Terrence Howard getting all teary-eyed and emotional over The Imitation Game was one the funniest shits I've seen recently.
John Travolta's face last night was more on the side of horror.
I agree with this. Sometimes the best performances are the simple, quiet ones. I thought Bullock did that very well. I was surprised about the backlash she got from winning BA.
I think a lot of times (not all) the performances are more than just emotional, testy teary-eyed shouting. But the Acedemy just chose those montage to be shown cause they're more showy.