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By: Feb. 28, 2016
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The 88th Annual Academy Awards telecast aired live coast-to-coast on Sunday, February 28th (8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT).

The Oscars brought many surprises (Stacey Dash anybody?) and many sighs of relief (Leo finally won!) and BroadwayWorld has all of the best stage and screen actors live tweet reactions! Keep reading to see all of your favorite stars' reactions to the Oscars.


-Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

-Patti Murin @PattiMurin

Ahhhh where is @briandarcyjames??? I want to see him!! #Oscars

-jen cody @Jen__Cody

Yay!! Spotlight! @briandarcyjames yay! So Proud #gettingitdone

-Lesli Margherita @QueenLesli

I'll never let go, Jack

-Patti Murin @PattiMurin

-Tony Danza @TonyDanza

Congrats @brielarson! Proud of you!

-AnnoyingActorFriend @Actor_Friend

This #Oscars feels longer than Hamilton's road to the Tonys.

-Josh Gad @joshgad

-Alan Cumming @Alancumming

Oh nice, oscars. Play off a man of color with Wagner, one of the most racial fascist composers ever! #OscarsSoWhite

-Ana Gasteyer @AnaGasteyer

Cool it with the Valkyrie and let the man speak

-Julia Murney @JuliaMurney

Hey, @ladygaga & @Diane_Warren: your achievement goes way beyond an #Oscar. You shifted things and shined a light. Thank you. #weallwin

-Wilson Cruz @wcruz73

Well, awesome that he used that shocking moment to show solidarity. Next time Gaga.

-Andy Mientus @andymientus

Seeing an Oscar in an Out hand will never get old. Congrats @samsmithworld! #Oscars

-Laura Benanti @LauraBenanti

HOLLYWOOD HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MINDS???

-Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

-Josh Gad @joshgad

I mean, can we talk about how unbelievably cool it is that #EnnioMorricone is still making a oscar winning scores. Goosebumps

-Kristin Chenoweth @KChenoweth

Okay. I do not know how @Diane_Warren and @ladygaga song TILL IT HAPPENS TO YOU ones NOT win. A great performance. Great.

-Matt Doyle @MattfDoyle

Speechless. @ladygaga @stephenoremus

-Lesli Margherita @QueenLesli

Gaga was effing IT.

-Tracie Thoms @traciethoms

Gags is GIVING IT TO US!!!!!!!!! YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

-Andy Mientus @andymientus

Jesus Christ that was incredible. Thank you Oscars

-Vanessa Hudgens @VanessaHudgens

-Alex Wyse @alexwyse

Imagine seeing the world through Jacob Tremblay's eyes.

-Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

The part where my dad @Vegalteno goes "he/she DIED?!" at least 5 times.

-mia farrow @MiaFarrow

-Tracie Thoms @traciethoms

Yaaassss Tatt! #whoopi

-Kat Dennings @OfficialKat

They played off Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy talking about honor killings but they gave Chris Rock 45 seconds for that bit??

-David Burtka @Davidburtka

Did anyone think the music played on the Oscars was so bizarre?

-Jesse Tyler Ferguson @jessetyler

Slumdog Millionaire grew up to be H-O-T!

-Laura Benanti @LauraBenanti

I love Louie C. K.

-Josh Gad @joshgad

#LouisCK Thank you. #Oscar

-Corey Cott @NapOnACott

-Kate Loprest @KateLoprest

Yay Mark Rylance!!!!! Oscar Winner!!! And such a giving actor/director

-Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

A BILLION people just saw @briandarcyjames.

-Jesse Tyler Ferguson @jessetyler

See now, Patty didn't sit on HER glasses. She kept them in the case until she needed them, Kate.

-Patti Murin @PattiMurin

I just wanted Tom Hardy to be Ron Swanson in The Revenant. #Oscars

-jen cody @Jen__Cody

Finally a clip of@briandarcyjames

-Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel

-Ben Platt @BenSPLATT

-Ana Gasteyer @AnaGasteyer

Tim Allen and tom@hanks sound like their voiceover standins

-Laura Bell Bundy @LauraBellBundy

Can I get some thin mints over here? #oscars

-Josh Gad @joshgad

My daughter finally cares about the #Oscars #Minions

-billy eichner @billyeichner

Well I can't imagine Charlotte Rampling is having a GREAT time.

-Lilla Crawford @LILLACRAWFORD

The bear in The Revenant gave a beautiful and chilling performance as a mother fighting for her cubs. Where's her nomination, Academy?

-AnnoyingActorFriend @Actor_Friend

-Michael Park @park24hrs

Holy Mad Max, Batman.

-Debra Messing @DebraMessing

Is Mad Max good?

-Patti Murin @PattiMurin

If Mad Max wins Best Picture tonight, I will do the happiest dance that ever was. #Oscars

-Jennifer Damiano @jenndamiano

-Andy Mientus @andymientus

In the future when we have super intelligent computers that talk back to us, I demand mine be voiced by @priyankachopra. #oscars

-Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff

Study these Mad Max costumes carefully, we'll all need to know how to make them soon.

-Jeanine Tesori @JeanineTesori

Triple uh oh. #TheBearInTheMezzanine

-Kumail Nanjiani ‏@kumailn

All the Mad Max crew look like they're from Mad Max. #Oscars

-Josh Gad @joshgad

Why are Jared Leto and Margot Robbie in a war over prettiest eyes? #Oscars

-Laura Bell Bundy @LauraBellBundy

-Debra Messing @DebraMessing

Chris Rock's monologue was spectacular.#oscars

-Ciara Renée @CiaraRenee8

Wow! Congrats #aliciavikander seems like a seriously cool human. Like to see that. #Hawkscars #Oscars

-Leslie Kritzer @lesliekritzer

-Andrew Keenan-Bolger @KeenanBlogger

Whoa he is literally half a Sam Smith #Oscars #Werq

-?α?α?ι? ω?ι?? @Natalie_Weiss

What just happened with that Stacey Dash bit? #oscars

-Jeanine Tesori @JeanineTesori

Double uh oh

-Ben Schwartz ‏@rejectedjokes

They choose which lines to show on screen for the best writing awards by closing their eyes and pointing to a random line in each script.

-Kumail Nanjiani ‏@kumailn

Ryan Gosling is too pretty to be this funny. I hate him. #Oscars

-Amy Schumer @amyschumer

-Josh Gad @joshgad

Sorry. Still don't understand how #InsideOut is not nominated for Best Picture #Oscars

-Patti Murin @PattiMurin

Chris Rock is maybe literally the only person alive who can do this monologue tonight. #Oscars

-David Alan Grier @davidalangrier

Here we gooooooo! #OscarsSoWhite

-Joshua Henry @joshuahenry20

Maaan.. @MarkRuffalo is ready to get RIGHT into it. #OpenerForChrisRock

-Josh Gad @joshgad

-Ana Gasteyer @AnaGasteyer

On the spirit of #Oscars Ageist critiques, I have to say John Goodman looks exactly the f-ing fantastic same

-Billy Crystal @BillyCrystal

-Jesse Tyler Ferguson @jessetyler

Fun fact: The brilliant @derekmclane who designed the set for the Oscars is the set designer for @FullyBroadway. I roll with the best!

-Kristin Chenoweth @KChenoweth

I love you @KevinHart4real !! U always make us smile. #fraternityofcomedy

-Brian d'Arcy James @briandarcyjames




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