Oscar Live Blog. Hour #1
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 8:49PM ARRIVALS | HOUR 1 (YOU ARE HERE) | HOUR 2 | HOUR 3
8:31 WOW. Killer Montage You know it worked because I wanted to watch every Best Picture nominee again and I was so sick of all 10, five minutes ago.
8:34 "I loved you in Tron" So far the show is highlarious. Morgan Freeman awesome cameo combined with self-deprecating humor "soothing voiced narrator". And Anne even made a Black Swan joke funny and Black Swan jokes are so mid-January 2011.
8:41 GONE WITH THE WIND shout out. Classy. Although very WTF random. I'm not liking where this is going with the Cinematography + Art Direction = Best Picture. Eyesore in Wonderland wins. It's all uphill from here. Cinematography = Inception. Sorry Roger Deakins. You'll have to wait for #10.
8:51 Kirk Douglas. Wow Old Hollywood shout out. Take that 2009 Oscars!
8:52 Oh this is sweet. Kirk Douglas said James Franco looks better outside the cave. To Anne Hathaway "Where were you when I was making pictures?" SUPPORTING ACTRESS (I'M SO NERVOUS) MELISSA LEO. She used the naughty "F" Word. I'm glad they didn't play her off the stage. Kirk Douglas was SO fun.
9:01 "It's the young and hip Oscars" Anne Hathaway responding to Melissa Leo's F Bomb. hee.
9:02 BANKSY'S IDENTITY REVEALED: Justin Timberlake. Although I am so grossed out that they just reminded us that Shrek (2001) won the first animated feature Oscar.
9:04 ANIMATED SHORT = The Lost Thing. I'm doing T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E on my predictions but I never care about that. I just wanna love the movies. ANIMATED FEATURE = Toy Story 3. I feel like a lot of people won't udnerstand why Lee Unkrich was so "i can't believe this" It's because he's one of the only Pixar people who didn't have an Oscar.
9:14 ADAPTED SCREENPLAY = THE SOCIAL NETWORK. So... seeing Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in white tuxedos totally shocked me. It's a rare sight. Paddy Chayevsky "NETWORK (1976)" shout out. Nice.
9:15 BTW I think it's excellent that Anne Hathaway is hosting on a night where they're referencing Old Hollywood and Classic Films. She gets it. One of the few young stars who does. Nice presentation of the Screenplays with the changes..ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY= THE KINGS SPEECH.
9:23 A tradition of singing" Anne Hathaway. Bring it girl. ♪ ♫ On My Own cuz someone is Hugh JackAss. ♪ ♫ Can we give her the Emmy right now. James Franco in drag.
9:24 Russell Brand misinterpreting Helen Mirren's French. Did they fire Bruce Vilanche? Some of this presenter banter is actually funny.
9:28 FOREIGN FILM = Susanne Bier's IN A BETTER WORLD. I love this woman. Though I haven't seen this film yet.
9:30 SUPPORTING ACTOR = CHRISTIAN BALE
His beard looks like one of those fake ones that people wear that loop around the ears. It's so... round. Like a dangerous redheaded Santa Claus. But the best comment on this came from Scott Feinberg on twitter.
Good one.
okay. on to HOUR 2 - mid ceremony!
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Reader Comments (63)
Anne to James: "you look very appealing to a young demographic as well"
Best line so far
Is it me or does James Franco look good in tights?
Alas, poor Roger Deakins.
Not that Pfister's work wasn't great too.
I'm afraid True Grit losing cinematography means Hailee Steinfeld wins! I would so hate that!
Loved the montage. Classy, but not cheesy or anything. The opening was kind of awkward. Seems a little "learned" and both are quite nervous.
So far, 2 surprises... Not really good ones...
I loved the opening montage.
Nat, I heard your heart break when they announced "Eyesore in Wonderland" as the winner.
...so the ads worked
Kirk will never leave the stage!
I think that was my first f-word i've seen on TV. You may cringe but i LOVE melissa leo!!!
