Oscars, part 4

[cleolinda]

You know what I've noticed? The quicker the show goes, the less I tend to enjoy it. "You know what we do during commercial breaks?" asks Jon Stewart. "We make fun of the outfits you're wearing at home. IT GOES BOTH WAYS!"

Here's the Actor Formerly Known as The Rrrrrock with Best Visual Effects. The Rock was traumatized by Raiders of the Lost Ark as a child. Ah, weren't we all. Nominated: The Golden Compass, POTC3, and Transformers. YAY GOLDEN COMPASS! See? I've learned my lesson! I don't cheer for anyone in advance anymore! "We just wanna say THANK YOU!" shout the FX winners. People we don't know in the audience are emotional, which probably sums up every technical award ever given.

"Please welcome! Cate Blanchett!" In the audience, Calista Flockhart is wearing pale blue next to Harrison Ford. They felt you needed to know that, I guess. Art Direction! I am studiously not cheering for anyone. YAY SWEENEY TODD! Oh my God, it's totally working, y'all! I am controlling the Oscars with the power of my mind. The Sweeney Todd folks are very happy and Italian, and it's kind of hilarious when Conti starts trying to play them offstage, because he can't do it softly--"DUN! DUN DUN DUNNNN!"

Jon Stewart takes a moment out to apppreciate Cate Blanchett, who "cannot be stopped!" You may not know this, he says, but she also played the pit bull in No Country for Old Men and is, in fact, playing him right now.

Best Supporting Actor! We are flying, y'all. Is it because they just didn't have time to write anything annoying? The first montage we've really had this evening, and it's nothing but Best Supporting Actors Through the Ages. Of course they have to play The Cuba Gooding Jr. Clip. I swear, these people just have macros set up--all they have to do is type in "The Cuba Gooding Jr. Clip" or "The Adrien Brody Clip" and bam!, it's in the montage.

You know, I was actually wondering for a moment who might win this one, because I forgot that it's the Javier Barden Award. Silly rabbit. I wonder if I could make someone totally random win with just the power of my mind. If--uh, hmm. Let's say Casey Affleck--wins, you'll know that IT WAS ME.

Javier Bardem wins. (Okay, I wasn't trying very hard.) "I have to speak fast here, man!" he says. He thanks his mother, her grandparents, her parents, someone else, someone else, someone else, and Spain in Spanish. He has a very nice, clear accent; I just couldn't keep up with him. Man, that was a fast speech. Are the producers holding winners' loved ones hostage or something?

Comments

[celticangel76.livejournal.com]

Ok I didn't see Golden Compass but were the FX really better than POTC3? Cuz I mean c'mon! Those were unbelievable!

[melayka.livejournal.com]

Half the cast were talking animals that changed shape every other second... but you're right, the POT3 effects were bigger and more encompassing. Go figure.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I really do think the POTC3 effects were amazing, but they were kind of suffering from the "third movie with the same effects" perception, even though the maelstrom was totally new. The Golden Compass really did have some amazing animal effects, though--especially the talking, fighting polar bears.

[kvschwartz.livejournal.com]

That reminds me: now, yet another reason to get my act in order about seeing "The Golden Compass," along with So I Can Finally Read the M15M.

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

You know what I've noticed? The quicker the show goes, the less I tend to enjoy it.

Yeah, I'm kind of bored...

[ter369.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for Sweeney Todd Art Direction!


Man,that was a fast speech. Are the producers holding winners' loved ones hostage or something?

Ooo! How very Network.

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

Loving this little girl singing the August Rush song!

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

PAN WON AN AWARD! That's what it feels like, anyway. Keep on not cheering for anything, Cleo - good stuff is happening.

The female set designer for Sweeney Todd either had too much work done....or needs to have more done. Not sure which.

[meshuggeneh.livejournal.com]

WHY do they have OWEN WILSON trying to pronounce all these beautifully named foreign films?

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

Poor Owen looked ridiculously thrilled to be there. Oh, wait...

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

Anyone else surprised to see Owen Wilson?

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

i was suprised and i was hoping he would have said something about his ordeal but no. its like it didn't even happen! maybe they gave him a part since Heath died and inadvertantly(s/p) showing people that hey, he TRIED to take his life and it didn't work but Heath died by accident! who knows.

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I was just saying the same thing - they are cruising through this so fast, I'm barely enjoying it!

[melayka.livejournal.com]

Wow. I can't help but compare Owen Wilson's presence here to Heath Ledger's absence, and thinking how easily he could've been gone, too. :(

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

I thought of Heath, too.

[elbiesee.livejournal.com]

Man, when he comes up in the Montage O' Death, I'mma gonna cry...

[christwise.livejournal.com]

Maybe they showed Harrison after Cate's announcement that she's in love with him. If that's true, Harrison seems to know it... AND LOVES IT!

[christwise.livejournal.com]

Ok. So James McAvoy just winked at Sarosie after they showed her clip and earlier he was leaning in and whispering in her ear. WHAT IS WITH HIM AND LITTLE GIRLS?

[rebel-waltz.livejournal.com]

oh mannn... i'm pissed.

[melayka.livejournal.com]

OMG, TILDA! She looked so totally shocked. <3

[agentsculder.livejournal.com]

I love surprise wins like that. Plus, her acceptance speech ROCKED. And while I am not a fan of her dress, the red hair on her is awesome!

[agentsculder.livejournal.com]

OMG TILDA! YAYYYYYY!

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

excuse me but what the hell just happened with the Supporting Actress catagory?

[agentsculder.livejournal.com]

I think Tilda just busted everyone's Oscar pool.

However, I am guessing that this year the votes were very evenly divided which allowed for a a bit of a surprise win.

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

Didn't see The Assassination of Jesse James... but would've liked to have heard what Casey would say had he won the award. It was obviously a lock for Bardem, but I've seen him accept a few times and wanted a fresh face.

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

" I am controlling the Oscars with the power of my mind. "

That's pretty bad ass.

I was glad to see Sweeny Todd get *something* and kind of pissed HBC and Burton werent there...