Oscars

So, what did ya'll think of the biggest night for movies?  I thoroughly enjoyed myself from 8:30-9 & then bailed to watch the season finale of Big Love which will require a separate post.  Anyway, let me tell you how awesome DVRing & then skipping an hour of the Oscars is.  At 10:00 I went back to where I'd left off of the Oscars on my DVR and began fast forwarding through everything I didn't care about (which is a lot) so I'd watch Steve & Alec & then the presenter & after they announced the winner it was FF time.  I didn't watch any speeches or categories that I wasn't in to & really I'm just there for 6 awards, possibly up to 10 depending on costumes, animated movies, music, and documentaries.  I did stop to watch the dance performance to the nominated scores, the tribute to John Hughes & the tribute to all those who passed this year.  At about 11:15 I caught up to the current timing of the awards & just in time...the big 4 awards were given just after that.  I want to say yay for Bigelow for being the first female director to win an Oscar.  I am curious though that since the screenplay writer won what's going to happen with this court case against him & the director, see link for info on that.  I mean, with all the notoriety & cash that will come with the awards this guy suing them stands to win quite a bit of cash.

I was really happy that Sandra Bullock won for The Blind Side, indifferent about Jeff Bridges because he creeps me out.  He's "the dude" all the time & I can say for sure that I'm happy awards season is over for the pure fact that I don't have to hear him say "T-Bone Burnett" ever again!  That T-Bone guy may be amazing at what he does but he looks like James Cameron posing as a cool guy...don't ya think?

I was happy that Avatar didn't win best picture only because I don't think movies like that deserve it, everything is done behind the scenes since most of the movie is shot on a green screen, so aside from acting & special effects/makeup, and editing those movies don't deserve nominations.  You know, I'd like to see James Cameron make a low budget, honest movie rather than all of this fantastical crap!  Speaking of Avatar, I liked Ben Stiller's little snippet when he presented for makeup.

Well I don't really have much else to say about the night except that I can't wait for next year & hopefully there won't be 10 movies nominated again!  Over the next few weeks I fully intend to check out Precious & Inglorious Basterds.  I will post my favorite fashions on my other blog later today or tomorrow, chime in on your thoughts.
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