Neil Patrick's undies to Graham Moore's 'stay weird' advice: Top 8 moments from Oscars 2015

Oscars 2015 is over and Birdman reigned supreme as the film walked away with the Best Motion Picture award along with Best Director for Alejandro González Iñárritu. Birdman also won the Oscar for best original screenplay.

The Oscars were hosted this year by Neil Patrick Harris and he won audiences with his comic timing, his opening lines where he quickly said, “Tonight, we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest — excuse me, brightest.” Harriswasted no time in taking a pot-shot at much-discussed lack of diversity among Oscar acting nominees this year.

So what were the top moments of the Oscars? We take a quick look.

The Opening Sequence

Neil Patrick Harris’ opening sequence at the Oscars was a typical Broadway style musical which saw Harris sing and dance with multiple Marilyn Monroes, join Wizard of Oz’s Land of Oz and also saw Jack Black storm the stage to decry the corrupt money-mindedness of Hollywood, ranting about “its margin trends and fickle friends and Hollywood baloney — believe me, Neil, you’re better off just polishing your Tony.”

Below are two snapshots from his opening sequence

Neil Patrick Harris in his underwear

The Oscar host took an inspiration from Birdman and as the tweet below points out we’re not going to forget this image anytime soon.

Whatever else happens tonight, this is how NPH will be remembered #Oscars http://t.co/ReQIiQKs6G pic.twitter.com/Jb6pVR3g16

— New York Post (@nypost) February 23, 2015

Patricia Arquette’s speech on equal wages for women: Patricia Arquette who won the Oscar for best supporting actress Sunday for her role in coming-of-age drama Boyhood said in a speech that got Meryl Streep to cheer loudly, “To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody’s equal rights. It is our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America.” The video below is from Vox.com.

Lady Gaga’s tribute to The Sound of Music

Lady Gaga was all about the voice as she sang highlights from the beloved 1965 movie to the accompaniment of a string combo and a choir. Not only did she win praise from Julie Andrews who starred in the original film, fans on Twitter were stunned by her performance.

Lego Oscar

So what if Emma Stone didn’t get an Oscar? This year Lego Oscars were also presented during the awards ceremony and stars got pretty excited about these.

Just see how Emma Stone and Oprah reacted to the Lego Oscar.

As excited actors are to receive an Oscar, they are more excited to receive a #lego Oscar. http://t.co/yyCks7Knb4

— CharityLeightaMurray (@charity_leighta) February 23, 2015

Emma Stone may not have won the #Oscar, but she's doing just fine with her Lego Oscar so don't worry about it pic.twitter.com/DrD4RLcq73

— People (@people) February 23, 2015

Oprah's most @Oprah moments at the Oscars. http://t.co/mNtBJdc3RV pic.twitter.com/y8e3PJlBoB

— Mashable (@mashable) February 23, 2015

Grahame Moore’s Stay weird speech Graham Moore, won best adapted screenplay for The Imitation Game, and dedicated his win to any youngster who felt they were different and don’t fit in. “Yes, you do, I promise you do,” declared Moore, who said he attempted suicide as a teen because of his own discomfort. “Stay weird, stay different, and when it’s your turn and you’re standing on this stage, pass the message to the next person who’s coming along.”

Screenwriter Graham Moore spoke out about suicide and delivered a message of hope http://t.co/ccLXHTkYrU #Oscars2015 pic.twitter.com/5OE3NPvKIS

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 23, 2015

John Legend on why the fight for justice isn’t over

Common and John Legend made a heartfelt plea for civil rights in lands as far away as Hong Kong when they collected the Academy Award for best original song for Glory, their politically aware theme from Selma.

The singer-songwriters referenced the bridge in the Alabama town where a 1965 march led by Martin Luther King spurred national support for the Voting Rights Act.

“The spirit of this bridge connects the kid from the south side of Chicago, dreaming of a better life, to those in France standing up for their freedom of expression, to those in Hong Kong, protesting for democracy,” Common said.

Legend added: “It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live. We wrote this for a film that happened 50 years ago, but the struggle for justice (is) right now.”

.@johnlegend moves the crowd to tears with his powerful Oscars speech. pic.twitter.com/UhmNezO1zN

— Mashable (@mashable) February 23, 2015

John Travolta and the creepiness Saving the worst for the last. It’s not Oscars if John Travolta doesn’t screw up. Last year he called Frozen singer Idina Menzel as Adele Dazeem. This year Travolta left level goofy for level creepy. First he kissed Scarlett Johansson on the cheek in a manner that can only be described as ‘creepy’. Then he touched Idina Menzel’s face during the award ceremony, which was well, just all kinds of wrong.

John Travolta was really creepy tonight #Oscars http://t.co/OAPvdLTYHS pic.twitter.com/R5OFrj6hWV

— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) February 23, 2015

This was John Travolta with ScarJo earlier tonight. http://t.co/CzTqRYTUeA pic.twitter.com/6Sb3ajQvHM”“@CombatJourno: RT @NYDailyNews:

— LadyLove (@radarlove777) February 23, 2015

How Awkward Was It When John Travolta Groped Idina Menzel’s Face? - http://t.co/yiqwTHiGfu pic.twitter.com/hIQelFOpV6

— newsaiya (@hhaiya50) February 23, 2015

With inputs from agencies