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I started watching the early arrivals at 3:00 pm, watched through the entirety of the Red Carpet and the show and then even watched Barbara Walters followed by the local news coverage of the after parties. Phew. Marathon! Booth wrote: It's a good thing that the strike was over, otherwise we might have missed the Halle Berry/Judy Dench exchange.
Not Funny: Agreed. I was cleaning up in the kitchen during this bit but listening from a nearby TV and groaning over how unfunny it was and how flat it fell. And they wouldn't stop! FEH.
The stuff about what they would've showed if the writers strike were stll going on -- not funny. Horrible: The lamest of lame songs from Enchanted. I was embarrassed. I'll bet Eddie Vedder was relieved he didn't have a song to perform in between those. Oh, that's right. He didn't have a song nominated at all. I thought the Harlem choir with the little girl singer was a shoo-in so there losing was a surprise.
Funny: Jon Stewart's line about "Away From Her" -- how Alzheimers robs a patient of the memory of her spouse: "Hillary Clinton calls it the feel good movie of the year" -- funny. The joke about a woman or a black president must mean it's the future and an asteroid has hit the Empire State bldg. (or whatever) = funny! Referring to the singer of the winning song as: "Boy was that guy arrogant!" "You're wondering what we do during the commercial breaks? Make catty comments about how you're all dressed at home." Funny! I laughed at just about everything he said all night long.
Red Carpet comment: Don't we think it's about time that actresses stop with the kiss-blowing pose? Best Overall Appearance and Best Red Dress: Katherine Heigl. If she EVER again in her life looks so completely perfect I want to see the photos. Perfect top to bottom. Anne Hathaway's red was quite pretty and looked great on her. The older ladies -- Helen Mirren and Ruby Dee -- what can you say? They did the most with what they had to work with I guess but it's not fair to consider them in the same fashion competition. Miley Cyrus - just disturbing regardless of the dress, which wasn't the best choice. The hair was a mistake. The earrings too big. So many other choices would have worked better for her. Heidi Klum's soon to be auctioned red dress -- Argh to that wrap around the neck stiff stand-up segment but otherwise acceptable.
Best Gown: Marion Cotillard (she might have won best overall but the glitter in her eye shadow (upper and lower lid sprinkles) prevented that even though her dress was by far the most exquisite. World class and destined for Oscar Fashion History along with the chartreuse Nicole Kidman, several of Halle Berry's best and Cate Blanchett's black, embroidered on mesh gown.
Best Pregnant Look: hmmm, I think I'd give this to Nicole Kidman probably because she doesn't look pregnant. Was Casey Affleck's wife pregnant?
Best Guy Look: I'd give this to Colin Farrell but only because I didn't see Clive Owen there. How many people slipped on that one spot in front of the podium even after Colin pointed out the problem? Javier Bardem looked good too and never more so when he (sniff sniff) spoke directly to his mom en Espanol. Gotta love those guys who bring their moms to the Academy Awards!
Worst squishy breasts: Jennifer Garner (ah the perils of the strapless gowns. From the back, the dress was digging into her flesh. She looked a little miserable too. I always remember her from Felicity as Noel's ex-girlfriend who used to be Mac but went PC, signalling to him the real end.
Worst manipulation of breasts: Another Jennifer. Hudson. Better than last year's number, but empire style is not effective for plus size breasts. Worst hair: Probably the cute little girl from Atonement. She would have looked much better with her hair loose and natural. Cameron Diaz could have touched up her roots and found something better than a Goodie-band to hitch up that pony tail. That would have helped but she was not the worst. I'm just saying she has a lot to work with and she might want to take a couple more minutes with those final grooming details. I gotta say high definition can be rough too! Worst get-ups: Daniel Day-Lewis's wife tied with Tilda Swinton. Rebecca Miller gets the edge though. That black encrusted thing attached to her chest like some space insect was bad enough but WHICH laid off gift-wrapper decided to place red Christmas bows on either shoulder? Shouldn't he have told her to check out the full-length mirror in their hotel room before dashing out? It was like something you'd see on the early morning House & Garden channel arts and crafts project. Stunningly bad. Tilda shroud - it reminds me of when I worked in a design studio and we'd have a 4 or 5 yard remnant of fabric. You might drape it around your body to see how it hangs and to consider what could be fabricated from it. But that's where she (or her "designer") stopped! I wouldn't be surprised if it were basted together. Or safety-pinned. If it had been zippered, I'd call it a body-bag. Really really structureless which could only have worked IF it had been a fantastic fabric over a perfect body. What was she thinking?
Some Random Good Looks: Calista Flockhart's Grecian look. Nice hair and good coloring. No one seemed to pay much attention to her but she looked good, I thought. "Felicity" is so cute! Wonder if her hair ever grew out and wish she had worn it down. Forrest Whitaker's wife looked beautiful last year and again this year. Missed: Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron. I did see Sharon Stone in a white pantsuit at an after party but not at the Awards show. Didja Notice: The In Memorium extended to January 31, 2008 this year to include Heath Ledger. I guess it wouldn't have worked if they waited for next year. Remember how Jack Nance was ignored in this category when he died late in the year? Didja notice Brad Renfrew was not remembered either. Did I see it right or did that one woman raise her arm to raise up her Oscar but revealed a hairy armpit? Can't remember the category but I think she was wearing a blue and white dress. Ryan Seacrest was annoying as ever on the Red Carpet but never more so when he flicked his sweat. I missed the Gary Busey Jennifer Garner incident but will check it out on YouTube. That's my stream of consciousness review of 12 hours of Oscar 2008.
“Half a truth is often a great lie.” Ben Franklin
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