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By
James Hibberd
on Mar 3, 2014 at 12:43PM
The 86th Annual Academy Awards set a major ratings record: Sunday’s
telecast was the most-watched entertainment telecast in 10 years.
The 3.5-hour program hosted by Ellen DeGeneres delivered a whopping
43 million viewers and a 12.9 rating among adults 18-49. That’s the
biggest non-sports audience since NBC’s 2004
Friends finale. It
also represents the third year in a row for the ratings to rise, up 6
percent from 2013. The Oscars out-delivered January’s Golden Globes by
22.1 million viewers and the Grammy Awards by 14.5 million viewers.
According to Nielsen’s Social Guide, there were 11.2 million tweets
about the event, with overall Oscar social media activity outpacing last
year by 75 percent. ABC’s
Oscar’s Red Carpet Live pre-show was also up, with the final half-hour delivering 27.6 million viewers.
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Angelina Jolie's Academy Awards gown wasn't just stunning, it was also a deeply personal choice made by the Oscar winner herself.
A source tells E! News that "Angelina wanted a dress that would show how strong and healthy she is now," adding that she picked the
Elie Saab Haute Couture number specifically because it "was an empowering outfit."
"It was a big night for her and
Brad [
Pitt] and she wanted to send a message that while she's had a difficult time because of her health, she is now feeling fantastic," the insider added.
"She wanted to show off her body to prove that she is feeling great after having a double mastectomy. It was important to her that people see that she is as confident as she was before the surgery."
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And considering that she landed on multiple
Best Dressed lists, we can safely say it was a mission accomplished.
The recipient of this year's
Governors Award looked every bit the Hollywood star in her long-sleeve metallic ensemble.
She wore her hair in a simple, sleek style and wore flawless 42-carat diamond earrings by her favorite jeweler, Robert Procop.
Procop told us that he and Angelina spent considerable time looking for the perfect finishing touches for her red carpet moment tonight, and wound up with the "largest, perfectly cut, flawless round diamonds" he and the actress could find.
Only the best for the future Mrs. Pitt!
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By Elizabeth Leonard and Liz McNeil
03/04/2014 at 09:15 AM EST
Madonna's annual post-Oscars party was the place to be after Sunday night's show.
The bash, held at her pal Guy Oseary's Los Angeles home, went on
until 4 a.m. Celebrities were "wall to wall," a guest tells PEOPLE.
"Everyone was dancing, mingling and eating."
Academy Award winners past and present let loose and dined on
dishes such as Caesar salad, penne pasta with red sauce, rice and
chicken in a curry sauce and potato knishes, served buffet style.
Best Actor winner Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila were inseparable.
Julia Roberts
and husband Danny Moder "were lovey dovey together," the partygoer
adds, explaining that by the time Roberts arrived, she had ditched her
Givenchy gown and "took all her glam off."
The show's host,
Ellen DeGeneres, and wife Portia de Rossi were relaxed and "just hanging out," says the guest, while
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem showed off pictures of their 7-month-old
daughter Luna to friends.
It was also a destination for other A-list couples like
Brad Pitt and
Angelina Jolie,
newly engaged Mila Kunis and
Ashton Kutcher,
Leonardo DiCaprio and
Toni Garrn,
Jennifer Lawrence and
Nicholas Hoult, and
Nicole Richie and
Joel Madden.
Even Madonna's ex, Sean Penn, popped into the party with girlfriend
Charlize Theron. The
new couple were "hugging and very sweet together," says the source.
Also among the revelers: Bette Midler, Meryl Streep, Jamie Foxx,
Miley Cyrus and
Pink.
But it was Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong'o who brought the most
coveted dates of the night: their 13 ½-inch-tall golden statuettes.
Madonna, whose kids also attended the party, changed her outfit
at least twice and wore diamonds – lots of them: "Diamonds, diamonds and
diamonds on both wrists, and a headband," says the source.
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Additional reporting by AILI NAHAS
by
Marc Malkin
Madonna has done it again.
The Queen of Pop threw her annual celeb-filled post-Oscars bash last night at her manager
Guy Oseary's house.
And we're not talking about just any celebs. Guests included
Brad Pitt,
Angelina Jolie,
Lupita Nyong'o,
Julia Roberts,
Miley Cyrus,
Charlize Theron, Madonna's ex
Sean Penn and spouses-to-be
Mila Kunis and
Ashton Kutcher.
"Brad
and Angie were talking to Julia and hanging out with Lupita, who was
walking around with her Oscar telling everyone it was the best night
ever," a source tells me.
And then there was the dance floor.
"Miley was dancing with
Madonna, and Julia was dancing with her friend," the source said.
(Although not confirmed, we imagine it was Roberts' best friend from
high school, who she brought as her date because hubby
Danny Moder had to work.)
And continuing their PDA tour, "Sean and Charlize were making out on the dance floor," the source said.
Kunis and Kutcher (his ex-wife,
Demi Moore, used to cohost the soiree with Madonna) were also spotted at the Gucci-sponsored bash, as were
Leonardo DiCaprio and his model girlfriend
Toni Garrn.
Jennifer Lawrence was palling around with some girlfriends.
Oscar host
Ellen DeGeneres was there with wife
Portia De Rossi, as was
Bradley Cooper with his
first-time Academy Awards attendee girlfriend
Suki Waterhouse. Cooper's
American Hustle costars
Jeremy Renner and
Amy Adams also joined in on the fun.
Meryl Streep brought along her husband,
Don Gummer.
Roberts
did let her kids know she'd be home late. "They know I'm going to the
Oscars," she told me earlier in the day on the Oscars red carpet. "I
don't know if they know what that means per se, but they know I won't be
home for bedtime, so that's the bummer."
Fifty Shades of Grey movie producers
Dana Brunetti and
Mike De Luca also hosted a private house party produced by
John Terzian.
The guest list included Brunetti's girlfriend
Kristin Chenoweth,
Ryan Seacrest,
John Stamos,
Kellan Lutz,
Tyson Beckford and
Michael Strahan.
McDonald's provided a late-night menu of breakfast treats, including Egg McMuffins.
—Additional reporting by Sara Kitnick
