Slumdog...I'm 6 for 6...sort of...
How suspenseful was that Best Actor Oscar? You really weren't sure who'd win until the last possible second...
A great night...Too many musical numbers -- again, this ain't the Tony's -- but a nice job by Hugh Jackman, who's getting four romantic comedy offers before breakfast tomorrow...
And "The Wrestler" is still the Best Picture of 2008.
Take care everyone...
Let's just pretend I didn't switch my pick to Mickey Rourke at the beginning of the night. After all, you're not allowed to switch picks so late in the game. The judges would obviously disallow it. That makes me five for five.
I'm sorry Mickey Rourke didn't win -- it would've been a great moment, but you can't argue with Penn's performance.
And I love the strength of his speech ("the shame in their grandchildren's eyes"). You knew he wouldn't run from the issue. Plus a great acknowlegement of Mickey Rourke.
Winslet -- she looks great...I think her dress is from Target.
A great speech -- the whistle from her dad as good a moment as we've had tonight...
And she held it together while mentioning Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack...
And she honored the other nominees with authenticity, generating a nice moment for Meryl Streep...
I'm 4 for 4...
I'm shocked, shocked to find that Danny Boyle won for Best Director.
Pretty nice win for a film that was set to be released straight to DVD...
(by the way, i'm 3 for 3 on the big awards)...
Very cool of Danny Boyle to thank the guy he left off the credits. Classy. Very British. Getting left off the credits but getting an apology at the Oscars is like losing your wallet, then finding it...it's better than not losing in the first place.
And the Oscar for Best Song goes to:
Bruce Springsteen for "The Wrestler"
(the crowd goes wild)
Oh, wait. Springsteen wasn't nominated. Good call.
OK -- perhaps it won't be memorable.
Very interested to hear what he has to say...Could be memorable.
Chris Dickens wins for editing...that's Cinematography and editing for Slumdog, two categories that are almost always leading indicators of who'll win Best Director. Danny Boyle and Slumdog were big favorites going in to tonight. They are now overwhelming favorites.
Man on Wire!!!
A deserving moment for my 5th best movie of 2008. And it's impossible not to love Philippe Petit. Unless, of course, you were one of the guys who helped him walk the rope between the twin towers...
Watching Heath Ledger's father, mother and sister accept the Oscar for him was obviously touching -- and a reminder that we don't need a special, produced tribute. Watching his family speak while other actors were so vividly moved was moment enough...
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