And another thing...

Oscar Night WTF's.

I came into it late, I had no idea it was on. Hasn't it always been in March before?

The program has been going down hill for a while. Used to be everyone would await it with anticipation, but over the last several years the nominations have become ridiculous. Although this years was not as forgettable as last year. But don't we all just love watching the filthy rich pat each other on the back?

Anyway, these are a few observations:

- American Idol loser, Jennifer Hudson, beats Cate Blanchett out of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar? Can you say Chad? Who counts these votes?
- The German film was accepted by a man clearly not German.
- Al Gore accepts an Oscar.
- Someone needs to make Celine Dion eat something.
- They pick Clint Eastwood to translate for some old Italian dude. Not necessary. It's Italian. Anything they say sounds beautiful. Can you tell I am a sucker for an Italian accent? They could be telling me to eat shit, and it sounds so pretty I would totally consider it.
- Shadow puppets?
- Dream Girls loses Oscar for Best Song. Even though they had 3 of the 5 nominations.
- Dame Judi Dench and Meryl Streep up against Penélope Cruz? Isn't she only famous for screwing Tom Cruise?
- More shadow pupets?
- Then, of course, the obligatory "I didn't know he/she was dead." or "Holy shit, I thought he/she was already dead."
- Peter O'Toole nominated again? This makes 8 nominations. No wins. Although he received an Honorary Award in 2002. But I think that was because they never expected him to live this long. They have to double check every year to see if they have to add him to the 'dead guy' reel.
- A first Oscar for Scorsese? Is that possible? I need to google that.

All in all, another pretty forgettable experience. Maybe next year.