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Oscars 2014: Best & worst moments since 2008
Click on the photo for each year to review some of the best and worst moments during the Oscars shows and on the red carpet.
Best & Worst 2014
Host: Ellen DeGeneres
Best & Worst 2013
Host: Seth MacFarlane
Best & Worst 2012
Host: Billy Crystal
Best & Worst 2011
Hosts: Anne Hathaway and James Franco
Best & Worst 2010
Hosts: Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
Best & Worst 2009
Host: Hugh Jackman
Best & Worst 2008
Host: Jon Stewart
Best & Worst 2014
Ellen broke Twitter with a photo, a “Dallas Buyers Club” duo continued their season-long dominance, and “Gravity” seemed to take everything — except best picture, which went to “12 Years a Slave.”
Best & Worst 2013
The first lady announced the best picture winner, Jennifer Lawrence fell on the way to the stage, and William Shatner tried to tell Seth MacFarlane that his hosting job would not go so well.
Best & Worst 2012
2012 brought us Sasha Baron Cohen, the Scorsese drinking game, Angelina’s leg and Billy Crystal dusting off his hosting gear.
Best & Worst 2011
The year of the Anne Hathaway and James Franco experiment, the Melissa Leo curse word, Natalie Portman’s “Black Swan” triumph and more.
Best & Worst 2010
The Na’vi invaded, Kathryn Bigelow was almost “killed” by ex-husband James Cameron, Mo’Nique brought home Oscar, and Sandra Bullock won right after winning a Razzie Award.
Best & Worst 2009
Hugh Jackman showed his musical chops alongside Beyoncé, Heath Ledger wins posthumously and “Slumdog Millionaire” nabs multiple awards.
Best & Worst 2008
Jon Stewart as smart host, endearing speeches by Marion Cotillard and Diablo Cody, “No Country for Old Men,” and the aftereffects of a writers’ strike.
