Hollywood’s finest showed up last night for the 84th annual Academy Awards. Billy Crystal hosted the iconic show for the ninth time, and he enlisted the help of A-listers like George Clooney, Melissa McCarthy and more for funny and raucous skits. In addition to Crystal’s comedy, there were other moments that stood out as well, like Octavia Spencer’s win, Pharrell and Sheila E providing the music, and the death defying Cirque Du Soleil act. There were surprisingly a lot of standout moments from last night’s show but check out 10 of our favorites in the photo gallery.
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Pharrell and Sheila E.
Tired of having a stuffy appearance, the honchos in charge of producing the Academy Awards decided to have Pharrell and Sheila E. provide the music. The results were awesome!
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Octavia Spencer For The Win
She won! She won! Octavia Spencer took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Minny Jackson.
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Everyone was psyched to see Kermit and Ms. Piggy but unfortunately, they got the nose bleeds seats and Ms. Piggy went diva!
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Esperanza Spalding’s Tribute
Esperanza Spalding beautifully sang “What a Wonderful World” during the Oscar’s tribute to fallen stars, which included Whitney Houston. Click here to see Spalding in action.
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Clooney and Crystal
Billy Crystal opened the show with a film montage, which featured moments from the year’s biggest movies but nothing, not even Justin Bieber’s appearance stole the spotlight like when Clooney’s Descendants’ character kissed Billy Crystal to wake him up.
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Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis did their best “Dumb and Dumber” impression but did you peep when Zach G mispronounced his own last name?
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Viola Davis Red Carpet
Viola Davis didn’t win an Oscar, but that stunning green dress and her courage to wear a short natural fro inspired Black women and girls around the world.
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Ryan Seacrest and Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen showed up on the Oscar red carpet as the character from his upcoming movie, “The Dictator,” despite being forbidden to do so. And to top it off, he spilled dirt on Ryan Seacrest who at first seemed a little ticked off by the move but managed to take it in stride.
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Cirque Du Soleil
Cirque Du Soleil was amazing but also scary at the same time. You remember all those reports about the accidents during Spider-Man rehearsals! But luckily no one got hurt.
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Christopher Plummer Wins
At the age of 82, Christopher Plummer became the oldest actor ever to win an Oscar. His speech was even better: ”I have a confession to make, when I first emerged from my mother’s womb, I was already rehearsing my Academy thank-you speech. But it was so long ago, mercifully for you I’ve forgotten it.” It was a beautiful and inspirational moment because it showed that you’re never too old.