Oscars, part 7

[cleolinda]

I have Tagalongs. I thought you should know this. Om nom nom nom.

Jon Stewart corrects himself: there is a third pregnant actress in the house, Nicole Kidman--and the baby goes to...! "Angelina Jolie!"

Here's Halle Berry and Dame Judi Den... uh. Seth Rogen and what's his name. Mini-Rogen. Jonah Hill? They argue over who gives off a Halle Berry vibe. GIVE OUT AN AWARRRRRD. Wait, what category is this? There Will Be Blood is up against Transformers, and The Bourne Ultimatum wins? What the hell is... oh, Sound Editing. Got a little scared there for a moment. Both winners are wearing black "blanking out" ("You said that already!"). And Conti comes to the rescue.

"Good evening, I'm Miss Halle Berry," says Jonah Hill. GET ON WITH IIIIIIIT. Best Sound Mixing! The Bourne Ultimatum wins again. Is it the action sound effects? Because a good sound effect can really make a fake punch. Heh, a "kissing Halle Berry" joke from one of the winners--Jonah Hill looks frightened. They dedicate their award to their friend, the late Paul Huntsman.

Whoa, a Best Actress montage? Are we really already there? We're not even two hours in! They haven't even given out an honorary Oscar! Here's Forest Whitaker! STOP! STOP! And there's the Golden Age clip I knew they would show, because it is The Shoutiest of Them All. Heee, Cate Blanchett makes a face in the audience--apologetic? scared of her own character? I don't know. Ah, there's Julie Christie in a nice wine-red. Marion Cotillard and Ellen Page smile; Laura Linney laughs at her own clip. YAY, MARION COTILLARD! I don't know when exactly I started rooting for her--I mean, besides the non-black dress--but I did. Cotillard is shining and emotional and thanks "Maestro Olivier, who rocked my life! Thank you life, thank you love! If it is true that there are angels in this city, thank you so, so much!" Awwwwww!

Coming up next: "A special tribute by Nicole Kidman." Oh, Lord, y'all, get out the Kleenex.

Comments

[rebel-waltz.livejournal.com]

oh god it's going to be about Heath isn't it?

[stepliana.livejournal.com]

MARION!!!!!

[pscopathictiger.livejournal.com]

Cate's reaction made me lol.

Both of them. The one to the clip and the one to who won.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

She just gets more and more adorkable every time I see her, it's fantastic.

[pscopathictiger.livejournal.com]

I know! I love herrr.


Also, your icon!

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

We have Tagalongs toooooo! It's very, very exciting.

[sound-of-bells.livejournal.com]

MARION COTILLARD FTW!!!!!!!!

Seriously, I saw all of them except for Elizabeth and I thought she was easily the best. Eeeeeee!

[elbiesee.livejournal.com]

Now I'm girl-crushing on Cate and Marion.

My inner lesbian is such a... floozy.

[claidissa.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwww!! That Marion Cotillard speech was so, so sweet! It seems they're making up for the people I don't want winning with fantastic acceptance speeches.

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

Tagalongs, eh? Well done.

Did you see Forest Whittaker give Marion a nice hug backstage? What a muffin.

Wow, this whole time, I thought Colin Farrel was American. Where have I been?

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

under a rock apparently. ;)

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

A soundproof rock!

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this song is really pretty.

[tonks07.livejournal.com]

Support the girl scouts! And I love Cate's reaction

[pygmymetal.livejournal.com]

Ah the song from 'Once'. I hope it wins. Love this song.

[nohara-megami.livejournal.com]

Marion was so cute...

[moomaid.livejournal.com]

scornedsaint and I have Tagalongs too!

[moomaid.livejournal.com]

Except she beat me to posting.

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

Is it just me and my crappy t.v. or are ALL the movie names in the Best Picture montage cut-off? I can't see the first letter or two in each title...

[splits_thesky]

Just your TV, I think, I actually have a lot of space around the names on mine.

[ambiguousreason.livejournal.com]

they were on my tv too, it's not JUST you.

[sneaky-minx.livejournal.com]

Spoiler alert! Nicole is actually scheduled to present the Honorary Oscar to the Boyle dude. Hilary Swank is going to do the In Memoriam last I checked.

[splits_thesky]

Oh, thank you, I was already starting to get a little teary when Jon introduced her. But FALSE ALARM!! :)

[sneaky-minx.livejournal.com]

Oh, no problem! I know I have to do some preparing myself, as well. (The Independent Spirit Awards about killed me yesterday!) Here's the full list (http://cinemascopian.com/exclusive-the-oscars-line-up-presenters-and-segments-revealed/) if you're interested.

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

Wow, Nicole Kidman, that is some bling.

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Is it just me (all I have to 'watch' is Cleo's liveblogging) or do we have a nice even spread of films winning this year? It kind of looked like we should from the outset - lots of solid films with no obvious powerhouses - but it still somewhat surprises me that it's actually happening.

Also, I made the mistake earlier of refreshing the BBC's page which is being updated live and got spoiled for a few awards. Because apparently my brain thinks the first place I should see a result is in your words Cleo. Please to be flattered, not creeped out ;0)

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

It's not just you. I like it. I also don't mind Cate not winning because she has one, and Tilda and Marion just got their first Oscars. Spread the love!

[allie-meril.livejournal.com]

Ah, so not a tribute about deaths this year: 98 y.o. man whose name I missed.

[agentsculder.livejournal.com]

I think so far the movie with the most Oscars so far is The Bourne Ultimatum. And that's not what I expected at ALL.

I, too was bracing for some sort of Heath Ledger tribute, and was quite relieved it was an honorary Oscar. But dude, the Academy waited until he was 98 to give him an award? Jeez!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Seriously, it happens a lot. I think one year Bram Stoker's Dracula either had the most or was tied for the most or something. Tech/art awards can really rack up.

[melayka.livejournal.com]

"Tagalongs" WTF? You meant Peanut Butter Patties, you silly Southern creature. XD

Seriously, I'm only in Missouri. Aren't we country enough to get quaint little names on our $5.00 box of chocolate-dipped fatbites?

[ambiguousreason.livejournal.com]

they're tagalongs in seattle too! mmm, tagalongs.

[melayka.livejournal.com]

I'll never understand marketing. (I would cry injustice if I weren't so busy stuffing my face with them.)

[sunihiroku.livejournal.com]

Tagalongs in Indiana, as well. ;)

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

Penelope looks really pretty tonight.

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

wow, way to give away the movie for those of us yet to see it.

[fanofall.livejournal.com]

What I loved about this was how truly legitimately excited Cate Blanchett was for Marion Cotillard. She was just so happy for her!

[sunihiroku.livejournal.com]

Don't they always do clips from the nominated best picture movies, and why not this year?

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

GO, MARION, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! okay, it's not, but she won, and that's all that matters, dammit! I'm gonna download the telecast so I can watch her accept the award all the while looking like a gorgeous mermaid in her weird but cute scaly dress.