After continuously asking the A-list celebrities if they want to order some pizza, Ellen DeGeneres really delivers when she finally comes out with a pizza delivery boy carrying three boxes of pies. It's nice that she actually follows up on her promise, but it's hard to watch beautiful people like Brad Pitt be forced to serve as makeshift waiters just so DeGeneres can get a laugh. Like the selfie fiasco earlier, it takes way too long for DeGeneres to actually hand out the pizza and leaves us cold ... and hungry.

It wasn't that Ellen DeGeneres was bad per se, but her monologue is hardly one to write home tweet about. After starting out with a typical L.A. joke about the rain, she makes several yawn-worthy cracks about the nominees, including that June Squibb is old and Somalian native Barkhad Abdi being the wine captain now (which he doesn't understand). But then she implies that Liza Minnelli is the best male Liza impersonator she's ever seen. DeGeneres saves herself with an easy target: making fun of Jennifer Lawrence's fall at last year's ceremony and on this year's red carpet. ("If you win tonight, I think we should bring the Oscar to you.") But it's too little, too late. Where are Tina Fey and Amy Poehler when you need them?

U2 keeps the performance for the nominated song "Ordinary Love" &mdash for the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom — stripped down and evocative. All four bandmembers wear solemn black (Bono's blue specs are the only pop of color) as images of Mandela appear in the background. Although the audience eventually gets to its feet, it feels more like an afterthought than a spontaneous display of appreciation.

Early in the evening, Jared Leto predictably snags the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. In his thank-you speech, he manages to tell a story about a pregnant teenager in 1971 who turned out to be his mom, thanks his brother and fellow 30 Seconds to Mars bandmate Shannon, touches on the violent situations in Ukraine and Venezuela and then finally addresses his film's themes and dedicates the award to the 36 million who died of AIDS and to those who "suffer injustice for who you are and who you love." We're glad the band hadn't warmed up their play-off music yet!

Toward the end of a ceremony rife with strange, pointless montages comes the Academy's traditional In Memoriam montage. "We lost too many of them this year, but because of the great gift of film, they will live forever," Glenn Close says by way of introducing this year's segment, which is notable for the number of unexpected, gone-too-soon honorees: James Gandolfini, Paul Walker, Roger Ebert, Harold Ramis and Philip Seymour Hoffman. After the montage concludes, Bette Midler takes the stage to perform "Wind Beneath My Wings," and receives a standing ovation.

After racking up several statuettes already, Gravity wins yet again for Best Director. Alfonso Cuaron throws in a few sweet but awkward jokes (although correcting "wise guys at Warner Bros." to "wise people" is chuckle-worthy) and then ends with a sweet message to his wife in Spanish, in which he dedicates the award to her and tells her, "Te amo."

The documentary feature category doesn't always make the biggest splash at the ceremony, but after 20 Feet From Stardom producers have their say, they step back to let singer Darlene Love express their gratitude in song. Love belts out a joyous and uplifting song of praise that causes Bill Murray, and then the rest of the audience, to leap to their feet for a standing ovation.

Although Frozen co-director Chris Buck wins for Best Animated Feature, the achievement is bittersweet. In his brief acceptance speech, he dedicates the award to the film's guardian angel, his son Ryder Buck, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter. Ryder had just met his idol, the lead singer of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and had gotten their promise that he would open for the band one day. Six days later, he was struck and killed by a car.

Idina Menzel brings out her powerhouse vocals on the Frozen song "Let It Go," although she sounds more nasally than usual. But what we're really dazzled by is the production design, which has been consistently strong throughout the night. For this number, the rich blue backdrop highlighted by twinkling crystal curtains and giant (but tasteful!) snowflakes is vibrant and soothing all at once.

12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen is clearly overwhelmed by his movie’s win for Best Picture. So much so that he talks a mile a minute and mispronounces multiple names (unlike Travolta, he recognizes that he mispronounced said names). However, the best part comes right after McQueen finishes his speech and jumps up and down multiple times. Yeah, we’re happy this long telecast is finally done too.

