CLEVELAND, Ohio — The best of the best in movies were honored at the 2017 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
In case you missed it, here’s a recap presented solely in GIFs.
Before the ceremony, the stars walked the red carpet. Justin Timberlake made a habit out of photo bombing people.
This GIF gets better with every loop. #Oscars https://t.co/MjxouWqYTH pic.twitter.com/pyphR5MdvZ
— GIPHY (@GIPHY) February 27, 2017
JT opened the show with a performance of “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” his Oscar-nominated song from “Trolls”
“I think there’s a really good chance they’re gonna let you back in [NSYNC]” — Kimmel giving kudos to @jtimberlake at #Oscars pic.twitter.com/OEdxvcjiWQ
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) February 27, 2017
Host Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue was pretty tame. Is his fake feud with Matt Damon really still a thing?
Jimmy Kimmel leads the #Oscars crowd in standing ovation for “overrated” Meryl Streep: https://t.co/TJ8w1tqa4X pic.twitter.com/PgOsQqFClt
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 27, 2017
When Jimmy Kimmel puts you on blast… #Oscars https://t.co/9K89XpZgBx pic.twitter.com/UKce4LazUv
— GIPHY (@GIPHY) February 27, 2017
The first award of the night went to…
Mahershala Ali is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. #Oscars #avcOscars pic.twitter.com/NkvUEm64ix
— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) February 27, 2017
“Moana” star Auli’i Cravalho nails her performance of “How Far I’ll Go” with an assist from Lin-Manuel Miranda
when u were nervous but u totally crushed it #oscars pic.twitter.com/CkL1BrqAdD
— Melissa Rosenberg (@melroseee) February 27, 2017
Viola Davis wins Best Supporting Actress and gives an emotional speech.
Everyone watching Viola Davis’ speech at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Rv41Vu0ffD
— Mashable GIF (@mashablegif) February 27, 2017
Sting performs “The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story”
A performance so good, it stings! @OfficialSting #Oscars pic.twitter.com/eg766t54Rk
— ABC Network (@ABCNetwork) February 27, 2017
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who boycotted the Oscars because of President Trump’s travel ban, sent two Iranian American citizens to accept the award for Best Foreign Language Film on his behalf and read a statement
“My absence is out of respect for the people of my country,” says #Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi in a statement pic.twitter.com/jed7adxP3Y
— Variety (@Variety) February 27, 2017
Did you like “Zootopia?” It beat its Disney rival “Moana” for best animated feature.
Disney’s #Zootopia Wins Best Animated Picture #Oscars https://t.co/FZ94i2j91V pic.twitter.com/McP3CFPlzQ
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) February 27, 2017
Nearly two hours in the show, “La La Land” wins its first Oscar.
#Oscars: “La La Land” wins for Best Production Design [?] pic.twitter.com/VrFSpRmkj1
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 27, 2017
Michael J. Fox — Marty McFly!! — just arrived on the Oscar stage with Seth Rogen in a DeLorean! Whoa, this is heavy.
Watch your head there, Seth #Oscars pic.twitter.com/tvtbvtRvLa
— Mashable GIF (@mashablegif) February 27, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel and the kid from “Lion” Sunny Pawar recreate a scene from “The Lion King”
Jimmy Kimmel does ‘The Lion King’ #Oscars pic.twitter.com/a9z7Xu4puo
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) February 27, 2017
and Lin Manuel-Miranda is having a good time. He’s still waiting to see if he wins the EGOT.
Lin-Manuel is joy, personified. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Jy6UdLx8IA
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 27, 2017
Kimmel is now trolling @RealDonaldTrump
Jimmy Kimmel really just tweeted at @realDonaldTrump in the middle of the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/DB377MIQaD
— Mic (@mic) February 27, 2017
Mean Tweets is always good for a laugh.
[?] [?] [?] #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Jhm4ohIejt
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 27, 2017
*** Time to swoon ***
LOOK AT MY PARENTS RYAN GOSLING AND EMMA STONE LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY ARE #Oscars pic.twitter.com/eT0A5KfksR
— xavier (@ryanghoesling) February 27, 2017
John Legend performs two nominated songs from “La La Land”
We could listen to @johnlegend all day, every day. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/PwD18vE8Yk
— People Magazine (@people) February 27, 2017
No surprise “City of Stars” from “La La Land” wins best original song, it’s been in our heads since we first heard it over Christmas. “La La Land” is now the leader of the night with four Oscars.
And that’s four! “City of Stars” wins best original song. #LaLaLand pic.twitter.com/1h490qP4DX
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) February 27, 2017
Here come the tears…
Gone, but not forgotten. [?] #Oscars pic.twitter.com/al4ImnNwKF
— People Magazine (@people) February 27, 2017
And “Manchester by the Sea” is on the board
Best Original Screenplay goes to #ManchesterByTheSea! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/f5es2vxYqg
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 27, 2017
“Moonlight” wins its second award of the night.
Tarell Alvin McCraney dedicated his Academy Award to “black and brown non gender conforming boys and girls” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/HbOeKB2OUk
— Mic (@mic) February 27, 2017
“La La Land” may not have gotten the record, but it’s turned out to be a pretty good night.
Damien Chazelle wins best director for @LaLaLand #Oscars https://t.co/cxbJlSCKYO pic.twitter.com/QxU8u8GcwN
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) February 27, 2017
Casey Affleck wins his first Oscar for “Manchester by the Sea”
Congrats Casey Affleck on winning Best Actor for #ManchesterByTheSea! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/UwYFqXbQQ3
— People Magazine (@people) February 27, 2017
In his acceptance speech, Affleck thanked Denzel Washington. He seemed to get emotional about it.
Denzel [?] #Oscars pic.twitter.com/kZRax8yFaT
— Mashable GIF (@mashablegif) February 27, 2017
It has to be Emma, right?
“Thank you for making me laugh.” – Emma Stone to @RyanGosling. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/QthxbfnLol
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017
MORE TO COME…
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