- The opening number performed by Hugh Jackman was priceless... After last night I gained a whole new respect Jackman, he is the man. Please make this the new norm instead of the stupid comedian hosts who suck every year.
- The tributes to the actors given by previous winners was touching and incredibly moving. At first I was disappointed that they were breaking a strong tradition of the Best Actor from the previous year handing out the Best Actress ect. but after watching last night I can't imagine doing it any other way. I am sure that having those things said about them by respected colleagues (especially the younger nominees) was a moment of a lifetime, but I do wish they still would have shown a clip following their endorsements. I especially wish they had used this same format for the directors award. I would have loved and been extremely interested to hear what past winners would have said about their work.
- The order that they presented the awards in a storyline of how a film is made was extremely well thought out as it was both educational, and a fitting tribute to the artists who do the behind the scenes work of movies and are largely forgotten by the viewing public.
- The short montage of each genre was also a nice little entertaining touch that I greatly enjoyed. The comedy one with the short film starring Rogen and Franco reprising their roles from Pineapple Express was hilarious and one of my favorite moments from the whole night.
-Sooo glad Kate Winslet finally won an Oscar... Sooo upset that it was for the wrong movie.
-A.R Rahman just opened up every door in the world for his future career. Two wins and three nominations in one night is about as good as it gets. He wrote the score for Slumdog Millionaire as well as the music for both O Saya and Jai Ho and he performed both. Now that is some musical talent.
-Side Note: That makes it 0 wins in 9 nominations for Thomas Newman in the Best Score category... Poor guy.
-Whoever was in charge of the moving and angled tv camera during the tribute clip for all those who passed away during 2008 needs to be fired immediately. That is one part of the show that doesn't need someone trying to be artistic and produce extra flare... just show the tribute and not make people watching on tv strain to figure out who the person is.
-While I am on the negative will somebody please put a permanent ban on Bill Maher... I never want to see that egotistic idiot handing out an award again.
-Will Smith did a great job handing out his awards, and would be a great choice for host next year... hint hint.
-The best joke of the night (Paraphrase): Jackman: Kate Winslet, a British actress playing a German...Nominated. Robert Downey Jr., an American actor playing an Australian actor playing an African American...Nominated. Me, an Australian actor playing an Australian in a movie called Australia...Hosting.
-Second best joke of the night: Jackman: Meryl Streep a record 15 nominations... That can only mean one thing... Steroids.
-Heath Ledger's family accepting his Oscar must have been extremely hard and emotional. One of my favorite performances of the decade. It is extremely sad to think about such a promising career that was cut way too short.
-Congratulations to Slumdog Millionaire... A deserving best picture.
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excellent thoughts.
ReplyDeletei agree that i had difficulty ascertaining who some of the people were who had passed away last year from the way that segment of the show as handled.
about bill maher: how does such a large amount of ego arise from such a small amount of talent? perhaps someone should tell him that comedians are supposed to be funny and intellectuals are supposed to be smart. he is neither. his occasional glimpses of talent are obscured by his anger and hatred and smugness. he overstates his agenda until he becomes like those he supposedly railes aqainst: self-righteous bigots. this guy is an extreme loser :>(