Oscar blog part 4

[cleolinda]

Yeah, I told you I had a bunch of avatars in formal dress.

Ellen apologizes for making it sound like Penelope Cruz is Mexican, rather than Spanish, and for insinuating that Dame Judi was having her eyes done (“It’s actually her boobs”). And here is the Elements and Motion Choir, which is a totally awesome idea: we seem them provide all the sound for scenes from Jaws, Psycho, Ben-Hur, and so on. The plane propeller effects are particularly good.

Aww, here’s Steve Carell and Greg Kinnear. “Sound editing is very much like sex,” Carell announces grimly. “It’s usually done alone, at night, and in the presence of electronics.” And in the middle of Kinnear saying, “I think these guys have a pretty good sense of humor,” the sound goes out. Well played, banter writers! And it goes to Iwo Jima. See, this is why I predicted that instead of the movie I wanted to win. No, I’m not bitter. Seriously, I’m not, because it’s way too early in the evening to be bitter.

Aww, yay, it’s James McAvoy and Jessica Biel. I am still not impressed by her dress, but then, she has yet to show off her most famous asset. (No, I am not going for the cheap joke there.) Between the sporadic facial hair and the accent, Dr. Tumnus is still adorable. They’re here with Best Sound Mixing, which goes to Dreamgirls, no surprise. The third winner of the sound mixers is out of luck and does not get to speech. Woe.

Rachel Weisz! She so pretty. Oh dear, this sounds like Supporting Actor. Okay, the line about how "Mark Wahlberg had to play the kind of Boston cop who, in his own youth, arrested him twenty-five times" is a winner. They show the three seconds of dialogue in which is he not cursing a blue streak. ALAN ARKIN, OH SHIT. Well, there go several hundred Oscar pools. I mean, I love Arkin, but--poor Eddie Murphy. ("Arkin was nearly rejected for the role because they thought he was 'too virile.' He said it was the best rejection he ever got.")

I'm getting really, really worried about Best Picture, now. Does that sound weird, that I love the movie and I don't want it to win?

Ellen is wandering around talking to people, "Oh, look, it's a play I wrote, right here! It's a cross between GoodFellas and Big Momma's House," she tells Martin Scorsese.

So... our dancers are back, and they really are going to interpret. Heeeee, they make really, really good penguins for Happy Feet. Next up: a "special presentation" from Leonardo DiCaprio and "a distinguished guest."

Comments

[princessstarr.livejournal.com]

I just called my parents and amazingly- we all put down Alan Arkin for the winner. And now I'm panicking about Best Picture.

[stillxmyxheart.livejournal.com]

All I have to say is that the more I see Greg Kinnear these days, the more I love him.

[enid-keaner.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're odd at all - I really liked Little Miss Sunshine too, but Best Picture of the Year? No.

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

I just know that if LMS wins best picture, I'll never get my mother to watch it. It's already an uphill fight because she's pissed about Dreamgirls and they always show that one clip where Abigail Breslin just screams and screams.

They show the three seconds of dialogue in which is he not cursing a blue streak. That's exactly what I thought when they showed it.

[lumaria.livejournal.com]

Everything about Mark Wahlberg is surrounded by so much WTF tonight. Rachel Weisz's sentence, then Mark's strangely overly chatty self when Ellen walked by. Dude, I know it's your first, but..come on.

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

Cute icon. :)

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

I noticed all of that! I don't get him at all.

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

I do like the little clips for the Best Picture noms...

[saturnianali8r.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking environmental presentation by Leo. Very curious about the distinguished guest of course.

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

My money is on Al Gore.

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

HA! I rock. *g*

[saturnianali8r.livejournal.com]

I rock too for environmental presentation!! Wahoo!

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

High-five, good work! The Oscars: drawing random commentators together.

[gwynevere1.livejournal.com]

As soon as Arkin was announced, my mom called to say, "That was unexpected." (We phone tag these shows.) There goes the Gwyn-family Oscar pools.

Also, I totally did not get that Kinnear's mike drop was a sound editing joke. I thought he got bleeped for FCC-unfriendly content.

[sound-of-bells.livejournal.com]

Amusingly, in the little ten second thing they showed of Wahlburg, he definitely said fucking once, maybe twice. Hooray for creative editing.

[greenleafgurl17.livejournal.com]

yeah, I'm fairly certain that every single line he had in that movie had some form of "fuck" in it.

[greenleafgurl17.livejournal.com]

oh Cleo, what is wrong with you? I LOVE Alan Arkin! And he was muy excelente in LMS.

Also, if The Departed doesn't win Best Picture, my father is going to FLIP A SHIT. Like, I'm not even kidding. It's his favorite movie since The Godfather.

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

If the Departed doesn't win, I'm going to start a RIOT.

[splits_thesky]

Oh man, same.

[greenleafgurl17.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have a feeling there will be riots throughout America. Well, maybe. But it better win. Or I will be PISSED.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I love Arkin too! That's my point--I don't want LMS to win because I don't want it to become the movie everyone hates for not being "worthy" of winning!

[greenleafgurl17.livejournal.com]

well it's all good because The Departed is going to win...right? RIGHT?!?!? SDIGUSHJGNDFhkusfeikgf.

[meredithsg.livejournal.com]

I've had the honor of seeing the dance troupe in person, they are great.

I feel really bad for Eddie, but Alan Arkin did such a great job, I'm not surprised.

