting the album Selma.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=watch%3Fv%3DiVmoixNtKsA
Oscar snub statement
The Academy issues a statement regarding the omission of Rivers from the Oscars In Memorium segment.
Joan Rivers is among the many worthy artists and filmmakers we were unfortunately unable to feature in the In Memoriam segment of this year’s Oscar show. She is, however, included in our In Memoriam gallery on Oscar.com.
Oscar snub response
Melissa Rivers responds to the omission of Joan Rivers from the Oscars In Memorium segment via a post on Joan River’s Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/joanrivers/posts/10152801239368040
Oscar congratulations
Hawking congratulates Redmayne on his Oscar win via a post on Hawking’s Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/stephenhawking/posts/787167211370378
Moving Pictures performance
Kendrick and Harris perform the song Moving Pictures during the Oscar Awards show.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=watch%3Fv%3DbyrFSyk4JpQ
I Can’t Let Go performance
Hudson performs tribute song I Can’t Let Go during the Oscar Awards show.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=watch%3Fv%3D25fUl7sJSHY
Lost Stars performance
Levine and band Maroon 5 perform Lost Stars during the Oscars promoting the album Begin Again the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=watch%3Fv%3DV4qIT06VQoM
Sound of Music Oscar medley
Gaga sings a medley of songs from The Sound of Music. After the performance, Andrews comes out and gives Gaga a hug.
Dear Lady Gaga, Thank you for that wonderful tribute. It really warmed my heart. It’s hard to believe that 50 years have gone by since that joyous film was released.
Ratings drop 16%
TV ratings for the Oscars drop 16%. The broadcast averages 36.6 million viewers, down from 43.7 million the previous year. The Washington Post writes:
It was bound to happen eventually. Neil Patrick Harris, the man who can host anything, finally stumbled. Even stripped to his skivvies in a ‘Birdman’ parody … (Harris) couldn’t deliver quite all the thrills needed to get through the three-hour, 38-minute Oscar folderol without a yawn.
Wins best actor
Redmayne wins the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man. This belongs to all of those people around the world battling ALS. It belongs to one exceptional family [the Hawkings]. […] I will be its custodian. I promise you I will look after him.
Record 24th Best Screenplay Oscar nomination
Allen earns his record 24th Best Screenplay Oscar nomination for Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett, who is nominated for her performance in the leading role. On writing Blanchett’s complex protagonist:
Over the years you get to see what a struggle life is for most people, how tough it is, how easy it is to be judgmental and criticize and stand outside of situations and impart your wisdom and judgment. But over the decades I’ve got more tolerant of people’s flaws and mistakes. Everybody makes a lot of them.
