**Krokodil ** beat me to it. As soon as Durwitz came out on stage I said…That’s Sideshow Bob!!!
I think Rene Z needs to get a dress with more room in the knees. Took the poor girl 2 and half minutes to walk to the microphone. And eat a sammich sometime–emaciation doesn’t look good on you.
I loved Rock’s analogy with BananaRepublic and Gap(?). They don’t have any tank tops!
I thought Rocks barb at Jude Law was a bit out of line, though I love Chris Rock and hope he does it again.
ANd this hetero guy thinks Depp is hot too. But I’ll take Scarlet Johanssen all the same.
Amen, brother. I was waiting for him to launch into “HMS Pinafore.”
Other random notes:
Kate Winslet is now officially the greatest actor in the world to never win an Oscar.
Was this the first year ever that there were NO upsets in the major categories? Every big ticket Oscar went to the favourite, didn’t it?
Chris Rock was better than I expected. Not great, but not bad. Anyone who remembers Letterman doing the Oscars can’t really be disappointed with anyone else.
Do you think Sean Penn enjoys anything in life, or does he actually go through life hating himself and the entire world? It must be depressing to be that way.
For anyone who doubts Melanie Griffith’s status as the most head-baked actress in the world, just check out her infamous Official Website, http://www.melaniegriffith.com/ - as one Doper once put it, “Can you smell the potpourri”? Make sure your speakers are on.
How bad do you think Annette Bening freaked out when she could finally get away from the cameras? What horribles names do you think she used for Hilary Swank? Give examples.
Speaking of disappointed actresses, Imelda Staunton looked like her mother had just died. The Colombian chick looked disappointed too. The only actress who seemed okay with it was the aforementioned Winslet, who has the most to be bitter about.
I liked Hilary Swank’s dress. Actually, I thought this was one of the better dressed Oscars ever. Except for the usual bozos who don’t know how to dress like Sean Penn and Johnny Depp, the night’s wardrobe was mostly classy.
Speaking of garb, what was with Jamie Foxx’s Ray Charles-cum-Malcolm X outfit?
Was Scarlett Johansson wearing some tight corset or something? Christ, she looked thin.
I have to third the comment about Robin Williams. He was funny fifteen years ago, and I admit he does a great Jack Nicholson, but he’s gone beyond self-parody and into flat-out pitiful loser.
-The show overall was just boring - bad pacing; host’s jokes were flat
-Yes, Sean Penn could lighten up.
-I don’t usually comment on dresses, but Cate Blanchette had prettier gowns a few years ago.
-When and WHY did the Oscars become the Beyonce show???
-Like Yo-Yo Ma; the Spanish song was ok but Antonio should stick to acting. Actually enjoyed the French song the most. Groban could have handled the last song all by himself. Again, what was with the Beyonce fixation?
-Funny line: The winner for Best Special Effects (for Spiderman 2) said he was glad there was no Lord of the Rings 4 [since it won that category the last 3 years].
Actually, Spartacus was made by Kirk Douglas’ production company. Nonetheless, whether or not the actor owns the copyright, an actor or his estate must consent to the use of his image for commercial products or services not directly related to the movie. This is a principal of common law. So, yes, Kirk Douglas did give permission (for a nice fee, I’m sure) for his appearance in that Pepsi commercial.
-I’d read that Minnie Driver was going to sing the song from Phantom of the Opera; I wonder wha’ happen’d? (Cheesy moment: the Phantom coming out to walk Beyonce during that song.)
-I loved the “this is the first Oscar ever for a female playing a boxer” award (?!) They didn’t note that this was the first Oscar ever for a young guy playing Ray Charles or for a British actress playing Kate Hepburn.
-While I agree she was overused, Beyonce was stunning last night. I was amazed how much she resembled Audrey Hepburn in one number.
Wow. A thread where everyone just uses bullet points. I AM HOME!
Johnny Depp. My wife and I discussed his hottiness. She thinks MOVIE Johnny Depp is VERY SEXY. I admit the guy is nice looking. But REAL WORLD Johnny Depp is very pugfugly. He looks dirty and cartoonish. IN FACT, MOVIE Johnny looks like a normal, good looking guy. REAL LIFE Johnny looks like a character from a movie. Someone tell Johnny Depp he has it backwards. He looked like he was going to tie Kate Winslett to a train track last night.
Are you sure Chris Rock hosted the Oscars? I thought it was Beyonce. Damn she was on screen a lot. Of course, being beautiful AND talented, the sin is forgiveable.
I thought Rock’s monologue was funny. But damn it was uncomfortable. And his hits at Jude Law were NOT the worst of the night. The shots at Nicole Kidman were MUCH worse. That bit about winning an Emmy for her reaction shot was cold. “If you’d done THAT in the movie, you would have WON!” Ouch! Rock was off because he feeds off a wilder audience. The Academy members don’t applaude for you unless you’re dead or Clint Eastwood. I’d put Rock behind Martin and Crystal but way ahead of Letterman and ESPECIALLY that dreadful Whoopi Goldberg.
Of the five hosts listed above, have there been any others in the “Billy Crystal Era”?
