For all the Oscars’ pretty well-earned reputation for being way too predictable (I mean, did anyone really think that J.K. Simmons, Julianne Moore and Patricia Arquette weren’t going to win? Not that they weren’t justified in getting those awards, but come on!) the show has tended to produce some pretty surprising reactions when it comes to Twitter, at least.
Last year it was Ellen’s selfie that actually wound up setting a Twitter record and became the most retweeted photo of all time. (Remember that? Seems like such a long time ago!) And while there was nothing really to rival that moment this time around, there was one performer who blew everyone away and actually wound up becoming the surprise Twitter winner: Lady Gaga.
Yes, Lady Gaga. (Why do I feel like I’m actually writing about the (shudder) Grammys right now instead?)
Her performance of the medley from the Sound of Music, after which she was joined by Julie Andrews, was the moment that earned the most Tweets per minute (TPM), Twitter has revealed. It also led to her being the most Tweeted- about person at the event as well.
I have to admit, that performance really rocked it. When they first announced it, my girlfriend and I simultaneously rolled our eyes. At the end of it, though, I said, literally, “I didn’t know she could actually sing!”
The other top moments were one slightly surprising winner and one very predictable one: when Alejandro Iñárritu won Best Picture for “Birdman” (I had Boyhood checked on my ballot and when Patricia Arquette won her Best Supporting Actress award.
People were really digging the Arquette tonight, as she was the second most Tweeted about nominee, followed by John Legend.
The most Tweeted about movies were the ones you probably could have guessed: Birdman, the somewhat unexpected big winner; The Grand Budapest Hotel, which pretty much dominated the first half of the show; and Boyhood, with most of them likely of the “it was robbed!” variety.
For some reason, Twitter has not actually released any of the actual numbers yet, but we will update the story if/when it does.
Things weren’t all great, though, as Twitter found a few things to be mad at (of freaking course it did). This time it was Joan Rivers being left out of the in memoriam section. You know, that great thespian Joan Rivers? Who is known for all of her iconic film roles?
Honestly, the only time I think I ever saw her in a movie was Spaceballs, and wasn’t even in the freaking thing! Oh, and that documentary they made about her a few years ago. But why let facts like that get in the way when you can just rant?
After all, that’s a big part of why Twitter even continues to exist. And we love it for it… kind of.
