Oscars, part 2

[mellicious]

While I was away, they gave away Live Action Short and Animated Short - I know we missed a lot there. Now they have just given the costume award - I imagine this is the only award that Memoirs of a Geisha is going to win tonight, don't you?

Russell Crowe introduces a little bit about biographical movies. A few of those people really did look eerily like the people they were playing. Mel Gibson as William Wallace... not so much. (Also, that makes two Mel Gibson appearances already. The man is crazy, didn't the Academy get the memo?)

Wil Farrell and Steve Carrell are giving the Makeup award. (Both in very bad makeup, get it?) If they give it to Star Wars I'm going to be pissed... whew, they didn't. Narnia, I can live with that.

I don't like the way they're playing music under the speeches. It sounds like they're reminding everybody to rush.

Yike, I went to the kitchen for a minute and they started giving away Best Supporting Actress. They're not supposed to sneak it up on me like that! Rachel Weisz! yay! Although I would've been been happy with Catherine Keener, too. Michelle Williams was really good in Brokeback, too, of course... but hey, they can't all win.

I like the way they're just putting the Best Picture nominees before the commercials rather than wasting time having somebody introduce them.

Good lord, a commerical for "Tab Energy" - "because women need a different kind of energy." Um, okay.

Lauren Bacall is attempting to talk about film noir, but she seems to be having some difficulty with the teleprompter. She looks pretty good, though. And I have to say that I like the way that they have replaced those horrible dance numbers they used to do with the clip compilations. Remember the dancing Snow Whites?

Best Documentary Short - Rob says it's time to go for a walk. Maybe I will take a little break, myself.