While Lady Gaga brought all Academy Awards attendees to their feet with her singing last night, and Neil Patrick Harris did the same with his hosting, Graham Moore brought everyone to tears with his personal triumph.
Upon winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Moore used his acceptance speech to deliver a powerful message about perseverance and individuality.
"Alan Turing never got to stand on a stage like this and look out on all of these disconcertingly attractive faces, and I do, and that's the most unfair thing I think I've ever heard," Moore said of the subject of The Imitation Game.
So, in honor of the gay/closeted World War II hero who was persecuted for his sexual preference, along with many others like him who may be out there, Moore continued.
"When I was 16 years old, I tried to kill myself, because I felt weird, and I felt different, and I felt like I did not belong," he said.
"And now I'm standing here, and I would like for this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she's weird or she's different or she doesn't fit in anywhere. Yes, you do. I promise you do.
"Stay weird, stay different, and then when it's your turn, and you are standing on this stage, please pass the message to the next person who comes along."
Moore's speech made major waves on social media, with #StayWeird trending on Twitter soon afterward. We salute him.
Following his Birdman tribute, Neil Patrick Harris actually introduced the next set of presented in his underwear. Talk about going to any length for a laugh!
Channing Tatum was introduced by Neil Patrick Harris at the Oscars in the following manner: "He's the real deal, pants down! Hands down. Did I say pants? I meant pants."
Said Neil Patrick Harris upon introducing John Travolta: "Benedict Cumberbatch รข€" it's not only the most awesome name in show business, it's also the sound you get when you ask John Travolta to announce Ben Affleck."
Harris was unafraid to take on anyone in Hollywood. To wit: "American Sniper focuses on a soldier with 160 kills, or as Harvey Weinstein calls it, a slow morning," he said at one point.
The End.
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