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liveblogging the Oscars
Feb. 24th, 2008 08:09 pmTried to wait until all the Red Carpet nonsense was over with, but we caught a bit of it.
8:09pm: I'm not sure if I'm relieved or disappointed that Javier Bardem didn't reprise his psycho page-boy haircut for the awards. Bets on his acceptance speech including something about getting the award as the result of a coin toss?
8:12pm: Mickey Rooney looks almost lifelike!
8:17pm: Regis Philbin is actually interviewing the Oscars' "oldest bleacher fan." How did we come to this as a society?
8:21pm: It always surprises me that the PriceWaterhouse Coopers guys don't have heavily armed escorts accompanying them into the building. Maybe these guys are just decoys.
8:27pm: Regis is talking to Jack Nicholson in the front row, who is wearing the same sunglasses he's worn to the Oscars for the last 56 years. I think Jack is already drunk. This could be an excellent evening.
8:41pm: I guess this is what happens to Jon Stewart when he doesn't get to employ any writers.
8:47pm: I would happily listen to George Clooney talk about almost anything. Except "Oscar's 80th Birthday." This is going to be even more self-congratulatory than usual. (P.S. to the producers: the montage was not bad but for the love of God, we did not have to be reminded of Rob Lowe and Snow White.)
8:54pm: FIRST UPSET OF THE EVENING! RATATOUILLE TAKES BEST ANIMATED FILM! OMG SURF'S UP WAS TOTALLY ROBBED!
8:59pm: Can I be the first person to express my gratitude that Amy Adams's performance of "Happy Working Song" does not include 100,000 cockroaches running across the stage? Yes? Thank you!
9:05pm: OK, Comcast commercial with Michael Bay making fun of himself? Sheer win.
9:06pm: Jon Stewart: "If you ever wonder what we do during the commercial breaks, mostly we just sit around making catty remarks about the outfits you're all wearing at home." I feel so pwned.
9:38pm: Tilda Swinton takes Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton! Okay, that was unexpected. She seemed to think so, too. Pretty awesome. I didn't see any of the other nominated performances so I can't comment on whether anyone got robbed, but this was not a bad choice.
9:48pm: Things are looking grim for the Coens. They've only taken the best supporting actor and screenplay awards so far. Can they possibly unseat the Ma Vie en Rose juggernaut before evening's end?
10:02pm: Who are these guys pretending to be Dame Judi Dench and Halle Berry? Is this some Saturday Night Live stunt?
10:05pm: I have to say, even though they explain all of these awards every year, I still don't know what the awards for things like Best Sound Mixing are for.
(I kind of lost focus when by herding kids in to bed.)
10:46pm: When Patrick Dempsey appeared, I swear I heard the beginning of a Teen Beat scream. I wonder if they were able to nip it in the bud with clever editing, or if they had security remove the undesirable element.
10:59pm: They're so desperate to get people off the stage now, they actually took off the Best Song winner before one of the recipients ot to say anything at all. They must have locked Sid Ganis in a closet in order to get her back on stage to give her thank-yous.
11:18pm: Another minor upset with Taxi to the Dark Side taking best doc. No End In Sight and SiCKO seemed to be the front runners.
11:34pm: Daniel Day-Lewis, of course, takes the best actor award. Just in time, too: that hair looks like it's about to give wing to his lanky body and take him right off the ground.
11:47pm: aaaand the Coen boys take the top two. Thank god, it's time for bed.
8:09pm: I'm not sure if I'm relieved or disappointed that Javier Bardem didn't reprise his psycho page-boy haircut for the awards. Bets on his acceptance speech including something about getting the award as the result of a coin toss?
8:12pm: Mickey Rooney looks almost lifelike!
8:17pm: Regis Philbin is actually interviewing the Oscars' "oldest bleacher fan." How did we come to this as a society?
8:21pm: It always surprises me that the PriceWaterhouse Coopers guys don't have heavily armed escorts accompanying them into the building. Maybe these guys are just decoys.
8:27pm: Regis is talking to Jack Nicholson in the front row, who is wearing the same sunglasses he's worn to the Oscars for the last 56 years. I think Jack is already drunk. This could be an excellent evening.
8:41pm: I guess this is what happens to Jon Stewart when he doesn't get to employ any writers.
8:47pm: I would happily listen to George Clooney talk about almost anything. Except "Oscar's 80th Birthday." This is going to be even more self-congratulatory than usual. (P.S. to the producers: the montage was not bad but for the love of God, we did not have to be reminded of Rob Lowe and Snow White.)
8:54pm: FIRST UPSET OF THE EVENING! RATATOUILLE TAKES BEST ANIMATED FILM! OMG SURF'S UP WAS TOTALLY ROBBED!
8:59pm: Can I be the first person to express my gratitude that Amy Adams's performance of "Happy Working Song" does not include 100,000 cockroaches running across the stage? Yes? Thank you!
9:05pm: OK, Comcast commercial with Michael Bay making fun of himself? Sheer win.
9:06pm: Jon Stewart: "If you ever wonder what we do during the commercial breaks, mostly we just sit around making catty remarks about the outfits you're all wearing at home." I feel so pwned.
9:38pm: Tilda Swinton takes Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton! Okay, that was unexpected. She seemed to think so, too. Pretty awesome. I didn't see any of the other nominated performances so I can't comment on whether anyone got robbed, but this was not a bad choice.
9:48pm: Things are looking grim for the Coens. They've only taken the best supporting actor and screenplay awards so far. Can they possibly unseat the Ma Vie en Rose juggernaut before evening's end?
10:02pm: Who are these guys pretending to be Dame Judi Dench and Halle Berry? Is this some Saturday Night Live stunt?
10:05pm: I have to say, even though they explain all of these awards every year, I still don't know what the awards for things like Best Sound Mixing are for.
(I kind of lost focus when by herding kids in to bed.)
10:46pm: When Patrick Dempsey appeared, I swear I heard the beginning of a Teen Beat scream. I wonder if they were able to nip it in the bud with clever editing, or if they had security remove the undesirable element.
10:59pm: They're so desperate to get people off the stage now, they actually took off the Best Song winner before one of the recipients ot to say anything at all. They must have locked Sid Ganis in a closet in order to get her back on stage to give her thank-yous.
11:18pm: Another minor upset with Taxi to the Dark Side taking best doc. No End In Sight and SiCKO seemed to be the front runners.
11:34pm: Daniel Day-Lewis, of course, takes the best actor award. Just in time, too: that hair looks like it's about to give wing to his lanky body and take him right off the ground.
11:47pm: aaaand the Coen boys take the top two. Thank god, it's time for bed.
