EVENTS: 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS – (ARRIVALS & SHOW)

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Best Supporting Actress Nominees Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson arrive at the 81st Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, February 22nd.

I actually watched the full show and thought it was very entertaining to say the least. Hugh Jackman was a great host and I loved how they presented the awards this year using past winners to speak about the nominees. Very dope.

With appearances and performances from: Beyonce, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, Eddie Murphy and more. Peep the pics.

queen latifah beyonce knowles alicia keys
john legend and girlfriend christy seal and heidi klum Freida Pinto and Dev Patel

alicia keys and taraji p. henson taraji p. henson viola davis
pre show host robin roberts danny glover and producer ann tiegen meryl streep and queen latifah
louis gossett jr and granddaughter whoopi goldberg angelina and brad

pics from the show

halle berry will smith presenting cuba gooding jr
queen latifah performs (she sounded good too) beyonce performs with hugh jackman beyonce performs
John Legend and A.R. Rahman Actor Eddie Murphy presents the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Jerry Lewis

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232 Responses to EVENTS: 81ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS – (ARRIVALS & SHOW)

  1. KSH

    Ben Stiller & Will Smith totally did it for me.

    I thought Tina Fey and Steve Martin wre funny too.

    Loved Whoopi’s dress too.

  2. Tamala

    EVERYONE LOOKS GOOD EXCEPT BEYONCE
    BEYONCE LOOKS LIKE SHE GAINED 15 POUNDS!
    WHY IS IT THAT SHE LOOKS SO GHETTO IN BLACK AND GOLD HOD DRESS??
    DOES SHE THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BUY IT BECAUSE SHE WORE ONE?
    DOES HER MAMA AND FATHER THINK NOW THE OSCAR CROWD ARE GOING TO STAMPEDE THE MALL NEXT YEAR AND WEAR HOD DRESSES JUST BE CAUSE BEYKANKLES WORE ONE THIS YEAR?
    EVERYONE ELSE LOOKS ELEGANT
    HALLE LOOKS LIKE OLD MONEY, VERY RICH IN THAT GOWN
    BEYONCE LOOKS LIKE THE TACKY OFF THE RACK VERSION OF HALLE’S DRESS!
    SIT DOWN BEYKANKLES KNOWLES!! YOU SUCK!

  3. Debbi D

    what the hell is the infatuation with Angelina she wore a black dress…she almost always wears black…to me she looks the same…..when they have access to the best designers, clothing and jewelry….come on she can do MUCH better.

  4. Debbi D

    Alicia’s hair people seem not to care for her that much to let her walk around in public like that…..and furthermore when a celeb look bad at such events the stylists are to blame….good stylist,hair and make-up artists would never let their clients show up at a event looking horrible

  5. Cinnamon

    Alicia killed it as usual looking pretty in her purplish pink. Beyonce looked a little plain to me. Taraji looks great as usual.

  6. Audrey

    Beyonce looks a mess, nothing about that red carpet look is right. It is all wrong. Her face looks too bare, the dress is over the top, her hair is really off. Her face is too wide and her ears stick out too much. She needs jewelry and a dress without a busy pattern, she is really ridiculous trying to match her gown to the actual oscar statue but no surprise there, she has proven to be the tackiest performer everywhere she goes.

    her performance outfit was worse, showing her wide azz like that is just not a good look for the Oscars. Beyonce and her mother could not buy class if it was on sale for $2.99! Good for Kelly in getting away from their management now maybe she can get some shine!

  7. padda

    Ima a padda 1x
    Ima Ima a padda8x
    Bridge!
    Now now now a padda is a female that wears butt pads, wears butt pads, wears butt pads now now now a padda is a female that wears butt pads wears butt pads.

    Stop the track let me state facts I’ve been paddin up my booty since the Crazy in Love track
    Took a million round the world and they said i couldn’t get it
    I’ve been paddin my booty up some much that’s how I collect those binges
    Now you gonna be talkin shit
    Cause u aint got no booty pads like this
    ‘ive been the number one diva in this game for a minute
    I know you read the paper the one that they call the Faker
    Have the stans woundering how my ass stay de and inflating!