With all this commotion, there is one good news: it's not gonna be a King's Speech sweep! Already lost 3! Though I'm not surprised It lost in Supporting Actress and cinematography, I'm still baffled by Art Direction!! It was one of the few categories it was actuallly deserving...
James and anne are both visibly extremely nervous!
I got to admit, Anne got great personality.
Oh! I think they're pretty awful
OK, I seriously don't understand anything right now! First, Alice in Wonderland, now The Lost Thing... I thought it was gonna be Day & Night or Madagascar!
I'M LOVING ANNE. But i think Sasha is right that James if the "Dunkleman" to her "Seacrest" tonight.
Melissa Leo = cringe worthy + embarrassing. Ugh.
As much is a LOVE Toy Story 3 (probably best animated feature ever), the scene from "Dragon" alone made me wish inside that it shpuld win...
Can King's Speech losing the one award beside Colin Firth everyone thought it would win be a sign of things to come in the night?
I really wish the Pixar people were more humble, however, I'll always love their movies.
Am I the only one that didn't like The Lost Thing? Twitter is blowing up with love for it.
Melissa Leo.... I'm kinda speechless. Somehow, it seems less than gracious to use the F word at the Academy Awards. Still glad she won, but..not thrilled with the speech.
And Kirk Douglas was cute but too a tad too long.
Oh nate you love anything anne does. She could be reading the phone book and you'd love it. You even forgave her for eyesore in wonderland- and she wasaingully bad in that one
I love Anne and James, but I don't think they're doing so good. Anne is visibly nervous and James look uninterested.
If The King's Speech loses Original Screenplay (I don't think it will), it's almost official: it's over!
"Black Swan jokes are so mid-January 2011."
Genius.
I was SO glad that they didn't play Melissa Leo off!
Also...wasn't Justin Timberlake looking particularly hot tonight?!
I meant painfully bad in that one. Damn ipad!
Melissa Leo was the only item on my wish list. My Oscar night is made!
Go Kids Are All Right for Screenplay!!
Lucky he does look uninterested and like he couldnt care less, but I thought he was quite nervous at the begining. Anne is visibly very very very nervous
Ugh, they gave a tribute to great movies like Gone with the Wind, Schindler's List, ... and then 3 seconds later give the award to Eyesore in Wonderland. Please.
Oh God! What the f--- are Brolin and Bardem wearing? They look terrible!!!
Pejelope's dress is horrendous but she is soooooooooooooo beautiful! What a marvellous face!
YES! Go Aaron Sorkin!!
Am I the only one holding out hope for a Jesse Eisenberg upset tonight?
Jesse Eisenberg winning would make my life
Everyone seems to be nervous tonight. I guess king's is not sweeping after all.
Wow, the orchestra wanted Sorkin off the stage for like a minute.
Jesse Eisenberg winning would definitely make my night... But reality just slapped me in the face: The King's Speech wins screenplay
I'm in the UK. Anyone gotta livestream? Nat's blogging is brills but I need me some Franco and Hathaway!
percy -- i know about the classics followed by alice in wonderland
chand -- not yet, no.
amanda -- I TOTALLY AGREE SHE WAS AWFUL IN ALICE IN WONDERLAND. But i'm sorry. whateves. everyone has given at least one bad perfromance. she's the best of Young Hollywood in my eyes. GO ANNE! respect ;)
Those white jackets on Bardem and Brolin were awful...like they'd come down off the top of the wedding cake to roll around in the icing.
I thought it was terrible for Kirk Douglas to wait so long before reading the winner. It's cruel, especially in an unpredictable category.
Very sad for Helena Bonham Carter, because she seldom does Oscar bait, and I doubt she'll ever win now. =(
I was wondering why Anne hadn't sung yet!
Deadline was right so far....
Go Quebec! Incendies!!!
Too bad for Incendies... but glad for Bier.
Helen mirren is a goddess
Helen Mirren RULES my world.
Mother and son! Both won!