Monday, March 8, 2010

Oscar night!

Okay, so the Oscars are over! How did we do? Win some money in the office pool? Or did you bet on Avatar?

Poor James Cameron. He'll just have to be content with his GIGANTIC PILES OF MONEY.

So, The Hurt Locker. 6 wins out of 9 nominations. Not bad for what was basically an independent film. I have to say, even with ten films nominated, Avatar and Hurt Locker were really the only two serious contenders, with Precious running as the dark horse.

Rotten Tomatoes did a little pre-game speculating and they were right on the money for most categories, including Jeff Bridges, Mo'nique, and The Cove for Best Documentary.

Side note to Rick O'Barry: I know you have a cause that is super important to you but holding up a handmade sign asking for donations via texts during the acceptance speech is tacky. See the backlash from Marlon Brando's infamous rejection of his Academy Award for the type of comments you're probably going to get tomorrow.

I thought the opening number with NPH was freakin' hilarious and I think the dual hosts of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were an excellent choice on the part of the producers. However, the abstract dance number during the Best Original Score part left me completely cold. What the hell was that? Where are the costumes? Where's the spectacle? You can't just bring up the cast of Step Up 8: Jazzercize Rebellion and call it a night! It's the Oscars!

It almost made up for it by having Ben Stiller as a Naavi. That was a Win.

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