Oscar Live Blog. Hour #2
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 9:45PM ARRIVALS | HOUR 1 | HOUR 2 (YOU ARE HERE) | HOUR 3
9:39 HUGH JACKMAN + NICOLE KIDMAN. We've gone to "Far Away Downs" again in Australia. It's a music in the movies tribute. I guess this means Score is coming up.
9:43 ORIGINAL SCORE = THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Ohmygod. What a nice surprise. Though this means that Alexander Desplat joins Roger Deakins in the Great Hall of Giants Without An Oscar. The company is excellent in the room so I'm sure it's all good.
9:47 SOUND MIXING = INCEPTION.
9:49 SOUND EDITING = INCEPTION
So what do we have now? Inception: 3, Social Network & Fighter: 2, Toy Story 3, Alice, & The King's Speech: 1?
9:57 Cate Blanchett presents MAKEUP to The Wolfman. Says "that's gross" about the clip. HA! This is silly though. Rick Baker already won for one werewolf movie. Did he need two for those effects? Also London features naked David Naughton and The Wolfman features clothed Benicio so. it's simple math: American Werewolf > Wolfman. The End.
10:02 COSTUME DESIGN = EYESORE IN WONDERLAND. The Academy proves my theory yet again: Collen Atwood and Sandy Powell, their two favorite designers only win when they're nominated against each other. And they're still tied. Also: They drowned Atwood out with the music which is fine because she was READING HER SPEECH. Anathema to awards show drama. In my opinion, if you read your speech a trapdoor should open up and swallow you whole.
10:05 Randy Newman performed the latest song he wrote in 4 minutes for 4 minutes (symmetry!). And now Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi are performing. Though I know it would have been Theme Parky, I woulda loved to see them in character garb. They coulda headed over to DisneyLand for a late shift right after the performance.
10:07 So... "I SEE THE LIGHT." Just not the same without the lanterns.
10:11 Jake Gyllenhaal & Amy Adams. Both looking spiffy. BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT = STRANGERS NO MORE. well, i didn't get every prediction wrong. ;)
10:19 I somehow disappeared. MidCeremony Lull? Hathaway's silver gown shimmy was like a couture alarm clock.
10:23 DOCUMENTARY = INSIDE JOB
Wow. My worst prediction year ever. Yay me. Oh, something I meant to say about two of our recent presenters. EXAMPLE A: Some actresses are recognized in the now. EXAMPLE B: Others actresses have to wait it out.
Yes I know that Marisa Tomei has an Oscar. But many people thought it was a fluke and she is an exceptional actor. Go Marisa. Here's to her unexpected (to most) longevity.
10:30 BOB HOPE TRIBUTE. It's been going on for awhile. Oh but now SHERLOCK and DR WATSON. They present the award to VISUAL EFFECTS = INCEPTION. of course. But more importantly... Jude Law & Robert Downey Jr. doing their chemistry banter. prepping us for Bromance #2 in Sherlock Holmes Sequel
10:36 EDITING = THE SOCIAL NETWORK. You know what's weird? I've interviewed other Oscar winners / nominees in the past and nominees but for some reason, talking to these two was really cool. I mean I authentically respect what they did for that movie and what editors in general have to do. Even if I didn't think it deserved Best Picture, I would have given it Best Editing.
10:47 EWWWWWWW. BEST SONG = RANDY NEWMAN.
Quickest turnaround between effort and award ever. And he's complaining #TheNerveOfSomePeople
and now... HOUR 3 the finale!
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TSN winning Score!!!! So well-deserved!
Dare we dream that maybe, just maybe...
I'm seriously starting to believe in The Social Network for Best Picture!
No King's Speech sweep has me getting my hopes up.
I love how all the Inception winners pretty much keep saying Chris Nolan was snubbed
Inception is officially the biggest Oscar winning movie by Christopher Nolan! 3 awards. Small compensation...
K -- yeah. it's ... SUBTLE in capital letters.
Bensunce -- don't do it. It's still early.
In non-wishing, non-Inception news, Nicole looks AMAZING.
It IS great to see how much love Nolan is getting to remind the Academy that they suck for not nominating him for Director.
TKS is losing. A lot. Do you think The Social Network has a chance after all?
So what was Colleen Atwood doing...a book report?
@Bill, seriously! Worst speech ever!
I hope the Tangled song wins.
Alan Menken is a God!
"In my opinion, if you read your speech a trapdoor should open up and swallow you whole."
A hearty LOL at that.
SO sad to see I Am Love lose Costumes. My heart broke a little seeing Colleen win for Eyesore. Where is the justice? *shakes and cries*
I'll stick up for Colleen Atwood. She seemed a little nervous and she thanked all of the people she needed to in an effective albeit, non theatrical manner. Let her accept her award the way she wants. I actually almost found it endearing. People never read speeches any more. And she's not a speech writer. She gave a very decent speech.
Jake mentioning that short films mess up Oscar ballot predictions! LOVE IT!!
Something just struck me: have you noticed the total lack of montages? I don't want to jinx it, but are we heading for a montage-free Oscar ceremony?
YAY for short documentary!!! Hopefully only the first semi- Israeli to win tonight (Natalie Portman being the second)
I thought Brokeback Mountain was going to get mentioned through Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams. Instead, it's through James Franco, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Anne Hathaway!
Damn it, I Jinxed It!
Hilary Swank and then Annette Bening right away while Oprah is coming on stage? Ugh.
The Coen Brothers are bored by Oprah!
lol @ coen brothers looking bored while oprah is talking about documentaries.
YAY! Billy Crystal!
Wow...True Grit is going to walk away with zero wins out of 10? One of the biggest losses ever.
Glad for TSN score win though.
From Annes and James' point of view: Not a good idea to get Billy Crystal, best host of the Oscars. Already funnier and with much more energry than the whole show...
I'm as bored as the Coens with Oprah's grandiloquent speech...
Basti, couldnt agree more.
And Inception gets 4!
Social Network wins Editing!
Editing!!!!!!!!! Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!!!!!!!!
I'm getting more and more excited, but I will be nervous until the very end!
All of a sudden, the tech winners from Inception have stopped thanking Nolan and aren't saying what a genius he is.
The 127 Hours song was already boring within the context of the film, but outside the movie, it's excrutiatingly boring!
Out of the four songs , the Country Strong one is the only one that works as a song outside the movie. But I'm still rooting for Tangled
Bensunce, I think that all of this year's song nominees were excruciatingly boring.
Randy Newman?!? Really?
I'm so pissed right now! Not only because the Tangled song was better, but because out of the 3 Toy Story songs, it was the Worst. If he had won for "You've Got a Friend in Me" or "When She Loved Me" I wouldn't have cared. But that song is not good!
Huh. Kind of lame. He's writing the same song for 10 years and cannot sing... But what are the choices? Quite boring.
Billy Crystal was good. RDJ and Law as well. But I really need something with a lot of energy and power und surprising and funny. It's 5 a.m. here in Germany ;P
God of Love's win and speech by the film's director/wirter/star has so far been the best and most joyful, no?
Randy Newman's win comes full circle from his other two nods for the other two films. It seems fitting I guess.
Looking like Marisa Tomei at 45 (or whatever) would be consolation enough for most!