26 February, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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8:47: Another year of film ends. I hope you’ve enjoyed the live blog. Thanks to SpliceGirl for her help. Now I think I’ll go read a book…
8:37: The Artist should have its Oscar revoked because of this boring-ass acceptance speech.
8:36: SpliceGirl: “Weinstein is a fiend! He wins everything! He has a marketing machine bigger and better than any other!”
8:35: The Artist wins. What a surprise. Why does this bore me? I have no interest in seeing this film.
8:32: Of the nine Best Picture nominees, I’ve seen four: The Tree of Life, The Help, Moneyball and Midnight in Paris. Of these four, I think that Moneyball is the best film. SpliceGirl and I both think that The Artist will win. She thinks that Hugo should win. Here we go…
8:31: Strange to see a real actress win for a change. Go Meryl.
8:30: Viola, don’t be sad. You did a great job as Vincent D’Onofrio’s nemesis in that one episode of L&O: Criminal Intent. And also in The Help.
8:29: Whoa. Meryl Streep wins her 90th Oscar. I really thought Viola would win.
8:26: Best Actress. Bring it on.
8:24: Colin Firth. Snoooozzzzzzzzzzzzze.
8:20: Dujardin thanks his wife, now SpliceGirl says he’s losing his allure.
8:18: SpliceGirl is happy that Dujardin won. I’ve never seen him in anything, so I have no opinion.
8:17: GO AWAY NATALIE PORTMAN. STOP TALKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8:14: Natalie Portman is so full of herself! Announce the winner already.
8:13: Best Actor…here we go…
8:10: SpliceGirl thinks the dead person montage was the classiest one in decades. Thank goodness people weren’t clapping for the most popular dead person. That’s always so tacky.
7:54: SpliceGirl: “Scorsese always gets shafted. The man is a visionary!!!!”
7:52: Here we go with Best Director. The director of The Artist takes it. SpliceGirl predicted that, but wanted Scorsese.
7:50: Michael Douglas. SpliceGirl calls him “the human lizard.”
7:47: Final acting awards coming up. In the women’s category, I’ve only seen Viola Davis’s performance in The Help. She and Meryl Streep are the frontrunners. I think both of them deserve it. In the men’s category, I think Brad Pitt should win. Yes, I surprise myself, but he’s in a lot of movies I like and I think he’s a good actor and deserves it for Moneyball. But apparently it’s going to be Clooney or Dujardin. We shall see soon…
7:43: Docu about Pakistani women just won. Cool! [Called "Saving Faces."]
7:37: The Academy voters are 77% male. 94% white. Average age 62.
7:33: Did the Academy actually watch Midnight in Paris? Dan Brown writes better than that.
7:31: Maybe Woody didn’t show up because it’s illegal to marry your step-daughter in the state of California?
7:30: Woody Allen wins for Midnight in Paris…one of the worst movies I’ve seen. Woody didn’t even show up. Loser.
7:29: Best Original Screenplay…not Woody Allen, please no…! …drum roll….
7:27: The Descendants writers won…the guys are mocking Angelina’s sad f— me pose from a few moments ago. Ha ha!
7:26: Best Adapted Screenplay. Finally…the writers!
7:25: Angelina gives the finger to Jennifer Aniston. Wow, that is not classy at all.
7:24: Angelina Jolie. Queen of Hollywood and the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.
7:19: Will Arnett in a commercial! ”I’ve made a huge mistake…”
7:16: Will Ferrel with cymbals. Odd.
7:13: SpliceGirl: “Ugh, Owen Wilson, I tried to kill myself, I’m not a heroin addict who accidentally OD’d”
7:12: Ooh, I like Penelope Cruz’s dress!
7:09: I had to take a break…Tylenol desperately needed. I wonder what Angelina is on? Something stronger than Tylenol, it looks like.
7:05: I bet Whitney H. gets a lot of applause.
7:05: SpliceGirl: Who will tastelessly get the loudest applause during In Memoriam? I vote Liz Taylor!
7:03: SpliceGirl: “Angelina looks like she’s about to drop dead”
7:02: He’ll always be Captain Von T to us…Go Chris!
7:01: Christopher Plummer won!
6:59: SpliceGirl wants it on record that Kenneth Branagh is a pig for cheating on Emma all those years ago. We hope he doesn’t win.
6:58: Best Supporting Actor. We’re all predicting Christopher Plummer will win…drum roll…
6:56: Hugo wins for Best Visual Effects. I’m glad Harry Potter lost.
6:53: Ben Stiller looks like a tiny little troll next to Emma Stone.
6:52: Melissa McCarthy…yay!
6:48: SpliceGirl: “Rango was not very good.”
6:47: SpliceGirl accurately predicts that Rango takes Best Animated Feature Film. I’ve never heard of it!
6:45: Chris Rock…ha ha ha! Trashing Hollywood prima donnas.
6:43: SpliceGirl outraged at Best Docu win. I missed what it was. Yes, I agree with SpliceGirl, the winners seem like gross frat boys. Get off the stage, hosers!
6:40: Gwyneth Paltrow, my least favorite actress. But Robert Downey, Jr. is with her, so that makes it less bad. And he was mocking Tim Tebow. So, yay.
6:35: Cirque du Soleil performance…time to go downstairs to get some salted chocolate carmel ice cream. [Acrobats ain't really my thing.]
