- Halle Berry is hot! Cripes, that hair is fabulous! It finally made me take my eyes off her face. And who was that fox sitting next to her in the audience?
- The set was also fabulous. The money they spent to get the imagery on the stage floor had to be outrageous.
- Yay! The Incredibles won Best Animated Film!
- The IMDB updated it's main page with the results seemingly within mere nanoseconds of each award's announcement. Many kudos, mates! It took under 15 seconds by one timing I made. Even the supporting pages, like those for the actors, updated in almost no time.
- I kinda liked having the awards for some of the categories (such as Makeup) given out in the audience. It personalized the awards somewhat. I just hope no one felt shorted by not being able to walk on stage. Others like the Art Direction award had all the nominees lined up on stage prior to the announcement. That was rather nice, too. Hopefully these tactics will save some time.
- Scarlett Johansson was also hot, but not very comfortable in her set piece introducing a segment. And she looked even better in the outfit she wore in the videotaped pieces.
- Was that a seat holder I saw next to Leonardo DiCaprio around 9:20 pm (EST)? I could swear there was a much younger and blonder woman next to him earlier in the evening. A red-headed woman was in Scorsese's seat when he presented an award. You'd think they'd try to pick someone that doesn't make it obvious they are a seat holder.
- Wow! I might have to go see Sideways just to look at Virginia Madsen. She's always been hot (and I should really get past these thermodynamic references). I'm the same age and I don't look that good. Well, she probably takes care of herself, too. And, it's Hollywood ...
- Nice tribute to Johnny Carson. He truly was the best host ever because he not only brought laughs, but created an air of hospitality that made us welcome in his "house" and made the stars our friends over for a visit.
- Where'd they get those amazonian women who escorted the winners and presenters off stage? Jimminies! They all had to be over 6 feet tall! And hot (okay, I had to sneak that in). Later in the show I saw them stand next to Samuel L. Jackson, who is 6' 3" and the brunette was a bit taller than him. Of course, he probably wasn't wearing heels.
- I was on the phone when Sidney Lumet was given his honorary Oscar so I didn't get to see who the overly buxom woman in the balcony was. Must have been someone 'cause they kept showing her. Thank goodness.
- It's a little tough to watch the show, txt with my supervisor about the show, write this blog post about the show, and help a friend deal with issues not at all related to the show at the same time.
- Director Peter Jackson really influenced the styles at this year's awards. More people are casual and frumpy.
- C'mon! Is Yo-Yo Ma the only cellist in the world? Well, he is probably the best and it was clear that he was moved by the piece he played during the memorial clips.
- And people talk about Jennifer Lopez's backside! Did you see Beyonce's booty? Those hips probably made the sequin industry work overtime. But they were fine!
- Cool! I've never seen an acceptance speech sung before, but Jorge Drexler did it!
- Hillary Swank thanked her lawyers? Cripes! I'm glad they tried to play her off the stage. And Imelda Staunton should have won anyway.
- Why wasn't The Passion of the Christ nominated for best Foreign language Film? Greek, Aramaic, and Latin aren't "native" to the US of A, are they? Neither is English, mind you.
- Lots of things could be heard dropping in the background and there were a few open mics that shouldn't have been. I love live TV.
- Some tight competition for Best Actor, but Jamie Foxx was the clear choice for me. He had it down. A very gifted man, really. And a great acceptance speech, too -- the most touching I've ever seen.
- Once again, Martin Scorsese was beaten to the Oscar by a boxing film. In 1976 Taxi Driver lost to Rocky. This goes to show one should never put a transportation movie up against a sports movie.
- Without the benefit of having seen any of the films nominated for Best Motion Picture, I still feel that Ray should have won.
BTW - the time below is when I started the post. I finished it at 11:53 PM.
