Oscars Live Blog

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We will be updating this post as Oscar night goes on.  Please keep refreshing for the latest on Oscar night from a Disney perspective.  Follow along on Twitter by following @Laughing_Place and tweet us by using #LPOscars.

3:52pm: ABC tweeted a picture of Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell together on the red carpet.  Idina voiced Elsa and Kristen voiced Anna in Disney Animation’s Frozen.  Idina is scheduled to perform the nominated song “Let It Go” during the broadcast.

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4:07pm: Sidney Poitier led ABC’s official Red Carpet show.  Not many people remember, he served on The Walt Disney Company’s board from 1995 to 2003.

4:13pm: Frozen’s Kristin Bell tweeted a secret about her Oscar preparations.

4:22pm: An EW reported that a certain Oscar nominee may be Disney Bounding on the Red Carpet.

4:35pm: During Cate Blanchett’s interview on ABC, I spotted Bob Iger being interviewed by Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Guillermo.  It may be included in Jimmy Kimmel’s special After Oscars show tonight.

4:42pm: Apparently, Jennifer Lawrence channeling Frozen’s Anna has gone viral.  So the question is… who tripped better?

5:01pm: Tyson Beckford, a member of ABC’s red carpet team is getting roasted on Twitter for his lack of emotion.  Here are some examples:

 

5:17: Apparently, at the Disney Animation Oscar party there are some pretty cool cupcakes.

 

5:45: Jared Leto, from 30 Seconds to Mars, won Best Supporting Actor.  For those wondering.  This has nothing to do with one of the Horizons endings.

5:51: Jim Carrey introduced a montage of animated heroes featuring films like The Incredibles, Dumbo, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.  After the montage Oscar host Ellen Degeneres said, “Did anyone else feel that it was a little light on Finding Nemo”

6:04: Harrison Ford presents.  He does not make any comments on Star Wars or Indiana Jones, but the internet did find him a little sleepy.

 

6:13: “Get a Horse” loses the Animated Short race to “Mr Hublot”.  Tough loss for a great short.

6:17: Frozen wins for Best Animated Feature.  If you enter the codeword “Frozen” into Disney Movie Rewards, you will get 10 bonus points.

6:27: Lipton Ice Tea aired a Muppet ad.  You can watch it here:

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6:50:  The Great Beauty wins the Best Foreign Film Oscar.  Did you know that this Disney heroine starred in an Italian film?

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6:56pm: The show reaches that middle part where it seems to drag.  But Iron Man has an idea on how to liven things up a bit.

7:08pm: Dory is going to have to work on her memory if she is expected to remember the names of all the stars in this tweet.

7:27pm: During her speech, the head of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mentioned their building which is slated to open in 2017.  Disney’s Bob Iger is heading the fundraising effort for the museum.
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7:33pm: Time for the Wizard of Oz tribute.  When Disney fans think of Oz and Oscar, they generally think of this man…

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7:40pm: Good going to  ABC for using the Oz tribute as a way to promote the Wicket Witch coming to Once Upon a Time next week.ouatoz

7:54pm: RIP Carmen Zapata, Stuart Freeborn, Shirley Temple Black, Anette Funiccelo and to all those the Disney community lost.  Touching tribute with Bette Middler singing “Wind Beneath My Wings” from Disney’s Beaches

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8:04pm: Still waiting for Idina’s performance.  Here she is talking to ABC7 on the red carpet.

8:12pm: Idina Menzel rocked Let it Go, but John Travolta mangled her name when he introduced her.  He are some tweets regarding that.

 

8:18pm: Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez win Best Original Song for “Let It Go”.  They sung a ditty about Frozen 2 and pronounced Idina Menzel correctly.  Enter the codeword “Elsa” to get 10 bonus points from Disney Movie Rewards.  @DisneylandToday congratulated Frozen for winning two awards. frozenoscar 8:32pm: Here is that Google ad featuring Finding Nemo’s Andrew Stanton.  Interesting to see him do a Google ad instead of Apple considering the Steve Jobs connection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOjnXcy8NE&feature=share&list=UUK8sQmJBp8GCxrOtXWBpyEA 8:38pm: The Academy has posted video of Idina Menzel (sp?) performance 8:53pm: Apparently, the demand for bonus points is more than Disney Movie Rewards can handle.  They tweeted to remind folks that the codes will be go through tomorrow for those that can’t get through.

9:00pm: 12 Years a Slave wins Best Picture to end the night.  And we learn Michael Eisner can make Oscar picks.  He was 6 for 6 in the major categories.