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<p>Easy, it would be an “I saw your butt”. Though some of what one is seeing (for both genders) is body doubles. :)</p>
<p>Anyone else notice how the award for best documentary went to the only non-political film nominated in the category? My guess is that the activist votes for the other four cancelled each other out, but we’ve not yet seen “Searching for Sugar Man”–maybe it really was better than the others. Certainly it wouldn’t have been as uncomfortable to watch.</p>
<p>I enjoyed the Oscars. Some of SM’s jokes were in poor taste, granted. Probably to be expected to a certain extent. Overall, he did a fine job. I really enjoyed the music–Adele, Barbra, Dame Shirley Bassey (loved hearing her belt out ‘Goldfinger’!) etc. etc. </p>
<p>Melissa McCarthy needs new handlers. There was a number of heavy ladies last night who looked stylish and beautiful. Sadly, she wasn’t one of them.</p>
<p>I’m becoming a fan of Adele–she always seems so genuine!</p>
<p>SugarMan was great.</p>
<p>John Travolta has a really bad hairpiece.</p>
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<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I felt so cool this year when I watched the Oscars last night. DH has just rented Argo for a 48 period from some program we subscribe to, so I had just seen it before it won its awards. Usually I am so behind on these things.</p>
<p>I know an assistant whose job included picking up a famous actor’s hairpieces from the “cleaners”. Hollywood is an illusion.</p>
<p>I do think Kristen Stewart is surly by nature. I’ve never seen her speak in an interview anywhere where she didn’t look half asleep or drugged. </p>
<p>Did anyone notice how poorly fitting Jack Nicholson’s tux was? Any designer would have been mortified if he had said it was their suit.</p>
<p>Loved Streisand. I wondered how they got her to perform until I saw Marvin Hamlisch in the tribute reel. Shirley Bassey was great, too.</p>
<p>When Jennifer Lawrence fell, I saw that the only man from the front row who jumped up was Hugh Jackman. Yeah!</p>
<p>Ummm…Rene Zellweger!!!</p>
<p>I was disappointed by the mean spiritedness of the McFarlane and or the show’s writers. It’s never okay to be mean to a 9 year old and I just don’t understand the trend to insult the nominees or anyone in the audience. It’s not a roast. I’ve seen two articles, one on Salon and another posted on Facebook that mention similar thoughts.</p>
<p>Boy tango14, you are right on. </p>
<p>Jack Nickolson looked a bit clownish with the ill fitted suit and the crazy glasses. </p>
<p>And what is up with Kiristen Stewart? She had two conspicuous bruises on her arms and she was using crutches. My D thought she might have been on pain killers. Wonder what happened to her?</p>
<p>Barbara S. looked fabulous for seventy! Sally Field looked much older at 66. Of course, I hope I look as good as either actress (is it ok to say actress these days?) in twenty years.</p>
<p>Anyone watching the 90 minute Oscar Edition of Fashion Police tonight?</p>
<p>I thought Rene Z and Catherine Z looked awful. The only woman on the stage with Richard Gere who didn’t look Botoxed to the hilt was Queen Latifa. </p>
<p>And yes, what was up with Kristen Stewart? She definitely looked like she was on something.</p>
<p>I’ll be watching FP. Wouldn’t miss it for the world. Yes, I am that shallow.</p>
<p>I watched here and there. </p>
<p>Argo. Forgettable. Unimportant. Pleasant. And Ben’s just so darn nice and so utterly aligned with the thought police.</p>
<p>Who looked good? Actually no one particularly. A lot of botox. A lot of artificial breasts. A lot of aging, swollen bodies getting stuffed into ridiculous clothes that we’re all suppose to swoon over.</p>
<p>Not a classy night for America.</p>
<p>Oh yeah – the master of ceremonies – MacFarlane? Not funny. Repugnant taste. Guess he could sing. Perfect for the show!</p>
<p>I am frequently years behind on movies but I love the fashion side of the Oscars. Yes, eagerly awaiting fashion police tonight on E.
I loved Octavia Spencer’s gown, a somewhat larger woman dressed to perfection. I didn’t care for Jennifer Lawrence’s dress, actually it looked best as she was sprawled on the stairs, but I really liked the necklace worn down her back. A lot of nice but not particularly interesting looks, though the bodies were at another level. These women must be so disciplined on that front.
Sally Field made a pretty daring choice for a woman her age and she looked good. It reminded me of Rhianna’s grammy dress. Points to Jennifer Aniston as well, guess I like red. That was a classic look that came across as fresh, unlike some others.
Eh, movies, didn’t there used to be only 5 best picture nominees? When did that change?</p>
<p>Post 142 is a must-read, btw; it sets some helpful limits for continuing the thread.</p>
<p>My favorite scene in Argo, one that might have resonated with Academy members/voters, is at the airport, where one of the Americans shows the security guards some of the picture boards for the fictitious movie in an effort to convince them to let their party board the plane. The guards become caught up in the story and you can see how they love movies.</p>
<p>Roger Ebert is a smart man. In his “Argo” review, he catches why the film is worthy of high praise.
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<p>The Motion Picture Academy has only rarely honored Very Important Films with the Best Picture award. Casablanca wasn’t a Very Important Film, just a great one.</p>
<p>I didn’t see any of the movies, I didn’t see the show, but I did see the post show photos and I can’t imagine a more stunning woman than Charlize Theron. Everything about her look was perfect.</p>
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Since 2010, the number of best picture nominees has kind-of doubled (10 in 2010 and 2011, 9 this year). The idea was to spread the wealth of Oscar nominations around and increase viewership of both nominated movies and the Oscar broadcast. </p>
<p>It reflected the practice early in the Academy’s history (from the mid-30s through 1944) of nominating 10 films for best picture. The nominations for actors, directors, writers, designers, etc. have been capped at 5 per category since the early 1930s.</p>