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Oscars: the 5 biggest mistakes

1. Kim Novak still suffers from Vertigo

First she quit Hollywood and moved to the country; then she accused the makers of The Artist of 'rape' after they appropriated the music from Vertigo; and she's often described as 'a recluse'. So it's safe to say that Kim Novak was always going to be a wild card on Oscar night. The first shock was her face, bisected as it was by a Heath Ledger-esque Joker smile. Even more startling was her apparent lack of knowledge about how microphones work, leading co-presenterMatthew McConaughey to place a gentlemanly arm around her shoulder in a bid to pull her towards it. Once there, she talked over him, seemed a little addled, and generally behaved like a supremely ironic choice to present Best Animation.


2. Harrison Ford: out of his crystal skull?

Is Harrison Ford the best actor who ever lived? In films he often seems charming and able to speak in full sentences, yet in real life these powers seem utterly beyond him. He must be quite a performer. The 71 year-old's single earring and increasingly teeny-bopperish hair have long been an object of internet fascination, but no amount of hipster accoutrements could hide his perpetually befuddled, cranky 'get off my lawn!' demeanour last night. Depending on which Twitter wags you believe, Ford introduced his Best Picture clips either high, in a very bad mood, or having recently emerged from a carbonite casing and trying to get to grips with the world. He perked up considerably when Ellen DeGeneres began handing out pizza; make of that what you will.



3. John Travolta lets himself go

Yes, he's dyslexic; and no, her name doesn't exactly trip off the tongue the first time you say it. But couldn't John Travolta have spent a little bit of time practising how to say Idina Menzel's name before introducing her performance of Let it Go? She's probably laughing about it now, but Menzel - or 'Adel Dazeem', as she'll be known from now on - seemed noticeably off her usually flawless game once she arrived on stage.



4. Zac Efron: an aspiration to us all

On hand to prove that autocue flubs aren't solely the preserve of old-timers, former High School Musical pretty-boy Zac Efron described Best Song nominee Karen O as an 'aspiration', rather than an 'inspiration'. Back to school, Efron.



5. Goldie Hawn perks up slavery

Did Goldie Hawn really have to announce the title of the grim, gruelling Best Picture with such peppy enthusiasm? Her reading of '12 Years a ... Slave!', delivered with that huge three-martini smile, made it sound like a Mel Brooks chucklefest, or the beginning of a Louis CK routine. Luckily, Steve McQueen was too busy jumping up and down to care.



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