Oscars: Live blog.
9:02: "The show is so long that "Avatar" now takes place in the past." - Steve Martin.
I love Tom Hanks, but he sucked all the drama out of the best picture winner by rushing the "Hurt Locker" announcement. Good thing Bigelow wasn't in the bathroom.
Congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker." It was important for art that you beat that bloated (but entertaining) cartoon called "Avatar."
8:56: Best director: Kathryn Bigelow. Excellent. But why do they cut away from whether she hugs James Cameron or not after keeping the camera on them all night.
Best actress: Sandra Bullock. Wha?
8:47: I'm guessing we'll be all done here by about 10 p.m.
8:41: This show hasn't been on long enough. Let's have five actors talk about their friendships with the nominees.
8:37: Since the show is already going long, let's have another dance sequence. Or more commercials. Or something about sound.
Best actor: Jeff Bridges. The Dude abides.
8:30: Note to Oscar directors and producers: Get. On. With. It.
8:28: I know you thought I went away. But I just passed out.
8:18: Best foreign film: "The Secret In Their Eyes." From Argentina.
8:08: Please welcome Keanu Reeves. Oh, dear God.
8:00: This just makes me want to watch a movie.
7:50: Time of death of this show: 7:50.
7:49: If you're going to cut the song segment, cut it. Don't put a bunch of dancing on there instead.
I haven't been this bored since the Emmys.
7:41: I was going to say something mean about James Taylor killing everybody again in the "In Memoriam" segment, then thought better of it. Oh, wait.
7:34: I applaud ABC for reminding me that it once had a show on the schedule called "V."
7:30: I's so bored now that I'm reduced to wondering if James Cameron is worried about losing the sound awards to "Hurt Locker" and if that means "Avatar" could get shut out. Now, that's just wrong of me.
7:24: Best sound editing. Wine run!
7:21: The real horror is all this padding.
If Martin and Baldwin are the hosts, how come they're barely on screen?
"I've already won two of these." Sandy Powell, the woman who just won her THIRD Oscar for costume design just proved that the best way to make new friends in Hollywood is to crap all over them? Hmmmm.
7:10 Oh, sorry, made a food run during all the stuff about sets and costume.
7:03: Didn't get to see "An Education." That's a clip that makes me want to see it.
Best supporting actress: Monique. The actors are eating this up. She's getting a standing ovation. Clearly, funny people can act.
6:53: Best adapted screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher for "Precious." Great speech in its hushed sincerity. Now THAT's somebody who really was surprised and moved by winning.
How did it happen that the short films segment was the weirdest?
Sorry, was over on Twitter, where I don't have to use coding.
6:39: Ben Stiller apparently drew the short straw.
6:37: Can Zoe Saldana announce the rest of the awards?
6:32: So, where can we see these short films? By the way, the French guy who just won? He'll have a deal for a feature film by the end of the night. Charming speech.
6:27: I can't remember the last time I watched anything in real time, meaning: Having to watch the commercials. This is archaic cruelty.
6:23: I honestly don't know what to make of the Hughes Pack coming out for that bit. I'm going to pass on commenting.
6:20: Man, this John Hughes thing is making everybody feel really old.
Molly Ringwald looks like Cher before Cher's early 3rd face lift.
Best original screenplay: "Hurt Locker." Yep, that works, too.
Tina Fey and Robert Downey, Jr.: Yes.
For the record, hoping for a "Hurt Locker" victory for best picture.
6:07: Still recovering from Kathy Ireland's gooey obsequiousness.
Is that tinsel surrounding the stage? You know, the kind you use on Christmas trees?
That said, yea for T-Bone Burnett. Dude's a character.
Oh, "Original Song" nomination + enduring Miley Cyrus = wine run.
6:00: Oh for God's sake, it's Miley Cyrus again. Make. Her. Stop.
Best animated movie: "Up." Totally fine with that. Loved the film. Though "Fantastic Mr. Fox" was also worthy. Both are long-term keepers that can be rewatched countless times.
5:51: Just took a peek at the comments. Um, I guess some people forgot that it was an Oscars blog. We have a politics blog for all your crazy ranting. And we also have a Dumbassification of America blog for everybody who thinks their comments about not watching TV or going to movies or writing about them is a waste of time when the world is going to hell in a hand basket. It's a blog for people who think the rest of the sane world wants to read their ignorant nonsense. Check it out!
Best supporting actor: Great win for Christoph Waltz. Too bad the clip gave away so much of the movie.
As far as opening monologues go, what we got from Martin and Baldwin was funnier than expected. I nice mix of witty, sharp, cutting and playful.
5:42: OK, you've gotta love the silent Baldwin-Clooney stare down. Fantastic. Of course, it probably helps if you watch "30 Rock."
Not bad. A couple of sharp attacks that are good-naturedly absorbed by the actors in question. "What's up with all the Hitler memorabilia," Martin said of Meryl Streep.
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. I miss "30 Rock."
OK, why not.
Interesting start. Here's some stars. And your Emmy host, Neil Patrick Harris. Huh?
5:30: Wine run.
Kathy Ireland should never work again. Or we should turn everything she says in public into a drinking game. She was unbelievably fake as she poured egregious praise on the stars. "The whole world is waiting to hear what you think." "You are like Jesus." OK, she didn't say the last one.
Kate Winslet is awesome. Period.
Why is Miley Cyrus haunting my life? No, don't ask her a question! Don't! I don't want to hear that voice!
5:20: Tina Fey and Steve Carell just did the right thing and made fun of the interviewer without him knowing it.
Whoopi Goldberg for Poise. OK, can I stop now. Can I go do something else?
I love how Sheri Shephard asks a question and then interrupts the answer or doesn't leave them enough time to answer. "What's your favorite of the nominated films?" "Well, I really loved..." "Great. Thank you for talking."
5:16: The Kodak Theater and the Hollywood and Highland location of the Oscars always reminds me of when we had the TV Critics press tour there, aka the Death March with Cocktails. Of course, the area is also chock full of urine and hopelessness. Also a bunch of tacky stores.
Wow, how much Suck-Up juice do you need to drink before going out and doing red carpet interviews? Believability? Not important. All I want to do right now is rewatch "Action," Fox's late great searing sitcom about Hollywood filmmaking.
5:08: Will not be seeing the upcoming movie with Miley Cyrus. Watched trailer, got cavity. Also, slightly sick.
I think having a high definition television will make a lot of "normal" people feel better about watching the stars.
5:05: Has there ever been a good red carpet interview? I'm checking.
4:55: Alright, let's do this old school style, with a live blog. I can say already that George Clooney getting out of his limo and meeting the people behind the chain link fence was probably the best non-red carpet moment we'll get.
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