the oscars were pretty much the same as they always were - mostly predictable and terribly long-winded. there were a few surprises, however…
* i think everyone was betting that dolly parton would take home the award for “travelin’ through” from transamerica. instead, the best song oscar went to three 6 mafia for “it’s hard out here for a pimp.” good for hip-hop, but what a bummer for poor dolly!
* jennifer garner almost fell on her face on stage as she walked to the microphone to give out the award for sound editing. while it would have been sad if she had fallen, it would have been a classic (and hysterical) moment. damn!
* even jack nicholson, who presented the award for best picture, was surprised when he opened the envelope. he said “woah!” after announcing that crash was the winner, beating out front-runner brokeback mountain. apparently it was the first time ever that a film had won just about every other best picture award and failed to win the oscar.
* i’m not sure if jon stewart really connected with the audience, but i thought he was brilliant. also, the skits were fantastic. the best actress faux commercials were inspired, and i couldn’t stop laughing during the gay cowboy montage…
RC | 06-Mar-06 at 4:41 pm | Permalink
-real surprised as well that dolly didn’t win…the crash song is sooo boring.
-poor jennifer…she didn’t look like she was in her best state at all..
-Jack is hilarious, i was always glad when they showed him…at least he can lighten up sometimes.
-Jon Stewart had his moments, but he also was really disappointing sometimes to…I don’t think he’ll be back.
–RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com