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BWW Updating Live! Stars of Stage and Screen React to THE OSCARS
By: Kaitlin Milligan Feb. 28, 2016
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
Ahhhh where is @briandarcyjames??? I want to see him!! #Oscars
Yay!! Spotlight! @briandarcyjames yay! So Proud #gettingitdone
I'll never let go, Jack
Congrats @brielarson! Proud of you!
-AnnoyingActorFriend @Actor_Friend
This #Oscars feels longer than Hamilton's road to the Tonys.
Oh nice, oscars. Play off a man of color with Wagner, one of the most racial fascist composers ever! #OscarsSoWhite
Cool it with the Valkyrie and let the man speak
Hey, @ladygaga & @Diane_Warren: your achievement goes way beyond an #Oscar. You shifted things and shined a light. Thank you. #weallwin
Well, awesome that he used that shocking moment to show solidarity. Next time Gaga.
Seeing an Oscar in an Out hand will never get old. Congrats @samsmithworld! #Oscars
HOLLYWOOD HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MINDS???
-Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel
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.
Speechless. @ladygaga @stephenoremus
Gaga was effing IT.
Gags is GIVING IT TO US!!!!!!!!! YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus Christ that was incredible. Thank you Oscars
-Vanessa Hudgens @VanessaHudgens
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.
Yaaassss Tatt! #whoopi
They played off Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy talking about honor killings but they gave Chris Rock 45 seconds for that bit??
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!
I love Louie C. K.
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.
I just wanted Tom Hardy to be Ron Swanson in The Revenant. #Oscars
Finally a clip of@briandarcyjames
-Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel
Tim Allen and tom@hanks sound like their voiceover standins
-Laura Bell Bundy @LauraBellBundy
Can I get some thin mints over here? #oscars
My daughter finally cares about the #Oscars #Minions
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
Holy Mad Max, Batman.
Is Mad Max good?
If Mad Max wins Best Picture tonight, I will do the happiest dance that ever was. #Oscars
-Jennifer Damiano @jenndamiano
In the future when we have super intelligent computers that talk back to us, I demand mine be voiced by @priyankachopra. #oscars
Study these Mad Max costumes carefully, we'll all need to know how to make them soon.
-Jeanine Tesori @JeanineTesori
Triple uh oh. #TheBearInTheMezzanine
All the Mad Max crew look like they're from Mad Max. #Oscars
Why are Jared Leto and Margot Robbie in a war over prettiest eyes? #Oscars
-Laura Bell Bundy @LauraBellBundy
Chris Rock's monologue was spectacular.#oscars
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
What just happened with that Stacey Dash bit? #oscars
-Jeanine Tesori @JeanineTesori
Double uh oh
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.
Ryan Gosling is too pretty to be this funny. I hate him. #Oscars
Sorry. Still don't understand how #InsideOut is not nominated for Best Picture #Oscars
Chris Rock is maybe literally the only person alive who can do this monologue tonight. #Oscars
-David Alan Grier @davidalangrier
Here we gooooooo! #OscarsSoWhite
Maaan.. @MarkRuffalo is ready to get RIGHT into it. #OpenerForChrisRock
On the spirit of #Oscars Ageist critiques, I have to say John Goodman looks exactly the f-ing fantastic same
-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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