The 21 Best GIFs From The Oscars
<span>The 86th Academy Awards were last night.</span>
<span>Despite the ceremony being three-and-a-half hours long, host Ellen Degeneres livened up the Dolby Theater. </span>
<span>Here are the best GIFs from the night. (Note: It may take time for some to load.)</span>
Ellen made fun of Jennifer Lawrence for falling all the time at the Oscars.<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/53149ace69bedd2a7bde77f3-/jennifer-laugh-oscars-2014.gif" border="0" alt="jennifer laugh oscars 2014" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;" />
Pharrell got Meryl Streep to shimmy during his performance of Oscar-nominated song "Happy."<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5313e34e6bb3f71e468e65a9-/meryl-streep-pharrell.gif" border="0" alt="meryl streep pharrell" />
A lot of them involved host Ellen DeGeneres ... like when she handed Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper a lottery ticket as an early consolation prize.
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/53149c4069bedd667ede77f8-/ellen-bradley-cooper-lottery-ticket.gif" border="0" alt="ellen bradley cooper lottery ticket" />
... or when she scared the crap out of Oscar nominees Leonardo DiCaprio and Sandra Bullock.
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53149a53ecad04cd507dc70d-/ellen-leonardo-dicaprio-sandra-bullock.gif" border="0" alt="ellen leonardo dicaprio sandra bullock" />
Then there was the pizza frenzy.
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5314a17369beddb214de77f3-/ellen-pizza.gif" border="0" alt="ellen pizza" />
<span>Ellen went around asking audience members for donations.</span>
<span><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/53149dbfecad046d587dc716-/ellen-money-collection-oscars.gif" border="0" alt="ellen money collection oscars gif" /></span>
<span>... and pocketed lip balm from Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o.</span>
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><span><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/53149d2669bedd4977de77fb-/lupita-nyongo-lip-balm.gif" border="0" alt="lupita nyongo lip balm" /></span>
John Travolta considered adding to the pot, but then decided against it.
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5314aa03ecad04570e7dc704-/john-travolta-oscars.gif" border="0" alt="john travolta oscars" />
When it finally came, winner Jared Leto was anxious to grab a slice.<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/531481c36da8115e71aa9902-/jared-leto-pizza.gif" border="0" alt="jared leto pizza" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;" />
The mad scramble to make the most retweeted image ever.
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5314a28b69bedd0a17de77f7-/oscar-selfie.gif" border="0" alt="oscar selfie" />
Brad Pitt approves.
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5314a28b69bedd9b14de77fa-/oscar-selfie-brad-pitt.gif" border="0" alt="oscar selfie brad pitt" />
Robert De Niro looked bored during Spike Jonze's Best Original Screenplay speech for "Her."
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5314a2276bb3f7b2643af1ac-/robert-deniro.gif" border="0" alt="robert deniro oscars" />
Joseph Gordon Levitt fiddled with his Oscar envelope:
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/531499b6eab8ea8a1f606184-/joseph-gordon-levitt-envelope-fiddle.gif" border="0" alt="joseph gordon levitt envelope fiddle" />
Benedict Cumberbatch tried to photobomb another image.
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53148188ecad047e7d7dc704-/benedict-cumberbatch-oscars.gif" border="0" alt="benedict cumberbatch oscars" />
The many faces of presenter Jim Carrey:
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/53149971ecad0466547dc704-/jim-carrey-faces.gif" border="0" alt="jim carrey faces oscars 2014" />
Sandra Bullock teared up listening to "Gravity" director Alfonso Cuaron on stage.
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/531496feeab8ea130d60618e-/sandra-bullock-oscars.gif" border="0" alt="sandra bullock oscars gif" />
Bette Midler during her beautiful performance of "The Wind Beneath My Wings":
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/531496fd69bedd8b69de77f5-/bette-midler-oscars.gif" border="0" alt="bette midler oscars gif" />
The exact moment Matthew McConaughey realized he won the Best Actor Oscar ...<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/53149825eab8ea5013606187-/matthew-mcconaughey-oscar-reaction.gif" border="0" alt="matthew mcconaughey oscar reaction" />
... and celebrated with a kiss to his wife Camila Alves.
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/531497746da811c854aa9900-/matthew-mcconaughey-kiss.gif" border="0" alt="matthew mcconaughey kiss" />
And then his subsequent signature point and wink afterward on stage.<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/531498e169bedd7f68de77f7-/matthew-mcconaughey-point-and-wink.gif" border="0" alt="matthew mcconaughey point and wink" />
And, of course, Jennifer Lawrence making a scene on the Oscar red carpet.
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5313d0a76bb3f79e058e65b1-/jennifer-lawrence-red-carpet-fail.gif" border="0" alt="jennifer lawrence red carpet fail" />
<b>See Also:</b>
<ul><li>John Travolta Totally Butchered Idina Menzel's Name While Introducing Her</li><li>Matthew McConaughey Wins Best Actor</li><li>Cate Blanchett Wins Best Actress</li></ul>