    Chorus
    Bridge

    When he pull up
    He’s looks at my ass with face all screwed up
    Ready that i have a six pack of pads in a cooler
    Getting money
    Padda’s gettin money
    If you ain’t gettin money
    Then you aint got nothing for me. tell me something
    Where your ass at
    Where my ladies up in that like to pad their ass off
    I wanna see ya
    I’d like to meet ya
    What you said she aint got ass pads as big is this diva

    Bridge!

    Since 15 my dad been pimpin me in my stilettos
    i struttin in this game
    What’s your age
    I say 37 when they asked me my age when I hit the stage
    I pad my ass up best believe it
    You wont believe how many times I got laid
    Because of these ass pads I get paid
    I got rid of those 2008’s
    This is a stick up stick up
    I need that paper for those big ass pads
    This is a stick up stick up you see them ask for those 2009 ass pads

    Ya’ll I got those 2009 and 2010 Ass Pads- House of Hoodrat Wrong!!

  8. Glam Examiner

    Queen Latifah and Beyonce look GORGEOUS!!!!! Brava!!!!

  9. OOPS

    187 I am LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OMG TOO DAMN FUNNY! AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAA

    YEP BEYONCE IS LOOKIN A DAMN MESS PER USUAL.

    WHEW, LMAO @ ASS PADS

  10. UrbanChic

    @177, if no one knows that LittlePrincess exists, then why are you responding? Think about it.

  11. scorpio

    Lmfao @ these essays, HATERS NEVER WIN! SO WHAT if Bee did lipsynch, EVERYONE ELSE DID! EVEN YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST DOES IT! Lol. If it was anybody else on that stage this would be a NON-STORY!

    LOVE U BEE, KEEP DOING YOU!

  12. Beyonce killing the game

    @190

    in other words, she is insignificant just like you. haters are always insignificant. there job is too hate, and make the person they are hating on famous.

    So why dont you and little princess do your job, and keep hating, so you can keep Beyonce famous. Your the reason she can wear such a bad dress and still be the baddest chick in the industry. Think about it! if you didnt exist, she would be nothing..

    Urban chick and Little princess are:

    More than likely, fat and black as hell
    Obviously haters and unsuccessful, bc they hate on black women who are successful when they should be praising them.
    Most likely bald headed…suxs for you
    Always coming on the blog hatin on Beyonce bc they prolly wanna be her

    :) :)

    Am I missing anything??? Anybody

  13. Stylist

    Beyonce looks like my throw rug :-(
    Mama Tina you fired!

  14. Daisy

    So we should praise successful people now? I dont praise anyone, especially if they are not doing anything to improve my life. I want to see how Beyonce fans look because you guys are the first to say someone is ugly because others say something about Beyonce. Beyonce is not the only beautiful person in this world, if you think so then you need to travel more to broaden your horizions. To be honest there are many women on Broadway who sing live, dance, and act at the same time, Beyonce is not the first, only , or last. When was the last time Beyonce went to your house to help you in this economic turmoil? Intead she released a song called “Diva” telling you crazy fans how much money she made and she doesnt know what to do with it.

  15. Daisy

    So we should praise successful people now? I dont praise anyone, especially if they are not doing anything to improve my life. I want to see how Beyonce fans look because you guys are the first to say someone is ugly because others say something about Beyonce. Beyonce is not the only beautiful person in this world, if you think so then you need to travel more to broaden your horizions. To be honest there are many women on Broadway who sing live, dance, and act at the same time, Beyonce is not the first, only , or last. When was the last time Beyonce went to your house to help you in this economic turmoil? Intead she released a song called “Diva” telling you crazy fans how much money she made and she doesnt know what to do with it.

  16. Miss. Tiandez Jones

    why was A.Keys weave or lace front or wig or whatever on her head, so distracting. For a pretty lady she should not have done that to herself..don’t know what she was thinking. Hell I’da went bald if that was the only other option. Lawd!

