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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>

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