The Oscars! Is it bad that the most exciting bit for me was my moment of “OMG, THAT’S STEPHEN COLBERT DOING THOSE ATTACK AD VOICEOVERS!”? Oh, how I miss my fake news duo. Mom found the ads tiresome, but thought they were hilarious. The Academy wanted Jon, they got Jon! The line about Bjork and Dick Cheney was pure Daily Show.
I found the awards enjoyable overall, but as the two awards I cared most about were in the first set (Animated Feature and Special Effects), I spent most of the program wishing I’d seen more of the films. In the top categories, I’d only seen Brokeback Mountain and The Constant Gardener, which made for a lot of “meh” when handing out the accolades.
In short:
- Ben Stiller in his green unitard was utterly hilarious.
- Am I the only one who actually *liked* Death to Smoochy?
- Mr. Tumnus for makeup! *squeaks*
- Thanks to Stephen Colbert, any reference to William H. Macy and/or Felicity Huffman has me giggling like a moron. Thanks a lot, Stephen.
- I never saw Howl’s, and although I enjoyed Wallace and Grommit, I preferred Corpse Bride by a considerable margin. The animation was beyond breathtaking, and it’s sad that it had to lose out to a franchise that has had the same style of animation going on 20 years. The Aardman guys’ Oscar bowties were too cute, though, which serves as a balm for any hard feelings. Also, points for the giant stuffed penguins!
- Scientology? Better hope Tom isn’t in the audience. Is there a scientology equivalent of a fatwa?
- George Clooney was awesome.
- Reese Witherspoon was adorable! And I love her dress.
- Randomly, I look forward to the day when motion-captured actors are eligible for nominations. The Academy needs to represent for Andy Serkis.
- Man, it must suck to be the third Wilson brother, the one that isn’t famous.
- Ducks without pants!
- “I’d like to thank the Academy for seating me next to George Clooney at the nominees luncheon.” OH, WIN!
- And that’s all I’d like to say about that.