    Everyone for the most part looked nice. It was a good awards show and very beautiful at that. I was soooo mad though when Penelope won..anybody but her..and for that role too..cheww. They could have definitely given it to someone else, Woody Allen bought out that category I’m convinced, who thought that lady was going to win, i cant stand her.

    Freida is a really really pretty girl, I’m so happy that slumdog and CCBB won so many awards. I love Brad and Angelina..secretly though, and I know I shouldn’t have been waiting to see this, but I was waiting for Jen and Angie to exchange some harshe words or something…what can ya do.

  17. Beyonce killing the game

    Oh believe me. im not in economic turmoil. Im doing GREAT. But you obviously are.

    I am sure there are many beautiful women in the world, and I am also sure that there are many women on Broadway that sing act and dance, but let me tell you something. Not one of them are more famous that Beyonce Knowles.

    Beyonce is a pop queen. She is not on Broadway incase you have not noticed. But here is the thing …. SHE CAN BE… And there are not too many other pop stars or R&B divas who can do the things she does. SHE is a TRIPLE THREAT. and wnyone who deny’s that is lying to them selves. I didnt say she is a Halle Berry, but she has been in 6 or 7 movies. Not too many other super star singers can say that.

    Call me a stan if you want, But I give credit where it is due. especially when it is a successful BLACK women. Who can back up everything she does.

  18. jane

    big-head’ce just look like a big ball of material, what is she trying to prove? I guess if she can’t win a oscar, look like one!!!! It is a shame she is always bragging about how rich she is and still look like shitt! spend some of your millions because you can’t take it with you!!! better yet dissapear for a while I am tired of seeing you at every event, take a vacation to a remote island where there are no cameras!!!

  19. LadyCole

    this was a really great show last night. I loved the set design and the new format. Very nice. I need to see slumdog. and yes, beyonce lip synced.

  20. Confucius08

    It was nice to see a record number of black people on the show! That was a shocker!

  21. SashaFizzled Out!

    Beyonce was literally the most uneccessary person on the show, she won a WALLY award its on MSN front page.. check it out for yourself lol
    She’s the laughing stock of the OSCARS lmao
    hehehee

  22. Ms. kayjelly

    @#197 wtf? clearly u r obssessed bey bcuz u dont always talk facts. when beyonce become the queen of pop and she is r&b? madonna kill beyonce in dat category and also britney spears. so honey get u facts straight. bcuz she will not be the queen of pop ever bcuz shes r&b. madonna and britney 2 tha world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

  23. Yolanda

    The Awards were good this year. Hugh was a great host. I liked that he was entertaining and kept the show moving along. Bey did a good job, and it was also a complete surprise because who knew she was performing? Taraji and Viola looked great. Loved how they presented the awards using past winners to sing the nominee’s praises.

  24. lmao at the delusional haters

    ^^beyonce last album outsold britney no talent album so britney aint the Queen of a damn thang. Beyonce can sing better than Brit and Madonn put together so shut up. and FYI beyonce has been called a queen numerous times by several legends.

    LMAO at the delusional Beyonce haters thinking she is the laughing stock of the Oscars when in REALITY they are saying her performance with Hugh was the highlight of the show. Even Oprah asked Hugh what it was like performing with Beyonce.

  25. Melinda

    How about nobody hate on anyone whether it’s Alicia Keys a.k.a untouchable, beyonce, and even people who ain’t celebrities. It’s not just celebrities being hated on we get hated on too. So let’s spread the love. Another thing this one is for the Beyonce stans I read some of these post and no I don’t think people should say negative things about Beyonce, but I don’t understand how yaw can get upset about people taslking about Beyonce when yaw are saying negative things about Alicia Keys everybody on this post is wrong there’s not one person who is right because truthfully yaw are all hating on these celebrities and one another by acting like children and calling each other names for stupid reasons!!! There I’m done!!!

  26. Melinda

    How about stop kissing these celebrites ass who ain’t paying none of yaw bills dumb fools I tell ya people are dumb now and days and congratulations Alicia just won her 12th grammy woohoo.

