8:30PM
Nice to introduce the Best Actor and Best Actress nominees, but a bit pointless.
8:32PM
Neil Patrick Harris singing in a sparkly jacket = WIN.
Who I expect to win tonight: Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Christoph Waltz, and Mo’Nique for the acting awards; The Hurt Locker and Up for Best Picture and Animated Feature Film, respectively; and Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director. Avatar will sweep all the technical/artistic awards. Not sure about the writing categories.
8:35PM
“And this is Alec Baldwin.” Well said, Steve Martin.
8:42PM
Steve Martin: “In Inglourious Basterds, Christoph Waltz played a Nazi obsessed with finding Jews. Well, Christoph (spreading his arms over the auditorium) … the motherload!”
8:44PM
OK, Steve and Alec need to move on from this pseudo-roast. This is exactly the kind of timewaster that makes the Oscars run two hours long.
8:48PM
Christoph Waltz takes the Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar.
8:55PM
Cameron Diaz looks like a living Barbie doll. Oddly enough, I think this is the most put together I’ve seen her in years.
8:58PM
Dug! And the winner for Animated Feature Film: Up!
9:00PM
Way to try to class up Miley Cyrus by pairing her with Amanda Seyfried. Miley looks like a 45-year-old while Amanda, on the other hand, looks like a beautiful young princess.
9:03PM
Colin Farrell can sing, too. Love him.
9:04PM
Original Song goes to Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart.
9:13PM
Loved Tina Fey and Robert Downey Jr.’s banter. I’m guessing Fey wrote it since it’s been the funniest, best-written bit since NPH’s opening song.
9:15PM
Mark Boal takes the Oscar for Original Screenplay for The Hurt Locker. I have to see this movie ASAP.
9:17PM
Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick presenting a tribute to John Hughes. I now feel very old, and am saddened all over again that Hughes died so young.
9:23PM
Nice to see John Hughes’ family at the Oscars. I don’t remember any other tributes like this.
9:27PM
Zoe Saldana is gorgeous, but what is she wearing? Are Barney or Grimace missing? Any purple Muppets that haven’t been seen in a while?
9:31PM
After a boring short feature about short films, Logorama wins the Oscar for Animated Short Film. Nicolas Schmerkin “I have to thank the three thousand non-official sponsors that appears in the film. And I have to assure them that no logos were harmed during the making of the project.”
9:34PM
The Oscar for Documentary Short Subject goes to Music By Prudence. And Elinor Burkett just very rudely interrupted Roger Ross Williams’ acceptance speech. What the hell?
9:36PM
I’m over this “short” category. The New Tenants wins for Live Action Short Film.
9:37PM
Ben Stiller’s dressed as a Na’Vi from Avatar. I can only hope this is funnier than his Joaquin Phoenix fiasco last year.
9:39PM
Nope. Not funnier.
9:41PM
Star Trek‘s team wins for Makeup.
9:49PM
The Oscar for Adapted Screenplay goes to Geoffrey Fletcher for Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire. He seems very sincere and incredibly humbled. And nervous. I can tell he’s going to make me cry.
9:54PM
“The thought when I get home that I’m gonna have a two-legged man in my room is so exciting I can hardly stand it.” Lauren Bacall is made of awesome.
9:59PM
Surprising absolutely no one, Mo’Nique wins for Actress in a Supporting Role for Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire.
10:01PM
Why the face, Samuel L. Jackson? Didn’t like Mo’Nique’s speech? Hmm.
10:05PM
Sigourney Weaver looks fab, and her dress is a gorgeous red. We should all age so well.
10:07PM
In another non-surprise, Avatar wins for Art Direction. The Oscars are beginning to feel like the Superbowl in that we’re past “halftime” and now it’s becoming predictable.
10:09PM
I noticed this during the red carpet special, but what the hell did Sarah Jessica Parker do to herself? Roll around in self-tanning lotion? She looks splotchy orange.
10:10PM
The Young Victoria wins the Oscar for Costume Design.
10:11PM
Oh, Charlize. No. Bad dress! Bad dress!
10:17PM
Loved the Paranormal Activity spoof with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.
10:18PM
It’s about time the Oscars had a tribute to horror movies.
10:20PM
In retrospect, this horror retrospective is going to probably give me nightmares tonight. Too many boogeymen and scary characters/situations too close to bedtime.
10:22PM
Edward Scissorhands is not a horror movie. And not one zombie movie that I saw among those clips (unless I blinked and missed one). For argument’s sake, I’ll say Twilight isn’t a horror movie, either. Horrible, maybe, but not horror.
10:25PM
The Hurt Locker wins for Sound Editing. I’d love to see Jeremy Renner in an upset win for Lead Actor; he’s always made really fascinating movie choices and has been underrated for so long. But I think this is Jeff Bridges’ year. But I digress … Double sound category victory for The Hurt Locker, this time for Sound Mixing.
10:35PM
Sandra Bullock looks gorgeous tonight. And Avatar wins for Cinematography, yet another stroke to James Cameron’s ego.
10:37PM
Demi Moore introduces the In Memoriam segment. Now I’m definitely going to cry.
10:41PM
Alas, James Taylor singing along to the In Memoriam segment sucked the emotion out of it for me. Never been a fan of his.
10:46PM
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers takes to the stage to highlight the nominees for Original Score. First up: Hans Zimmer’s jaunty Sherlock Holmes score.
10:52PM
Michael Giacchino wins for Original Score for Up. I need to add that one to my collection (ditto Sherlock Holmes).
10:54PM
Thank you to the Oscar director for not pairing Gerard Butler with Jennifer Aniston in presenting the Visual Effects Oscar. Bradley Cooper is a vast improvement.
10:55PM
Avatar wins the Oscar for Visual Effects. Color me shocked.
11:04PM
The Cove wins for Documentary Feature. I love what the filmmakers aimed to do with this movie, but I honestly don’t think I have the stomach to watch it. The sign reading “Text Dolphin to 44144” was a nice touch during the acceptance speech, though.
11:07PM
The Hurt Locker wins for Film Editing. I wonder if this is another harbinger over the ultimate win over Avatar.
11:08PM
Oh, Keanu. You look a wee bit too skinny. I hope it’s for a role.
11:15PM
Quentin Tarantino and Pedro Almodovar introduce the Foreign Language Film winner: Argentina’s The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos).
11:24PM
Squee! Colin Farrell! Did I mention I was thisclose to him in Toronto? The boy cleans up real nice.
11:26PM
Sigh. This is yet another timewaster that is making the Oscars run long. Is anyone else out there still watching? Boring. And yet I’ve watched this long into it …
11:32PM
The Dude wins! It’s Jeff Bridges’ year: He wins the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role for Crazy Heart.
11:41PM
I’m over these tributes, but I’m really hoping tonight is Sandra Bullock’s night.
11:47PM
Really disappointed/disgusted to see Sean Penn presenting the Actress in a Leading Role award after his comments the other day. Blech.
11:48PM
YES! Sandra Bullock wins her first Oscar, for Actress in a Leading Role for The Blind Side. Despite my innate dislike of sports movies but because of my love of Sandra, I will have to watch it now.
11:52PM
Sandra’s words about moms, particularly her own, got to me. Tears.
11:55PM
Oscar history in the making: Kathryn Bigelow is the first female director to win the Oscar for Directing (for The Hurt Locker). Woot!
11:58PM
It’s Bigelow’s year: The Hurt Locker wins Best Motion Picture.
That’s all folks. Goodnight!
