Post-Oscar recap

The highs:

• The speeches: especially Graham Moore's for Best Adapted Screenplay, Patricia Arquette's (whatever was said in the press room later, her initial message on-stage was welcome) and Pawel Pawlikowski for just powering on through
• Eddie Redmayne's reaction to his win - so damn endearing
  
  
  
• Common and John Legend's performance of Glory - beautiful. And then, David Oyelowo having his tears dried by Oprah,
• Lego Oscars! And The Lonely Island jumping about like loons.
• Julie Andrews

The lows

• Neil Patrick Harris: somehow, Not Particularly Hilarious (though I did think the Birdman underwear skit paid off)
• The extended break in transmission in Germany which meant we missed JK Simmons' win
• Birdman's Best Picture win - mainly because it cost me first place in the prediction sweepstakes
• The interminable ad breaks
• McConnaughey's beard

The cringe

• The Pro7 red carpet
• John Travolta