  27. Stacy

    I just have a question for all of these pathetic stans and haters What are yaw doing with yaw lives? Not including kissing these celebrities ass and trashing them.

  28. Cedric

    Alicia’s weave is HORRRIBLE get a lacefront some corn rows do somethin/.. and the makeup look like my little cuzzin did it with her eyes shut with the bog toes on her feet!

  29. Coy

    BWAH!!! I just saw that clownish pic of Beyaki on msn.com bwahahahahaha
    If she not the most buffoonish coonish lookin bish dancin. shukin and jivin’ for the white folks in a sparkly shiny leotard and circus clown top hat bwahahaha she is the most retarted person in the industry lol

  30. The Critical Critic

    Everyone knows they begged the Oscar committee to let Beyonce do something.
    Next year she’s going to show up as one of the ladies who hands the Oscars to the winners. Lawd knows her delusional a$$ will only get that close to ever touching an Oscar. Someone called her a triple threat/? What? Oh she is a singer, dancer and Popeyes Chicken eateing Champ :-? Could that be the triple threat you are talking about? Cause you have got to be a got-damn fool to say she can act. enough is enough you gotstsa have flap jacks for brains to even sit up in this here piece and proclaim that kanckeld bi-ch can act? No Ma’am. No Ma’am. Come again. Please and Thank you.

  31. Mesuki

    Beyonce’s dress was one of the ugliest dresses I’ve ever seen on the red carpet. I have lots of respect for her singing and dancing talent,but she can’t dress to save her life and Moma Tina doesn’t help the situation with her ugly designs!

  32. Izzy V.

    Alicia Keys looked absolutely beautiful! ( Even with the lopsided wig and the unnecessary slit in her dress.

    I’m in love with Hugh Jackman.

    Beyonce let her mom make her dress again.

    I love Taraji, she’s got no where to go but up.

    Frieda Pinto is BEAUTIFUL.

    I want to have a 3some with Will smith and Brad Pitt! ( Even if they’re both old enough of to be my father).

  33. Nista

    No one and I mean no one is seeing Halle. Simple hair and simple make up…very classy. The pictures don’t do that gown justice-it looked so beautiful on television.

    Taraji was gorgeous and the gown and necklace were absolutely stunning on her.

  34. Britany

    Ok, I have to say I am in love with Hugh Jackman, Will Smith, and Brad Pitt! They all know how to fill out a suit ;)

    Everyone looks gorgeous but I don’t know about some of them dress choices. And I am sad Viola Davis didn’t win for her role in Doubt. I mean she was in like one major scene and got nominated just from that one scene for an Oscar and didn’t even win. She looked great though!

    Halle, Alicia, Queen, Beyonce and Freida so damn pretty!!!

  35. Mister C

    Since some of ya’ll sticking up for Beyawnsey and her curtains from Wal-Mart. Then make her proud and order yours from The HouseofDAMNITitistsillallwrong and you can have your own version of a Oscar Night Horrorbility outfit….LOL

    Now let us all sing c’mon 1,2,3
    At Last…….Her dress is ALL WRONG……………….

  36. Ms. kayjelly

    @#204 i really tink u need 2 get a life. i aint hating on beyonce im just tellin the facts . we all know bey can sing better than britney and madonna but she did not sell more records than these 2 artistes. honey u know u damn sho yur delusional bcuz britney has 6 # 1 albums she broke the billboard record for having sell 500 000 copies or more in the first week. dont let me go 2 madonna. we all know that she has 7 # 1 albums and plus she was honored at the rock & roll hall of fame for her success over tha past few years, btw, she was in the game longer than beyonce and they name madonna the queen of pop. so shut that f**k up if u dont know shit.

  37. Tiff

    aww bey tries so hard! she couldn’t even act on the stage! She sounded great though! I was mad about Taraji, but she will always have academy award nominee under her name so that is great… A. keys looks gorgeous, but I don’t get the hair…
    didn’t watch the show, but unfortunately ran across Bey’s performance… child sit down! You can’t get an oscar and you won’t get a Tony award either! Stop!

