let's all thank the Academy

Running bullets on the Oscars:

• Hugh Jackman's opening song was pretty hilarious.  I love low-rent props over hugely choreographed numbers any day.  Plus, you know, my best friend Anne Hathaway was in it.
  
• Tilda Swinton may be the most frightening looking woman ever.  I like her, but I think she must spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to  look scary.
• Seriously, how necessary is it to have reaction shots of Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt while Jennifer Aniston is presenting? Is that another one of those contractual obligations (see opening jokes)?
  
• The animated short winner who got up there and busted out "Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto" was awesome.
• The orchestra continuing to play over the host and presenters when they started talking was really distracting and I did not like it.
• If a movie takes place in the 1800's or earlier, it is definitely going to win the Oscar for costumes.  You can put money on it.
• Thumbs up to the genre montages.  I like showing love to movies that people saw but weren't necessarily nominated.
• Ben Stiller was HILARIOUS
• I think the guy who won for cinematography was wearing Crocs.  Seriously, gross.  It's the Oscars, you can wear real shoes, even if you don't think you're going to win.
• Jessica Biel's dress was HIDEOUS.  Who let her leave the house like that?
• The Judd Apatow short for the comedy montage was great, and it makes me want to actually watch Pineapple Express.
• I liked the musical montage, but seriously they had to get the High School Musical kids in there?  Those kids are everywhere.  Also, I think there's some sort of major drama with the Mamma Mia! couple.  Like, they're dating in real life but he's got another girlfriend or something.  Just a little something extra for you.  THE MUSICAL IS BACK!  sorry, I got carried away.
  
•  An aside - I want to see that Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds movie.  It's probably not very good, but I still want to see it.
• I dig the actor presenting with 5 past winners talking about the nominees.  It makes it more personal.  And it's nice for Cuba Gooding, Jr. to have something to do.
• Why is Seymour Philip Hoffman wearing a stocking cap?  Way to look like a total douche, pal.  (Sorry about the language.)
• How did I not know that RDJ got nominated for Tropic Thunder?
• Christopher Walken looks increasinly like a werewolf as he ages
• I can't talk about Heath Ledger's family accepting his award because first I need to stop crying.
• Bill Maher is not funny.  I really don't understand why he's supposed to be funny. 
•  What is this little French guy dong balancing an Oscar on his chin?  If he tried to do that with my Oscar, that chin would get punched.
•  I think it's kind of wrong that an action movie didn't win for best visual effects.  Granted, I haven't seen Benjamin Button (I try not to see movies that will make me cry around the holidays) but seriously, it's VISUAL EFFECTS.  Stuff should blow up.
• I love Will Smith.
• This Slumdog Millionaire guy who won for sound mixing is the greatest.  I love it when people are genuinely excited and gracious about their awards.
• Is it just me or does Sean Penn's head get bigger every year?
• OK at this point this show has been on for two hours and 15 minutes and I feel like there's been at least 40 minutes of commercials.  Is that really necessary?
• I like how the guy who just won for best original score is also doing the singing for the best original song nominees from his movies.  That is a multi-talented man.  But I gotta say I really love that song from Wall-E.  I bought it from iTunes on Friday.  Peter Gabriel is the man.
• John Legend is also the man.  I'm pretty sure I would believe anything that guy told me, he's that smooth.
• SERIOUSLY I THINK WE'RE AVERAGING ONE AWARD TO FIVE COMMERCIALS AT THIS POINT.  THESE PEOPLE ARE KILLING ME.
• I always lose it at the 'In memorium' part and Queen Latifah is not making it any easier.
• Reese Witherspoon is also not doing so well in the dress department.  Yikes.
• I think Danny Boyle might be the happiest guy on the planet.  Every time they have shown him tonight he looks like he's about to burst out of his skin.  And he wins!  Yay!  And then he does a weird jumping thing.  Oh it's Tigger.  That's cute.
  
•  Sohpia Loren is looking more than a little rough.  I would be kind of afraid to meet her in a dark alley.
• Kate Winslet is super cute.  I like her more and more.  We could be friends.
• Why did neither of last year's winner for male actor make an appearance at this show?  Are Javier Bardem and Daniel Day Lewis too cool for school?
• Wow Mickey Rourke's hands are shake-shake-shaky
• Holy upset in the Best Actor category, Batman!  I thought for sure it was down to Mickey Rourke or Brad Pitt.  And now we can enjoy our political speech of the evening.
• This Best Picture montage is pretty excellent.  Overall the montages this year have been exemplary.
• Slumdog Millionaire brought it tonight, man.  And that's our show, I'm going to bed!