>> my pick is kate blanchett. she was amazing in "blue jasmine."on with woody allen, among the controversy. >> best supporting actress. this is a category a lot of folks are paying close attention to. you've got lupita, who had not even finished yale drama school before she landed a role in "12 years a slave." >> really? you know why. i got this from mistress. >> it is a compelling movie. folks who have not seen it. so is this the year that we see a newcomer come and sweep this thing, or is this the year jennifer lawrence does it? i think it would be back to back for her. >> yeah, she won last year. i don't see j. law taking it. i think this is lupita taking it. she wept the awards season this for. everyone wants to see her win. regardless, she's hollywood's it girl right now. she's a fashion icon. everyone is waiting to see what she's wearing tonight. she's really arrived and burst on to the scene. this is her first film. it's incredible to see her first major film, this kind of actingacting talent. >> this is an anniversary year for african-ameri

. >> reporter: the race for best actress was won by kate blanchette. >> this is for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to aids. >> reporter: best director went to "gravity." ellen degenerous kicked off the show and got some of the biggest celebrities in the audience to pose for a group photo. >>> michelle williams and u2 provided the music. back to you. >> here in the bay area, the academy of friends hosted its own academy awards night gala in san francisco. this year's theme "return to the emerald city" tickets start at $250 and those for the services in the bay area. >> over the 34 years we have been doing this we have given out $8.5 million and impacted 70 agencies who have taken turns being the beneficiary. we pick them each year. a lot of wonderful groups around the bay area. >>> guests enjoy food and treufpgs from the bay area's finest restaurants and caterers -- drinks from the bay area's finest restaurants and caterers and they had a chance to bid for silent auction. >>> disney is cutting off funding to the boy scouts of america. they say the decision will effect the o

kate blanchett was named best actress and matthew mcconaughey won best actor for playing an aids patient dallas buyers club. john travolta got some unwanted attention for flubbing frozen theme song singer adeena menzol's name. >> the gorgeously empowering song let it go from the oscar winning animated winning frozen, please welcome the wickedly talented. >> i was wondering at that moment what? he wasn't even close. no one had any clue what he said and twitter's reaction was just as confused. gets are like adele dazeem. a name which now has its own twitter account. probably has thousands of followers. the song won for best song. >>> and another oscar moment being blamed for breaking twitter, at least temporarily. hostellen degeneres wanted to break a record. she snapped a picture of herself and then tweeting it. the picture was re-tweeted more than 2 million times, another giant step for mankind. >>> kpix 5 is proud to sponsor the cbs bay area local spelling bee, and today about 50 students all over the bay area are finding out if they will compete to represent our region in the scrips na

best actress award went to kate blanchette fpla -- cate blanchette. >> sit down, you're too old to be standing. sandra, i could watch that performance till the end of time, and i sort of felt like i had. julia, #suckit. you know what i mean? >> the only explanation is what she gave at a bar. 12 years a slave won the oscar for best picture. >> do you think she was trying to slam sandra bullock? >> it started out by saying sit down, you're too old. that didn't went a lot of warmth. >>> switching gears a bit. president obama and other world leaders are trying to figure out their options as the crisis unfolds in the ukraine. >>> and a first for college players. they're pushing to unionize. we're going to show you what they want. might be surprised. >>> there was plenty of tough talk in washington today about the situation in ukraine, but so far it's only talk. as we reported earlier, secretary of state john kerry plans to travel to the capital later this week. and we have more from the white house on this developing story. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped-up. it'

. >> kate blanchett's performance is widely seen as a lock for best act yes.ed leto ask a no doubt winner for his role. >> what he did with "gravity" is next level film making. he will win no problem. >> carter says the space epic is part of a tight three way race for the top prize. >> i can't recall a close best picture race in decades. >> like "gravity," "american hustle" has nominations overall. carter thinking they could be edged out by another film. >> for oscar nominee, tonight could become the most important night of their careers. mark bark ger, nbc news. >> great movies this year. >> going to be a tough selection. >>> before the snow gets here, check out the system in the midwest. this is the view from indianapolis where the snow is already coming down. >> streets will be coated soon enough. enoug[ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom! delicious unsloppy joes perfect for a school night. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. worst

best supporting actress went to 12 years a slave and best actress to kate blanchett. >> foolishly clingingthe idea that female films with women at the center unleash experiences. they are not. audiences wanted freedom and in fact they earn money. the world is round, people. >> jared leno won for his role in the dallas fire's club giving a touching tribute to his mom. >> she was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. i just want to say, i love you, mom, thank you for teaching me to dream. >> one of the most talked about moments of the night host ellen degeneres gathering stars to snap this selfy you are looking at. it is now the most retweeted tweet of all times. it actually broke twitter. the academy tweeted later they were sorry. ellen had pizza delivered by a real pizza guy. tmz ch kaing video of a delivery guy back to the delivery shop rushing out for more pizza. wonder if he got a big tip for that evening. remember jennifer lawrence fell on the red carpet. she laughed it off and ellen laughed at her during the

best supporting actress and best adapted screenplay, and best actor was matthew mcconaughey and kate blanchett for best actress. >> tracking scattered light rain and sprinkles for the commute this morning. live doppler 7 hd shows they are coming ashore with yellows and they turn to green and fade to nothing up and down the mountains in the north by. the rest of us are increasing clouds but mild with temperatures hanging out in the low-to-mid 60's and the rain will spread south so if the only commute is not wet the evening commute is more than likely to be just that. >> we have a look at 80 berkeley and emeryville from golden gate to the macarthur maze. the metering lights are on on the bay bridge. early accident on fremont, osgood is re-opened. we have a fatal accident at washington and olive with the washington off-ramp from 680 closed down at this hour. >> thank you, sue, for sue hall and meteorologist, mike nicco, on the roof. thanks for joining us. >> see you later. keep the umbrella handy. we will see you in 25 minutes. it's amanda. hey sweetie. what? [phones rings] okay, i'll send it. on