Did anyone else notice that the camera was pulled out a bit when the nominees all shared the screen (right before the winner was announced) for Jamie Foxx(actor) and Eastwood for Director? Right before the announcement, the camera quickly tightened on each man. It wasn’t like they were bringing the shot in any tighter. Basically, the camera was just out of position on them until late. Weird.
My household agrees that Cruz and Hayek could be the same person. At least sisters.
I hated the “non-stage” winners. What is this? A reality contest? At least it shortened the Oscars! I was asleep by Eleven! But there was still that lull where boring, ugly, unknown people made speeches for an hour and a half. I know they want to have the big awards at the end, but there is REALLY a lull between best supporting actress and and the Best Acting Awards.
One nice moment of the unknown uglies was the guy who said that the awards for Sound and Graphics, etc. where NOT “technical” awards. So true.
I think Tim Robbins’ bird to Rock was in good fun. Robbins, despite being an extreme ideologue, seems to have a decent sense of humor. He was in Cadillac Man for cripes sake. Penn just seems to be a dick. I hope Rock’s “accountants” found him.
Did they eliminate the REAL Price Waterhouse Cooper moment? I didn’t see any REAL accountants come on stage. I hope this cuts out that boring tradition. WE TRUST THE ACADEMY already!
Annette Benning didn’t even try to hide her disappointment. Good for her.
My family also noticed MANY empty seats. I thought there were supposed to be seat fillers for events like this. Some even bring beef jerky!
I like waking up in a world where Morgan Freeman is an Academy Award Winner.
In the annual “How Significant Was Your Life” applause meter, I’d say Brando did pretty well. But [urlhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000930/]Elmer Bernstein, a composer, seemed to get the best response. I was surprised by the mediocre response for Reeve. Reagan got a decent applause, but I guess half of the Academy hates him, half loved him. Ossie Davis SHOULD have been in the montage because they do it Oscarcast to Oscarcast. I was stunned to see Rodney Dangerfield. He was denied membership (I read this in an article not in a bit of his, so I assume it wasn’t a “No Respect” whoosh!)
Jamie Foxx. What was that on the back of his head? (And he DID do a nice Poitier!)
I was really happy Charlie Kaufman won!
Last night was the Clint Eastwood show. I get the impression with Clint that what you see is what you get.
She looked like she was wearing a candy box. A very skinny candy box, but a candy box nonetheless. And her dull black hair was totally unflattering against her pasty white skin.
I thought the whole to-do was pretty much Meh. No really great fashion blunders, but no really great outfits either. Too much bling on Beyonce, however. Chris Rock was disappointing, IMHO. Maybe he just isn’t very funny without all the bad language.
However, the show moved. And I thought the idea of having the minor awards given out in the audience was great. Whoever thought that up should be invited back next year to run the show.
She looked like she was wearing a candy box. A very skinny candy box, but a candy box nonetheless. And her dull black hair was totally unflattering against her pasty white skin.
I thought the whole to-do was pretty much Meh. No really great fashion blunders, but no really great outfits either. Too much bling on Beyonce, however. Chris Rock was disappointing, IMHO. Maybe he just isn’t very funny without all the bad language.
However, the show moved. And I thought the idea of having the minor awards given out in the audience was great. Whoever thought that up should be invited back next year to run the show.
Well in fairness he’s probably never been that long without a cigarette in his life. (He’s such a chain smoker and so awkward aroudn people that he smoked all the way through his Actor’s Studio interview and on a Letterman interview; last night when he’s hundreds of yards from a smoking area and surrounded by thousands of people he must have been turning into Golum.)
You know, I’m wondering if Tim Robbins might be into lampooning himself. At another awards show (the Oscars?) a few years ago, Jack Nicholson introduced Robbins and Susan Sarandon by saying something like, “Next we have Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon. I wonder what they’re ticked off about now?” Does Robbins feed these lines to the presenter backstage?
Dear Og…Renee Zellweger needs to seriously sit down and inhale some carbs. She used to be so hot…what happened? I would love the brunette look if she didn’t look so painfully…bony.
Natalie Portman and Salma Hayek were looking gorgeous, though, and healthy…add Beyonce and Kate Winslet to that, as well. Love the fact that Hayek, Beyonce, Winslet can look so hot without needing to look half-starved. I loved Winslet’s dress.
Drew Barrymore looked…strange. She needs to lay off the cigarettes or something. Either she looks gorgeous or strange.
Is it just me or is Cate Blanchette the most cat-like woman that ever walked?
I thought the nominees on stage bits were dopey, but the show certainly moved. I thought Chirs Rock was great – better than Billy Crystal for at least the last several times he’s done it, better than Steve Martin’s first one (although not as good as Martin’s second), miles beyond Letterman and Goldberg (who stunk up the place, but at least she said shit a lot).
Sideways was a better picture than Million Dollar Baby, no question, although both films had consistently excellent performances, but Foxx’s channeling of Ray Charles could not be ignored. I’m really looking forward to this spring’s Bait II: Bait Harder!
How odd. Mine agrees that Penelope Cruz looks like a little boy playing dress-up whilst Salma Hayek had the most bodacious boobies of the night. Each to their own, I suppose.