Join The Film Yap crew for our liveblog of the 2015 Academy Awards ceremony!
12:10: (Chris): My final tally on predictions: I got 15/24 right, about an average year for me. Tough year with lots of surprises. Thanks to everyone for tuning in!
12:06: (Chris): Birdman is the perfect representation of why most moviegoers dismiss the Oscars as a bunch of elitist, precious BS.
11:57: (Chris): Julianne Moore was the lockiest lock of the night. And for good reason. The role of a lifetime... so far.
11:52: (Chris): Wow, lots of shockers tonight. Eddie Redmayne was really good in a pretty conventional Oscar-bait role. I'd take Keaton, or Cooper.
11:45: (Chris): This is shaping up for Birdman running of the table. Boyhood getting dismissed as extended actors' workshop, which it was.
11:37: (Chris): Absolutely INCREDIBLE acceptance speech by Graham Moore. Brought the house down, and should've. Brave, humble, true.
11:36: (Chris): Was really hoping #Whiplash would win adapted screenplay, but all the prognosticators said Imitation Game would win so I went with it.
11:33: (Chris): History, folks. Gotta be first time somebody thanked their dog.
11:28: (Chris): By my count Grand Budapest Hotel is now 4/5 in its nominated categories.
11:21: (Chris): Ha! Nicole Kidman claps like a drunken penguin slapping its flippers together.
11:18: (Chris): OK, this whole moment with Gaga doing Julie Andrews is just effing surreal. But WHY??????
11:14: (Chris): Not really sure why we're talking about "The Sound of Music." I've never been able to get through it.
11:06: (Chris): Bringing back John Travolta and Idina Menzel to do their shtick was the most brilliant bit of planning. #Redeemed #allisforgiven
10:52: (Chris): Just so we don't have a repeat of the Al Gore thing, just because Glenn Greenwald is holding an Oscar DOESN'T MEAN he won an Oscar.
10:48: (Chris): Do you get the sense Terrence Howard took his attention-grabbing dramatic pause right before the wrong movie, then realized it?
10:45: (Chris): Just sayin', but #Whiplash is 3/3 in its nominated categories so far. A thriller surprise for Best Pic????
10:38: (Chris): That said, "marketing executives" do not belong in the Oscar In Memoriam. Or journalists. And I say that as a marketer/journalist.
10:36: (Chris): Oh my, I just love the artwork portraits of the dearly departed. Moving -- always one of my favorite moments of the telecast.
10:27: (Chris): Birdman wins cinematography. Cheap gimmicks > true artistry.
10:24: (Chris): Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain ... DAMN that's a handsome couple! How 'bout you two make a movie?!?
10:23: (Chris): Production design award was totally rigged because they used the Grand Budapest sets/extras theme for the Oscar telecast backdrop.
10:19: (Chris): Yes, let's boot screen legend Maureen O'Hara to the sideshow to save time, but the President's boring annual speech is sacred.
10:15: (Chris): Look into your heart and you know it to be true: "Big Hero 6" was like the 8th-best animated feature from 2014. #TheBoxtrolls was #1.
10:08: (Chris): Dammit, went with my heart in predicting "The Dam Keeper" for best animated short and paid the price. Never oppose Pixar!
10:04: (Chris): Why does Chloe Grace Moretz' gown have pockets?!? And why is she using them in front of a billion people?!?
10:02: (Chris): Looking forward to tomorrow's investigative story on the pay disparity between Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke for #Boyhood.
9:57: (Chris): Honestly, I was pretty indifferent to the entire roster of supporting actress performances. Not a strong year for this category.
10:02: (Chris): Looking forward to tomorrow's investigative story on the pay disparity between Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke for #Boyhood.
9:52: (Chris): Jared Leto is literally ageless. No, I mean, he DOES NOT AGE. Dude is 43, looks 23. Someone needs to check his dressing room for vampire coffin.
9:49: (Chris): Damien Chazelle looks like he's about 17 years old. On plus side, I get to look forward to many, many years of his movies.
9:39: (Chris): By the way, the Glen Campbell doc was absolutely fantastic. Second biggest documentary snub after #LifeItself #ImNotGonnaMissYou #Oscars
9:29: (Chris): So in summary, all live action short film winners this year were about people answering phone calls from suicidal people.
9:26: (Chris): Hate to say it, but is the reason the good-not-great “The Phone Call” won live action short is that it’s the only one with recognizable actors in it?
9:19: (Chris): Alas, that Lego Oscar is the only one Steve Carell will be taking home tonight. Well, if they actually let him. He was great in #Foxcatcher, maybe another year.
9:15: (Chris): Is it just me, or has Michael Keaton gotten a LOT better looking the older he's gotten? Gangly becomes gravitas.
9:10: (Chris): Don’t feel bad about messing up Chiwetel Ejiofor, Neil. I literally practiced it 30 times before going on #Indystyle.
9:04: (Chris): Channing Tatum is even boring and unemotive as a presenter. Dead eyes. DEAD EYES!
9:01: (Chris): When Reese Witherspoon says "gush," it sounds like a drunk person from Tennessee saying "guess."
8:58: (Chris): We need a term for Jennifer Lopez’ frequently-exposed décolletage. The Great Divide? Between Two Melons? The Brown Round Ground?
8:50: (Chris): Looks like we’re getting the best Best song treatment after all! #allthewaythroughplease
8:47: (Chris): Can’t remember: Are they singing all the way through the five Best Song nominees tonight? Hate when just do that montage skim thing.
8:42: (Chris): J.K. Simmons’ story is the story of perseverance and talent finding a way. Much deserved.
8:38: (Chris): Oh Neil, didn’t you learn from David Letterman: Never eff with Oprah from the stage?
8:37: (Chris): Opening musical number good, not great. Jack Black thing was cute.
8:31: (Chris): “Best and whitest.” Great line, put everyone at ease, acknowledge the controversy and move on.
8:28: (Chris): OK, just gonna say it: Patricia Arquette looks like she's already hammered.