Dressed in a ruby-red glittering ball gown to match Dorothy’s iconic shoes, Pink pays tribute to Judy Garland and The Wizard of Oz with a beautiful performance of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." She may not perform with any of her usual gravity-defying moves, but her stellar vocals, combined with images from the 1939 film, don't need any distractions.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O sets the mood perfectly for her simple but beautiful and haunting Oscar-nominated song from Her, "The Moon Song." Karen performs sitting down on a set of stairs with the lights turned all the way down to highlight the big, glowing (fake) moon behind her. With Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig on her left side and her heels removed and sitting to her right, it feels like the audience is invited into their quiet romance if only for a few minutes.

"There's nothing like the right music," Jamie Foxx says when he and Jessica Biel take the stage to present the award for Best Original Score. The musically inclined Oscar winner takes that a few steps further when he starts making noises to the tune of the classic Chariots of Fire song and Biel is forced to talk over him to present the nominees. A presenter who can sing, act, dance and improvise? He’s got our vote for next year’s host.

After the clips play to introduce the Best Cinematography nominees, Bill Murray adds, "Oh, we forgot one. Harold Ramis for Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day." The filmmaker and friend of Murray died on Feb. 24 from complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis at the age of 69.

Upon receiving his Best Actor award for his work in Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey outlines what keeps him going: 1) God, for someone to look up to; 2) His family, for something to look forward to (including his deceased dad who loves gumbo, lemon pie and Miller Lite); and 3) His future self, as someone to chase. McConaughey even declares, "It's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates." But it's how he closes his speech that really drives his points home for the audience. "All right, all right, all right," he adds, referencing his signature, folksy catchphrase. We're convinced!

Out with the shorts, in with the hat! Pharrell leaves his suit-shorts on the red carpet for the first Best Original Song performance of the night, but dusts off his Mountie hat for an energetic run-through of "Happy," with a brief cameo by Jamie Foxx. The backup dancers' choreography looks like something out of The Mickey Mouse Club — but we mean that in a good way. Pharrell also does some improvised dancing with first-row dwellers Lupita Nyong'o, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams — but gets denied by Jennifer Lawrence. (A wise move, as she'd probably trip again.)

Who's giving the live performance of eventual Best Original Song winner "Let It Go" from Frozen? That would be Broadway darling and Glee alum Idina Menzel — but you'd never know it from John Travolta's introduction. To say Travolta butchers Menzel's name would be an understatement, because that would at least imply he's in the ballpark. Not even close! Within minutes, Travolta's mispronunciation had been immortalized on Vine, and spawned its own Twitter account for @AdeleDazim.

Move over, Jennifer Lawrence. There's a new charmer in town! Lupita Nyong'o, who takes the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in 12 Years a Slave, wins over the audience with her giddy, heartfelt acceptance speech. She comes close to tears several times and thanks everyone — even the Yale School of Drama for teaching her to act. She concludes, "When I look at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you're from, your dreams are valid." Is it any wonder that she looks like Cinderella come to life? All hail Princess Lupita!

Yes, we get it, Ellen DeGeneres, selfies are "cool" and "hip." However, the host tries a little too hard to get some laughs by taking the most star-studded selfie ever. After making one too many jokes about ordering a pizza (not a cool thing to do around a bunch of starving actresses in size-0 couture gowns), DeGeneres convinces the likes of Meryl Streep, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto, Lupita Nyong'o, Kevin Spacey and even Brangelina to pose for a photo with her on her cell phone. The moment is cute, but it takes way too long to get the right shot. Why must Ellen drag everyone down with her?

As expected, Cate Blanchett overcomes the controversy surrounding her connection to director Woody Allen and continues her awards-season dominance. After winning Best Actress for her turn as a modern-day Blanche DuBois in Blue Jasmine, Blanchett — in typically humble fashion — spends much of her speech honoring the other women in her category. Though she offers straightforward praise for Judi Dench, Amy Adams and Meryl Streep, Blanchett saves the best line for Julia Roberts: "Julia, hashtag, suck it."