Bollywood hooked to Oscars 2015 presentation on TV sets

Kunal Khemu, who is awake since early morning, took to Twitter, saying,:

Wake up at 7am to watch #Oscar2015 Check Support my favourite film of the year #WhiplashMovie and whistle each time it wins one- check

— kunal kemmu (@kunalkemmu) February 23, 2015

Kunal’s wife Soha Ali Khan said:

What an incredible year at the #Oscars2015 – three awards so far for my favourite film of the year #Whiplash ❤️🎉

— soha ali khan (@sakpataudi) February 23, 2015

The newly-married couple’s favourite film ‘Whiplash’, a musical drama, won three Oscars for best supporting actor to J K Simmons and Academy Award for best sound mixing and editing.

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Selma’s protest anthem ‘Glory’, which gave its first Oscar to the Martin Luther King, Jr film, got a thumbs up from celebrities.

Sophie Choudry tweeted:

#Glory … outstanding!!! Performance, staging, everything..just wow! #Oscars2015 @johnlegend

— SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) February 23, 2015

Echoing the same sentiments, actress Neha Sharma tweeted:

Just loved #glory…what a performance @johnlegend

— Neha sharma (@Officialneha) February 23, 2015

‘Birdman’ director Alejandro G Inarritu Academy award for best director and picture was hailed by the B-Town.

Sonal Chauhan tweeted:

#birdman – best picture !!! Best director. Stunning ! #2015Oscars

— SONAL CHAUHAN (@sonalchauhan7) February 23, 2015

Milap Zaveri wrote:

Yup #Birdman deserved best director. But #Boyhood pls for Best Film!

— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) February 23, 2015

Nimrat Kaur tweeted:

Innaaaaarittoooo ❤️❤️❤️

— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) February 23, 2015

Actors like Dia Mirza, Choudry expressed their disappointment over the best picture, director loss to ‘Boyhood’. Dia Mirza tweeted:

#Boyhood all the way. #Linklaterismyhero #Oscar2015 I am so disappointed.

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) February 23, 2015

Filmmaker Deepa Mehta posted:

#Birdman? Best Picture? A travesty . SO sad about #Boyhood– the real winner . Shocked

— Deepa Mehta (@IamDeepaMehta) February 23, 2015

Zaveri posted:

#Boyhood was the most brilliant, moving and ballsy film in decades. Shame that it lost out.

— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) February 23, 2015