And we're live!

Neil Patrick Harris is out to host. He makes a race joke to start it off. "Tonight we honor the best and whitest".

Now he's singing about the magic of movies

Singing in the Rain and North by Northwest are alluded to in the shadows.

Anna Kendrick joins him in song.

Jack Black interrupts the song and starts singing his own song.

The Best Picture nominees have grossed $600 million

Lupita Nyong'o is on to present Best Supporting Actor

J.K. Simmons wins Best Supporting Actor

Neil Patrick Harris made his own predictions too. They're under lock and key.

Liam Neeson is out to present Best Picture nominees Grand Budapest Hotel and American Sniper

Dakota Johnson is on to present Maroon 5

Maroon 5 performs "Lost Stars"
Jennifer Lopez and Chris Pine are on to present Best Costume Design

Best Costume Design goes to Milena Canonero for Grand Budapest Hotel

Reese Witherspoon is on to present Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Best Makeup and Hairstyling goes to Grand Budapest Hotel

Channing Tatum is on to present

Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor on to present Best Foreign Language Film

Best Foreign Language Film goes to Ida, Poland's first Oscar

Shirley MacLaine is on to present Best Picture nominees Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Birdman

Neil Patrick Harris calls out seat-fillers and Steve Carell plays along

Tegan and Sara and the Lonely Island perform "Everything is Awesome"

?uestlove is on the kit!

Kerry Washington and Jason Bateman are on to present Best Live Action Short Film

Best Live Action Short Film goes to The Phone Call
Best Documentary Short Subject goes to Crisis Hotline

Gwenyth Paltrow introduces Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw performs "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"

NPH spoofs Birdman and Whiplash

Miles Teller and Margot Robie are on to present

Sienna Miller and Chris Evans present Best Sound Mixing

Best Sound Mixing goes to Whiplash

Best Sound Editing goes to American Sniper

Jared Leto on to present Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress goes to Patricia Arquette

Josh Hutcherson is on to present Rita Ora

Rita Ora performs "Grateful"

Chloe Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort present Best Visual Effects
Best Visual Effects goes to Interstellar

Kevin Hart and Anna Kendrick on to present Best Animated Short

Best Animated Short goes to Feast

Zoe Saldana and Dwayne Johnson present Best Animated Feature Film

Best Animated Feature Film goes to Big Hero 6

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs pontificates on importance of movies

Chris Pratt and Felicity Jones present Best Set Design

Best Set Design goes to Grand Budapest Hotel

Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain present Best Cinematography

Best Cinematography goes to Birdman

Meryl Streep presents In Memoriam

Jennifer Hudson performs

Benedict Cumberbatch and Naomi Watts present Best Film Editing

Best Film Editing goes to Tom Cross for Whiplash

Terrence Howard presents Best Picture nominees Whiplash, The Imitation Game, and Selma

Jennifer Aniston and David Oyelowo present Best Documentary Feature

Best Documentary Feature goes to Citizen Four

Octavia Spencer presents "Glory" from Selma

John Legend and Common perform "Glory"

Idina Menzel calls out John Travolta and present Best Original Song

Best Original Song goes to "Glory"

Scarlett Johansson presents a Sound of Music tribute

Lady Gaga performs "The Hills Are Alive"

Julie Andrews comes on stage after the performance and presents Best Original Score

Best Original Score goes to Grand Budapest Hotel

Eddie Murphy is one to present Best Original Screenplay

Best Original Screenplay goes to Birdman

Oprah on to present Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay goes to Graham Moore for The Imitation Game

Ben Affleck is on to present Best Director

Best Director goes to Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman

Best Actor goes to Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything

Matthew McConaughey presents Best Actress

Best Actress goes to Julianne Moore for Still Alice

NPH goes back for his Oscar predictions

Sean Penn presents Best Picture

Best Picture goes to Birdman