BTW, Crash?!?!!

THAT totally sucks.

Robin sums up my assessment as well. But on the plus side--COWBOY SLASH!

Arrrggh. My dvr cut out during the clips for Best Actress, so I missed everything after.

I can only agree with the general droolage over Mr. Clooney, long may he wave. And the badness of any nearly-nude-color dresses on anybody. Nobody can wear them and look good on camera. I loved the color on Salma, but the cut did squish her left breast oddly. The hair was fabulous, though. And Charlize should have had a lisence and a certified carrier for that bow.

I just saw Capote this past week. It was not a movie to be "enjoyed," although I believe it has significance as history, of American society and the literary society of the period. GN&GL was a much more visually appealing movie, and an enjoyable experience. Both movies were remarkable for capturing the atmosphere and prevailing public mindset of the period. But Hoffman did a remarkable job in the title role, and really earned his Oscar.

There are a few movies I missed this year, but I'll be adding to the Netflix queue this week.

Clooney's the king of hollywood.

I agree with Daisy, that Jon got better as he got less scripted. The attack ads were fun, as was the opening bit.

Lily and Meryl? I just wanted them to start making out. But they were very cute and fun.

Crash? Pffft. One of the worst picks in recent memory. Guarantee you nobody will be watching that movie in ten years.

However, in twenty years they'll team Jake and Heath up as presenters at the Oscars and the crowd will go nuts.

The attack ads were really a highlight.

Lily and Meryl? I just wanted them to start making out. But they were very cute and fun.

They were pretty awesome. I didn't start watching until the worst (from what I hear from y'all) of Jon's stuff was over, and the latter-half stuff seemed pretty good.

Crash = still making me angry.

Clooney = swoony. Bastard.

Jen Garner = cutiehead, and I agree: it totally looks like she's BFing. Those were some boobies on her.

Attack ads = funny.

Reese seemed sincere, just not overly bright. I made my parents mute her after the third or forth real woman thing.

Ha! Spoiled myself. Though I knew I would get spoiled eventually anyway. Feh on the pick.

I just finished the red carpet stuff, and if anybody honestly believes there's no such thing as a stupid question, they were not watching. Every single question asked of a celebrity on that show was stupid.

Notable highlights -- someone asking Jake Gyllenhall if his parents had any say in what roles he chose, and someone else asking David Strathairn if he thinks he's a star. Also, someone rambling on to Jennifer Aniston about how she's a trend-setter and how people liked to copy her look, and how did it all relate to "who she was wearing"? I liked her barely noticeable eye roll on her way out.

Ugh, glad now that I fell asleep in the middle of Reese's acceptance speech... seeing Crash win would have done unfortunate things to my blood pressure. (I was, of course, rooting for the gay cowboys, although I wouldn't have been outraged if Good Night and Good Luck had won.)

Ah well, at least Wallace and Gromit won, and Dolly sang amazingly.

Loved all the Clooney smoldering at the camera, as well as his great acceptance speech. Thought the best dress was Ziyi Zhang's--all that sparkly looked fabulous on her, and the black and white was beautiful. Worst dress was definitely Naomi Watts, and I hated the return of the nude/champagne dress (thought we saw the last of that a few years ago).

And I'm not too sure if I'll be crucified around here, but I liked Crash. Not enough that I thought it should have won Best Pic, but definitely thought it deserved the nom. It got me and my friend Tami (who is black), who saw the film with me, about racial issues that I was always a bit reluctant to bring up with her.

I was really bad with my moviegoing this year, and only saw that and GGaGL out of the big Oscar pics. I'll probably Netflix everything else, including Syriana, Walk the Line, King Kong, and Brokeback Mountain.

One thing is for sure... seeing the brief clips of Capote convinced me that I was very wise to skip seeing it at the theaters. Two hours of listening to PSH speak in Capote's voice would have elevated my distaste for him into the letter bomb range.

It was wearing, Matt. But fascinating, too. PSH earned that Oscar.