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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 8:17PM 
Jennifer Hudson [jen-nee-fer hud-son]
Verb
Definiton: to nod emphatically in agreement to something while simultaneously mouthing the word “yes”.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 1:42PM Annual Mandatory Beauty Posting / Polling
We've already written up their performances and talked them up at length in the Supporting Actress Smackdown so now let's discuss the gowns. Are you a red latex fan or torn between pristine or shimmery white beaded structured gowns? Perhaps your taste runs more toward classic maroon frills and floof. Or wait... I know some of you thrill to a waffle cone/snake skin/avant garde/1940s/rockyhorror something or other, don'cha? Vote and discuss, plz.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 12:00PM As is our practice we polled the team and a few friends shortly after the Oscars to get their takes. We hope you'll answer the same questions in the comments!
OSCAR NIGHT QUESTIONNAIRE Pt 1
Our answers are after the jump...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 7:50AM 
And the prize for "Best Reaction Shot" of Oscar night goes to an overwhelmed Emma Stone cheering on her friend and surprise Oscar winner Olivia Colman. While we're sad the producers didn't also give us enough cutaways to Rachel Weisz (hopefully occupied by snogging Daniel Craig) and the sight of a tearful Yorgos Lanthimos was unexpected and heartwarming, nothing tops the effusive affection of a friend. Hang this in the Louvre next to Kate Winslet's clasped hands in support of Leo DiCaprio.
Monday, February 25, 2019 at 9:01PM by Ben Miller
Of all the decisions the Academy Awards producers/directors must make, the Oscar clip decisions are surely the most covetous -- who among us wouldn't want to chose? They're fairly crucial, too. I ranked all the clips last year, and Nathaniel was nice enough to let me do it again. The clips preceding each of the categories ranged from brilliant to “what the hell was that?” Let’s rank them 20-1…
Cringe-worthy
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at aaaaaaallllllll 🎵
20. Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
19. Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Woo boy. I would personally defend the work of both of these performances, but the snippets shown on Sunday did not lend any firepower to those arguments. Viggo gets to wax on like an idiot about not knowing the difference between Russian and German before laying on some casual racism. Malek has plenty of good moments in the Queen biopic, but a simple shot of him lipsyncing reads like an Oscar producer’s opinion on the performance itself seeping through.
Not Doing Anyone Any Favors...