6:34: MISS PIGGY!!!!!!!!!! Love!
6:28: Hugo wins something else sound-related. SpliceGirl: “yay!!! i’m so happy hugo is getting some love, i thought it was going to get shut out”
6:27: Hugo for sound editing. SpliceGirl: “hugo is taking all the technical awards…love it!”
6:24: Girl with Dragon Tattoo for the win. SpliceGirl thinks that David Fincher’s editors are amazing. [But that acceptance speech was pretty pathetic.]
6:23: Best Film Editing! SpliceGirl’s field.
6:19: LOLZ. ‘Wizard of Oz’ focus group skit. Priceless. Featuring Christopher Guest and his usual group of actors. SpliceGirl is screaming right now.
6:15: Too bad for Octavia Spencer. Her career is doomed now.
6:14: Octavia practically hyperventilating. I would too if I were standing next to Christian Bale.
6:12: Octavia Spencer wins for Best Supporting Actress. No surprise there.
6:11: I hope Melissa McCarthy wins for Best Supporting Actress, but I don’t think she will….tense moment…
6:10: Christian Bale! And he’s speaking in his real accent. <swoon>
6:09 SpliceGirl thinks that they cut to Steven Spielberg during Iranian filmmaker’s acceptance speech on purpose, which was “tasteless.”
6:07: The Axis of Evil for the win! Iran takes Best Foreign Film.
6:06: Sandra Bullock presenting Best Foreign Film. SpliceGirl loves Sandra.
6:04: Me, SpliceGirl and William think we saw J.Lo’s nipple when she was presenting. Accident or on purpose?
6:02: Commercial break. Gee, live blogging isn’t easy!
5:58: The Iron Lady wins for best make-up. SpliceGirl thinks this is very well deserved.
5:54: Cameron Diaz. ACK!!!!!!!!!!
5:51: Too bad I missed Sasha Baron Cohen as “the Dictator” dumping ashes on Ryan Seacrest.
5:46: Hugo won another award! I haven’t seen Hugo yet, but I really want to see it. I can’t wait.
5:45: My co-commenter here is my sister SpliceGirl, film industry insider. And unlike me, she’s seen all the nominated films.
5:44: SpliceGirl: Yay, Hugo won already!!!! [for cinematography...]
5:42: My co-commenter SpliceGirl would like to acknowledge that Jean DuJardin is “hawt.”
5:38: I like Viola Davis’s green dress… [Oh, come on! I get a few dress comments...]
5:37: James Earl Jones. YAY!
5:35: I missed the red carpet — I was eating dinner, which is much more important than watching a lot of overpaid prima donnas prance around for the cameras. [I should probably mention now that my Oscar comments will be cynical and bitchy.]
5:30: Glad to see Billy Crystal hosting. He hosted it when I was a kid and he was the best. Classic.
Anglofille said @ 6:34 pm | Uncategorized | 14 Comments
I’m rooting for The Artist and Dujardin (sp?)
It’ll be a big surprise if The Artist doesn’t win, though Hugo is doing well early on.
Did you see J-Lo’s nipple? LOL!
I wondered if that was a nipple!
I hope Brad will let Angelina have a sandwich when the ceremony is over.
I am happy that Dujardin won too. I loved him in The Artist. Now we’re on to best actress— Viola Davis, so there won’t be any surprises there.
something is definitely wrong with angelina tonight.
WOW!!! Meryl won!!!
I know! What a surprise!
they weren’t playing the oscars at friendship house =(
i wanted to watch ‘hugo’ but it wasn’t really in theaters anymore over the holidays, so had to settle for tintin instead (which was a bit – meh).
- btw, luv this live blog thing! =D
Lol, the way Angelina Jolie kept shifting her dress away from her leg! The way she had to press the leg forwards all the time! It seems to be really important to her to be considered as sexy by the whole world.
I didn’t see the show because I slept
which is more important… but I enjoyed reading your blog on monday 
Glad you both liked the live blog!
T, I actually saw Hugo the other night. It was cute. I think it would have been better to see it in the cinema, but I think you’ll like it.
Dorothy, I was aghast when I saw Angelina posing that way. More than anything, it was just sad.
I feel sorry for her too, she must have a very tortured soul. She is not free: she is possessed with the idea that, above all, she has to be sexy – otherwise she’d feel worthless.
She is also ruining her back by these postures and high-heels (I know that because I’m into yoga-practice).
The next Angelina Jolie will be (or already is) Emma Watson. I’ve been following her posing a bit.
Meeting the expectations of the whole (male) world is a task that will eventually make them ill. It is bound to.
What do you think about the fact that the male world seems to be mocking Angelina’s pose rather than cheering it ? Isn’t this the other side of the same phenomenon ? (I don’t mean the guy who imitated her on stage, but rather all the reactions of the “aftermath”.)
Now I’ve actually joined the world in talking about some woman’s leg
What do you think about the fact that the male world seems to be mocking Angelina’s pose rather than cheering it ? Isn’t this the other side of the same phenomenon ?
For women, it’s always a no-win situation. If you try to act sexy, you’re a pathetic attention-seeking whore. If you don’t act sexy, you’re ugly or a “lesbian” or whatever. Only idiots play this game of trying to appease others with their appearance and fit an “ideal.” I just say eff you to all of them.