more oscar thoughts
i have to admit that i don't share a bunch of those lowlights, inga! this was the first oscars in a long, long time that wasn't painful to watch.
cintra wilson didn't like ellen's hosting, but she's a fucking idiot, and it was great to see the stars having a good time rather than sitting in petrified terror whenever the host came near. i've never understood the tabloid-esque roasting that most oscars hosts employ, and i'm glad ellen made it a happy night for all. but gwyneth paltrow needs to catch a damned sense of humor.
this was dandy:
i'm also not disappointed not to have seen katie holmes. i wonder if she was even there -- they didn't do the red carpet, and they never showed them in the audience. she was backstage, if at all. and on the brad and angelina front, i think i'm glad they weren't there too. didn't her mom just die? who else wasn't there? it's sort of like prom or graduation, no? or better, the student awards ceremony. if you're not up for anything, you seem like a loon being there, on some level. maybe. i liked reese witherspoon's hair, and that purple dress was rockin', and cameron diaz looked great with the darker hair.
i did wish that peter o'toole had won, but if he had, i would have wished he wouldn't have been at the ceremony. he's old and not as lucent as would make me happy, so it's sort of a mixed blessing that he didn't have to get onstage.
the one thing i am sort of snarky about is this whole jennifer-hudson-palooza. i just don't get it. she can sing, of course, and the fact is that singing often evokes serious emotion in audiences. i think she got the award for singing strongly and acting well enough, and i'm disappointed for the other actresses who may have deserved a nod. rinko kikuchi didn't speak a line and got the same emotional response; adriana barraza was heartbreaking; cate blanchett is always unbelievably good -- should having already won keep a superior performance from being recognized again? of course little abigail breslin shouldn't have won, but i can't get behind what i think was a vote for a personal story.
oh, and jessica biel. what is she doing there? how does she win "sexiest woman" awards? has anybody ever looked at her? or watched one of her "films?"
cintra wilson didn't like ellen's hosting, but she's a fucking idiot, and it was great to see the stars having a good time rather than sitting in petrified terror whenever the host came near. i've never understood the tabloid-esque roasting that most oscars hosts employ, and i'm glad ellen made it a happy night for all. but gwyneth paltrow needs to catch a damned sense of humor.
this was dandy:
i'm also not disappointed not to have seen katie holmes. i wonder if she was even there -- they didn't do the red carpet, and they never showed them in the audience. she was backstage, if at all. and on the brad and angelina front, i think i'm glad they weren't there too. didn't her mom just die? who else wasn't there? it's sort of like prom or graduation, no? or better, the student awards ceremony. if you're not up for anything, you seem like a loon being there, on some level. maybe. i liked reese witherspoon's hair, and that purple dress was rockin', and cameron diaz looked great with the darker hair.
i did wish that peter o'toole had won, but if he had, i would have wished he wouldn't have been at the ceremony. he's old and not as lucent as would make me happy, so it's sort of a mixed blessing that he didn't have to get onstage.
the one thing i am sort of snarky about is this whole jennifer-hudson-palooza. i just don't get it. she can sing, of course, and the fact is that singing often evokes serious emotion in audiences. i think she got the award for singing strongly and acting well enough, and i'm disappointed for the other actresses who may have deserved a nod. rinko kikuchi didn't speak a line and got the same emotional response; adriana barraza was heartbreaking; cate blanchett is always unbelievably good -- should having already won keep a superior performance from being recognized again? of course little abigail breslin shouldn't have won, but i can't get behind what i think was a vote for a personal story.
oh, and jessica biel. what is she doing there? how does she win "sexiest woman" awards? has anybody ever looked at her? or watched one of her "films?"
posted by stella at 7:45 AM
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but the good thing about oscar lowlights is that, really, they're still kinda highlights! :)
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