greatest oscar moments

The Moment A generation weeps as John Hughes stars (including Matthew Broderick, Molly Ringwald and Macauley Culkin) present a special memorial to the late writer/director at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Why Its Great A lovely tribute that, unusually, falls outside the traditional In Memoriam section.

The Moment Jennifer Garner has the moment all celebs dread, as she tripped walking the steps to present at the 79th Academy Awards.
Why Its Great Garners unflappable response I do all my own stunts! made it look like a gag rather than an accident.

The Moment Melissa Leo forgets shes on primetime when accepting Best Supporting Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards. When I watched Kate [Winslet] two years ago, it looked so fucking easy!
Why Its Great Despite ABC bleeping the offending word thanks to a live delay, theres no mistaking the look of shock when Leo realises what shes done.

The Moment Cancerstricken John Waynes appearance at the 51st Academy Awards to present Best Picture allowed Hollywood to give the Duke a rousing sendoff a mere two months before his death.
Why Its Great A genuinely emotional moment, not least for Waynes characteristically defiant promise to stick around for a whole lot longer.

The Moment Tom Hanks takes to the stage at the 66th Academy Awards to accept Best Actor for Philadelphia and, in his rush to show his understanding of gay rights, accidentally outs his high school teacher.
Why Its Great The only moment on this list to inspire its own movie, the Kevin Kline comedy In And Out .

The Moment At the 79th Academy Awards, Will Ferrell and Jack Black sing a song bemoaning the lack of recognition for comedians. Basically, its them having a go at the dramatic actors threatening to break Ryan Goslings hip, that sort of thing.
Why Its Great The punchline, as John C. Reilly breaks things up by advising Ferrell and Black to do both drama and comedy.

The Moment Colin Welland gets carried away at the 54th Academy Awards as he wins Best Screenplay for Chariots Of Fire and announces, The British Are Coming!
Why Its Great Its the perfect soundbite that can be dusted off and reused every time a British film does well ( Slumdog Millionaire , The Kings Speech , yada yada).

The Moment The Return Of The King storms the 76th Academy Awards, with a record equalling 11 wins. BenHur and Titanic were the others.
Why Its Great Peter Jacksons metaphorical coronation crowned a superb three years at the Oscars, in which the Academy finally ditched its aversion to fantasy cinema.

The Moment Presenter Will Rogers leaves it ambiguous at the 6th Academy Awards when he announces Best Director by shouting, Come and get it, Frank! Shame that two Franks have been nominated.
Why Its Great Frank Capra dashes onto stage, only to find that the winner was actually Frank Lloyd.

The Moment By the end of the night, Rocky would win Best Picture at the 49th Academy Awards, but while presenting the award for Best Supporting Actress Sylvester Stallone faces the real deal in Muhammad Ali.
Why Its Great The two iconic boxers square off as Ali insists with mock anger that Stallone stole my script.