[splits_thesky]

haha, yeah, I was all, "Okaaaaay, Eddie Murphy's gonna win, defi...wait, WHAT??????"

[darthtall.livejournal.com]

Dr. Tumnus's real accent nearly made me fall off the futon. Holy CRAP, that's yummy.

I totally blame Norbit for Eddie not winning.

[gwynevere1.livejournal.com]

I totally blame Norbit for Eddie not winning.
Which would mean there's some justice in this crazy world.

[londonsparrow.livejournal.com]

I just have to have a place to unleash a MCAVOY SQUEEE!

Leo and Al Gore???

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD
http://www.eonline.com/redcarpet/photos/index.jsp?currentSection=Arrivals%20Pics§ionHome=redcarpet.oscars2007&category=c6a608e7-2be0-4f59-bac4-a7e4e3ab0183&galleryUUID=713cb81a-f3ff-4454-a378-b6badebc6a43&uuid=957a1c63-13e7-4b5b-b8d0-bc6905ac255b
RACHEL IS WORKING FOR THE FEDS! SHE'S WIRED!
Or possibly pregnant with an alien. Seriously: Look at her lower stomach. There's, like, a rectangle there. o_O

I mean, I realize it could be a mutant pubic bone, or maybe she's wearing underwear with large decorations on it, or ... No, I don't know.

[thespianlizling.livejournal.com]

I actually cannot figure out what that square thing might be.
Because hey, when I wear my form-fitting satin, I also wear the knickers with the lunch box on the front. You never know when you're going to need a mid-show nosh.
Now that I mention it -- how much would actually going to the Oscars blow? The Oscars are about kicking your feet up, opening several bottles of wine, and munching on tasty tidbits until your pants bust. Can you imagine how awful the real thing must be? Stilettos, tiny seats, corsetry, and nary an alcoholic beverage nor a Girl Scout cookie in sight.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

Well. There is that.

Our other theory is about 50 birth control patches, stacked.

[thespianlizling.livejournal.com]

I hope it's not that! Aronofsky and Weisz are my favorite Hollywood couple, and we need more of their spawn, STAT. Also, the first one was so cute. Oh, and "Henry" is such a nice normal name, which is a good sign that they can be trusted with more children. It's not like naming your baby "Guava" or whatever.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

Hmm.

Bar of soap, taped on, maybe?

I guess I like your mini-bento-box theory best.

[thespianlizling.livejournal.com]

Oooo, I like the soap idea. Maybe she's going to sneak out for a "bathroom break" and go soap up the windows on La Dunst's limo. Dunst has always struck me as though she's kind of a pain in the ass, and therefore would be fun to screw with.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who has that impression about her. Go figure.

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

i was thinking about this today. When do these people eat? Obviously they spend before the Oscars getting ready, and then they go to after parties. Do they get dinner at after parties? Go out real quick before the parties?

*wonders*

[thespianlizling.livejournal.com]

Well, they are Hollywood, so I think the smart money is betting on the idea that they wouldn't be eating much anyway. I remember reading that Katherine Heigl swung by McDonald's on her way to the Golden Globes (she eats, and lo my girlcrush on her is multiplied by a factor of 50). Also, I do think some of the afterparties have dinner, and I imagine the ones that don't offer a meal do have enough swanky noshes and nibbles to keep people going. Doesn't Wolfgang Puck do a post-Oscar dinner?
Hey -- does anybody remember last year when Keira claimed that she chose her dress because it was loose enough that she could have waffles with syrup for breakfast that morning? I rather suspect she's lying through her teeth, but I appreciate the gesture of goodwill.

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

It's STILL odd for me to see Ryan and Mark Walhberg there. I keep having Young Hercules and Breaker High flashbacks (I loved tose shows) and of Marky's music videos.

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

Er, I can't spell. >.>

[enid-keaner.livejournal.com]

But it show you can rise above! All you have to do is hope (and get some really nice roles).

[bookwoman84.livejournal.com]

Yay Breaker High! I loved that show too. How awesome would it have been to go to school on a cruise ship?

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

It would have been the time of our lives!

i was so jealous of those kids. xD

[meredithsg.livejournal.com]

were they playing So Long Fairwell

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

the fact that Eddie lost make me quite nervous for lead actress and best picture. i'm very disappointed that the academy voted that way. i will be quite devestated if abagail and lms wins b/c my faith in the awards will be lost forever much like the grammy's from this year!

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

I am so glad anyone BUT Eddit Murphy won. Alan Arkin is fine. Little Miss Sunshine was good.


But I was really pulling for Mark. ;-)

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

the sound choir thing was bizarre yet cool. I loved the sound going out on Kinnera. *giggles*
James McAvoy is SO cute. Rachel Weisz is adorable. She's another one that I had heard the name but didn't know I knew her (she was in Enemy at the Gates! Mmm, Jude.) Loved the Boston cop line.
HATE that Alan Arkin won. I wanted any of the rest of them to get it more!

I still LOVE the interpretitive dancers.

[thespianlizling.livejournal.com]

Awww, your icon. Hiya, Jock.
Did you watch the BAFTA film awards? James presented, and was darling. "That was my distraction, and I have produced Jonathan Ross ... This is the Prestige, and I am Christian Bale." I loved him so much it hurt. His wife kind of looked like she'd been tongue-kissing a light socket, but I guess it's kind of cool that he loves her anyway. :-D

[katesti.livejournal.com]

I totally picked Arkin on our ballot at home, but forgot to change it on the online SF pool. DAMMIT.