From surprise winners to a slightly insulting “In Memoriam” segment, here are some of the highs and lows of the 91st annual Academy Awards broadcast.

Biggest shock: Olivia Colman beats Glenn Close — Glenn Close looked like a lock for Best Actress in “The Wife” based on her huge haul of precursor prizes including the Golden Globe and SAG. When last year’s winner Frances McDormand called Olivia Colman to the stage, Close made a funny face as if to say, “It figures.” But the regal and quite hilarious Colman gave a gracious speech, telling Close, “You’ve been my idol for years and I didn’t want it to be like this.”

What is also cool about her winning is that she, Best Actor Rami Malek and Best Supporting Actress Regina King all won on their first try.

Best Drop in: Keegan-Michael Key — Key was lowered from the ceiling holding an umbrella over his head to introduce Bette Midler, who sang the Best Song nominee from “Mary Poppins.” In a nod to Donald Trump’s snafu with his umbrella while boarding a plane, Key pretended he couldn’t close the umbrella and dropped it on the floor of the Dolby Theatre.

Best dress-up: Melissa McCarthy and Brian Tyree Henry — In presenting the Oscar for Best Costume, McCarthy and Henry got into the spirit of the category by dressing up Elizabethan-style, with high collars (for her) and a jerkin (for him). McCarthy stole the moment with a long train to which stuffed bunnies were pinned — an homage to Colman’s character in “The Favourite.” In her hand, she carried a rabbit puppet that gave her difficulty when she could not open the envelope to announce the winner. Henry graciously assisted. The winner was Ruth E. Carter for “Black Panther.”

Fun presenters: Mike Myers and Dana Carvey — The love for “Bohemian Rhapsody” was so strong that the producers searched high and low for a “Wayne’s World” clip that featured Mike Myers loading a Queen cassette into the car tape deck and singing Queen’s hits at the top of their lungs before Myers and his “WW” co-star Dana Carvey to present an award for Best Editing (which went to “Bohemian Rhapsody”).

Best Oscar reaction: Spike Lee— Spike Lee was purple with pride while accepting his Best Adapted Screenplay for “BlackkKlansman.” In fact, he was so excited when his friend Samuel L. Jackson called his name (and that of his co-writers) that he ran up on stage and jumped into Jackson’s arms. In his moving speech, Lee thanked his grandmother who saved money to put him through Morehouse College and NYU film school.

Best opening: Queen and Adam Lambert — Without a host, no one knew if the Oscars was going to start well but a medley of Queen hits, including “We Are the Champions,” helped everyone in the audience relax and prepare for a brisk, though somewhat uneventful, Oscar ceremony.

Worst shill: Laura Dern and that promo for the Oscar museum — Laura Dern had the thankless assignment of wasting five minutes to promote the construction of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences museum in downtown LA against a rapid motion clip of the construction site. No doubt the opening of the facility will be an event but we did not need a trailer for it.

In Memoriam —Introduced by the president of the academy and accompanied by an orchestra, the segment was badly cut, featuring random cutaways to Penny Marshall looking into the lens of a film camera, for example, while some of the other people commemorated had no sample of their work, like casting directors, publicists and screenwriters.

Worst categories —The slow period around the two-and-a-half-hour mark, the sound categories, the documentary and animation categories. No one cares who wins.