  38. LET THE TRUTH B TOLD

    I love it…..The Queen can STAND with the Big Dogs…Love you girl…..

  39. LET THE TRUTH B TOLD

    Ok Ms. B …..Do you have to be everywhere….doing everything….All the time…..Half naked…Just kidding….Ok she gets paid for performing right…

  40. Blessed

    @ #12. Please tell me WHO is praising Beyonce’s red carpet look? On E! News fashion wrap up of the Oscars the designers hated her dress… Then this morning on MSN she is on the worst dress list… Please inform me of who is doing the praising for that dress. You may need to do a little more research boo! No I’m not hating, but I am just telling the facts.

  41. staffonsgirl

    now you know HK rocked that funky joint in that red #.
    ya heard mae

  42. SweetThang729

    it kills me that everyone is naturally posing, but that damn Beyonce…she really irks and if you can’t see why then you must be one of those insane lurking stans

  43. Caramel Honey

    This is what MSN has to say about beyonce’s dress lmao!!!!

    “Urn Over a New Leaf: Are you kidding us with this, Beyoncé? It seems you learned nothing from our three-part lecture series on how to avoid putting the “ack!” in tacky, because here you are on the red carpet, wedged into a hideous, hermetically sealed vase masquerading as a black and gold leaf mermaid gown. Not surprisingly, this eyesore is yet another misstep from your mother’s House of Deréon fashion collection. Look, Bey, it’s time to face up to the fact that, consciously or not, your mom may not have your best style interests at heart (read: She may secretly hate you). Yes, the dress showcases your to-die-for curves, but at what cost? Elegance and mobility have been sacrificed so you can strike your characteristically labored pose in this flared, floral monstrosity, which should be worn only if a) Your alter ego Sasha Fierce is itching to get into a knock-down, drag-out catfight with Krystle and Alexis on a very special episode of “Dynasty” or b) You’re about to have your portrait painted on black velvet, perhaps with a pack of dogs playing poker in the background. But don’t worry: It’s not all bad news. If our sight line remains firmly focused above your décolletage, your accessories-light look and pulled-back hair highlight your silky skin, toned shoulders and comely visage. We just can’t look down too suddenly or the juxtaposition from pretty to painfully passé is sure to give us whiplash.”

    Source: (AP)

  44. Leslie

    Oh for goodness sakes people who gives a damn about Beyonce go do something with yaw lives!!!!!!

  45. Leslie

    Oh and incase you people haven’t noticed Beyonce is not the only singer there hello Alicia Keys is there too and she may not be performing, but just to be asked to present is a blessing.

  46. vee

    Beyonce’s dress was awful. She not a stylish person. If she was, she would have known that flowee (flowing)dresses are in style like the dresses Alicia and Viola had on. Stiff mermaid dresses are out of style this season!!!

  47. MamaDoc

    How to get Beyonce’ curves? First be naturaly fine. Second invest in the best girdle/spanx combo you can find. Third, pull the afore mentioned as tight as you can. Fourth, don’t eat for 2 days. :)

    Black women have been sporting the coke bottle look for ages, hell we invented it. Beyonce’ simply has better quality undergarments, lol!!!

  48. JacciRae

    I agree w/ #22…I’ve seen this look before on Beyonce. Although it looked cute it didn’t do anything for me.

  49. NUNYA BUSINESS

    somebody on here watch skorpionshop on youtube, LOL (bye girl fly girl or vice versa) Makael youtr a suppah starrah, LOL

    anyway i see the beyonce stans are in full force saying her dress was nice, LOL
    house of doodoo dress, that dress is horrendous and yall know yall wouldnt be caught dead in it. yall are some damn stans for real.

    queen latifah looked nice and i also like her performance
    taraji looked nice also
    alica looked nice but her hair and makeup messed her totally up. whoever suggested the wigt and makeup need to be fired ASAP. it didnt worked. she shouldve gotten tips from RuPaul, the best at lacefronts, LOL

  50. Arkansas09

    #25 didn’t watch the show. I think Bey did a good job on her performance. The camera men are so messy when they put the camera on angelina when jennifer aniston was presenting.

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