. >> kate blanchett so precise in her role as blue jasmine. this is a shoe in. it's a lock.t's a done deal. >> and matt, do you agree with her or not? >> absolutely. blue jasmine would not be the movie it is without blanchett's performance on that. she is absolutely going to take home the gold that night. >> matt, what was your favorite movie. you told me which one won but what was your favorite one. >> my favorite movie of last year was herr. i loved that movie. i hope it gets represented in the screenplay category. i don't think it's going to be represented i really liked that one. >> simone, what was your favorite one that may not win? >> i am going to disagree on this one. i think my favorite is actually gravity. it is visually and technically superior film. totally ground-breaking in some ways. i also really loved the wolf of wall street. endlessly entertaining and leo's best performance of his career. >> a minus movies competing with each other? i don't get the sense that there is some huge overriding movie that everyone is just madly in love with this year. >> no. act

and i was sit go there and kate blanchett came to me. my cheek and said how much she liked my work. that was a shock. and i was like, check! very good check. >> a s.a.g. award? check. critics choice award? check. now an oscar nomination for the hottest actress you've never heard of. lupita nyong' o is stunning you audiences with her portrayal in "12 years a slave." she was one of hundreds of actresses to audition for the part. >> you were just basically still at yale drama school when you auditioned for this. >> yes, i was. >> how did the call come up for to you audition? >> well, my manager, i had a manager at the time. and she received the script. and she read it and she thought i would be right for it. so she worked her magic and got the casting office to come and watch my showcase in l.a. we were there as a class. it was a coming out event where you meet the industry and the industry meets us. >> when director steve mcqueen met nyongo, what he saw was innocence and grace. exactly what he needed for an actress playing a slave brutaliz

. >> kate blanchett getting raves for her role in a fish called wanda how did you think it was. >> iid a really good job. i think she should get the oscar. >> did matt damon give a oscar i made love to my sandwich. >> i find more comedy in it maybe if it's not supposed to be funny. but making love to a sandwich is a little different than the norm. >> a fish called dashanda. >> thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that is it for this "special report," fair, balanced and unafraid. greta goes "on the record" right now. >>> this is a fox news alert. we are three hours from this very minute from that reported deadline for ukrainian forces in crimea to surrender or face putin's russian military storm. russia is denying it issued the ultimatum to ukraine. growing. grips on ukraine is growing and today president obama warning the u.s. is considering economic and diplomatic options to isolate russia. very latest "time" magazine reporter live in crimea. he reports we are at a decisive moment. simon, tell me what's going on now. >> well, now the situation is quite tense. everybody is

like this gorgeous kate blanchett-inspired dress, or this beautiful flowing number for a fraction of> $70 to rent and $600 retail. >> reporter: so i gave it a shot. okay, time to try on some dresses. you've got to go. hoping to pull off something without spending like a star. lieu pete why's baby blue plunging bodice. i can rent it for $70. >> it is so flowy. >> reporter: it is definitely by lupita moment, minus the statue. next up, a version of sandra bullock's navy alexander mcqueen dress. i put on a similar number. but just $80 to rent. and cate blanchett's armani gown, my look for that, stunning sequin dress, again, just $70. i feel like a princess. this is a winner. i love this one. this is beautiful. this is the cate blanchett look. and i feel like a million bucks. a million bucks, without breaking the bank. abbie boudreau, abc news, hollywood. >> i would be more interested if it were the -- >> exact. >> the same dress. instead of something inspired. i've done rent the runway before. and they send you two different sizes because you don't know what's going to fit. so i've had f

blanchett. it was like heavy like chain mail, but she looked beautiful. >> kate hudson. and cate blanchett. way to go there. >> i'm over here with our special guest this morning, lea michele, her first solo album "louder" is out right now. we're going to hear two songs from that in just a bit but first i want to welcome you to "gma." >> thank you so much. >> it's so nice to be here. >> i want to talk about the album, but we all know you've had this difficult year, but what's impressed so many of us is you handle it with such poise, such humanity, and i think so many of our viewers are wanting to know, where do you draw the strength? >> i'm really very, very thankful for all of the amazing people that i have in my life. i mean i know that sounds like something that everyone says, but honestly, my friends and my family, they've gotten me through this, really, really been there for me and i couldn't have, you know, done it without them. >> and you've done it and you're back and you're strong and now your first solo album "louder" is out. and i was telling you before we came on, i told you we'r

. >> kate plan chet won for best -- cate blanchett won for her role in blue jasmine and mathew mcconaugheyr dallas buyers club. and ellen degeneres ordered pizza. the pizzaman, he was the real deal. he works at a real shop. ellen asked people to donate money for his tip and reportedly got $300. and also twitter, what may be one of those star-studded self- fies either -- selfies. dave? >> thank you to find out more on the oscars, go to ktvu.com. we have a special section there under hot topics on the home page. >> my favorite was the musical. ferrell williams. >> "happy." >> people on the roads, feeling happy. >> i would say they are happy -- it's a normal commute. nothing major going on. i would say if you are used to a monday back-to-work commute, this is what you are getting. let's see what we have at the bay bridge. this is a 40-minute delay or so drive time if you count the time at the toll plaza and on the bridge which is about normal. people are up and at them. unless you are in the carpool lane, that will significantly reduce the time on the bridge. perhaps you want to go down to th

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