The Oscars in GIFs: The Best, Funniest, Weirdest Moments from This Year's Show
Why have feelings unless you can express them using moving pictures?

1. When Benedict Cumberbatch took a swig from a flask even if it was just for the opening number:
And we were like, "We're with you, buddy."
2. When John Travolta finally got his comeuppance:
But it wasn't enough to derail his World Creepiness Tour:
3. When NPH got locked out of his dressing room:
And Octavia Spencer took her eyes off the briefcase and said what we were all thinking:
4. When Chris Pine cried photogenically during John Legend and Common's performance:
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And we were there for him:
5. When Patricia Arquette called for equal pay and equal rights for women:
And Meryl Streep and we were one:
6. When this adorable geekery from Eddie Redmayne occurred:
And we...needed a moment:
7. When Oprah was all of us if we were presented with LEGO Oscars:
And we were one part the dude in the cowboy hat jumping up and down...
And two parts Channing Tatum.
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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at Marie Claire. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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