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10 Most Memorable Moments from the 2015 Oscars

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Hofstra chapter.

1. Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Kendrick, and Jack Black opened up the show with a musical number.

2. Benedict Cumberbatch broke out his flask.

3. J.K. Simmons reminded everyone to call their parents.

4. Oprah received a Lego Oscar during the performance of “Everything is Awesome” and was pretty excited. 

5. Neil Patrick Harris walked on stage in his underwear imitating a scene from Best Picture winner, Birdman.

6. Patricia Arquette gave a moving acceptance speech on equal rights.

7. Meryl Streep & J.Lo went nuts over Patricia Arquette’s speech.

8. John Legend and Common’s performance of Glory brought everyone to tears.

9. Idina Menzel & John Travolta assured everyone that there are no hard feelings over the name screw-up last year…

…only to make things weird again by not letting go of her face

10. Lady Gaga performed a tribute to The Sound of Music and shocked us all, even bringing Julie Andrews to tears.

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Jersey girl. Senior Accounting major at Hofstra University. Treasurer for Hofstra's Her Campus chapter. Raven loves entertainment, fashion, and fitness, and has a true passion for journalism. Be sure to check out her favorite form of social media, Pinterest: /ravenjtak
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Rachel is a senior at Hofstra University where she majors in journalism with minors in fine arts photography and creative writing. The Rochester, NY native is involved in several organizations on campus including the Hofstra chapters of Ed2010 and She's the First. She is also an RA in a freshman residence hall. Rachel has interned at College Lifestyles, Cosmopolitan, The Knot Magazine, and is now interning at Us Weekly. She hopes to someday fulfill her dreams of being an editor at a magazine. Until then, she is a dreamer, a wanderlust and a lover of haikus. Follow her on Twitter for silly and sarcastic tidbits @rcrocetti!