Boy o boy, was that a tiresome Oscar show. If the writers were back, did we need montage after montage after montage. About Bees? About Binoculars? It's funny, everyone went because there have been no awards shows and they had new dresses damn it.
And I mean everyone. Right down to the never-show-ups like Spike Lee, Seal, James Earl Jones as well as the "oh-look-it's-Jack-Nicholson-again" troupe. Did they bring them up? I mean to announce the nominees they could have pulled up Spike Lee, Cate Blanchet, Randy Newman and Bai Ling. But then there wouldn't have been time on the montage on how the award ballots go out!
The most fun of the night was probably missed as it was on the Red Carpet on E!. I will include it here, because it was priceless. Jenifer Garner and Laura Linley are talking and Ryan Seacrest is about to talk to them, when Gary Busey bursts across at Ryan Seacrest. The look of total fear on Jenifer Garner's face is twisted. Espically because she obviously has NO idea who this freak is.
And I mean everyone. Right down to the never-show-ups like Spike Lee, Seal, James Earl Jones as well as the "oh-look-it's-Jack-Nicholson-again" troupe. Did they bring them up? I mean to announce the nominees they could have pulled up Spike Lee, Cate Blanchet, Randy Newman and Bai Ling. But then there wouldn't have been time on the montage on how the award ballots go out!
The most fun of the night was probably missed as it was on the Red Carpet on E!. I will include it here, because it was priceless. Jenifer Garner and Laura Linley are talking and Ryan Seacrest is about to talk to them, when Gary Busey bursts across at Ryan Seacrest. The look of total fear on Jenifer Garner's face is twisted. Espically because she obviously has NO idea who this freak is.
As for the awards, most went foreigners (Best Actor and Supporting Actress to Brits, Best Actress to a Frenchie and Best Supporting Actor to a Spaniard, tecnical awards went overseas or to the Bourne Ultimatium - which should have won so good job there), except the Joel and Ethan Cohen batch (who, between them, won 6 Awards in 3 catagories including Director and Picture). And the Best Screenplay (original) went to the former stripper - because who can turn down a feel good story like that (really).
I loved the song from Once. I loved it even more when I heard it the songs it was up against. 
Who nominated the most un-muiscal of all Disney movies for 3 not-so-great songs. Anyway, it was all kind of annoyingly predictable except Tilda Swindon, who provided a great Red Carpet interview (asking if the Oscars had a Circus theme this year with elephants).
Who nominated the most un-muiscal of all Disney movies for 3 not-so-great songs. Anyway, it was all kind of annoyingly predictable except Tilda Swindon, who provided a great Red Carpet interview (asking if the Oscars had a Circus theme this year with elephants).And here, of course, is Diablo Cody. The Ex-Stripper who wrote Juno - because honestly everyone in Los Angeles has written a screenplay. The ever classy Toronto Globe has the picture where she looks like she is giving the Oscar a BJ. Class.