Blog February 2008 Archive

'No Country' Rules
Denzel Washington had the chance to greet the Coen Brothers as they took to the stage one more time (their third trip of the night) to accept the Best Picture ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

The Coen Brothers Earn Top Honors
Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese (The Departed) said to trust him that the award of Best Director will mean a lot to the recipient. If anyone should know about waiting for an ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

A Sure Thing Really is a Sure Thing
As we near the end of this year's Oscars, The Queen aka Helen Mirren blazed onto the stage in a vibrant red dress to tick off the Best Actor nominees. ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)

From Stripper to Oscar Winner
The star of the upcoming Indiana Jones film, Harrison Ford, was very sedate as he read off the nominees for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. Oh yeah, another personal ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Documentary Films Have Their Moment in the Sun
Tom Hanks stayed on stage to name the Best Documentary Film winner which was the Taxi to the Dark Side team. Alex Gibney thanked all documentary filmmakers and said his ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Short and Sweet
Tom Hanks (an Oscar fav) talked about the men and women who haven't been home in a while and then introduced a batch of military personnel who did the job ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

Score One for 'Atonement'
Amy Adams (an Oscar nominee in 2005 for Junebug) presented the Best Original Score Oscar (I'm crossing my fingers for Atonement as I type this). And the Oscar goes ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

In Memoriam
Two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry, Million Dollar Baby) introduced the segment of the Oscar broadcast that honors those who passed away the previous year. The audience held ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (18)

There Will Be Oscars
The beautiful Cameron Diaz stumbled her way through the word cinematography, but recovered by making fun of herself. The second time she pronounced the word slowly and carefully, with a ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

'Once' in a Lifetime
John Travolta - not in drag - danced his way onto the stage and almost slipped in the same spot as Colin Farrell had earlier in the evening while introducing ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

The Austrians Take One Home
Stewart said the next presenter's a beautiful actress who speaks four languages who, earlier in the evening, taught him the phrase "I'm calling security" in all of them. Academy Award ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

The Return of 'Bourne'
Jack Nicholson said he loves movies. I think we knew that, Jack. That proclamation was followed by clips from the 79 films that have won in the Best ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

Edith Piaf Lives On
Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) looked handsome and proud to be announcing the winner of the Best Actress Oscar: Marion Cotillard for La Vie En ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Bourne's Back
Hill and Rogen remained on the stage, still arguing over who's Halle Berry and who is Judi Dench. And the winner is The Bourne Ultimatum again. Two Oscars for the ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Did You Hear That?
Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen took the stage after Stewart announced Dame Judi Dench and Halle Berry were up next. Hill and Rogen said Dench and Berry couldn't be ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

'No Country' Wins Its Second Oscar
Josh Brolin from No Country for Old Men and James McAvoy from Atonement tossed famous movie lines back and forth at each other and then got to hand off an ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Let's Hear It for the Technical People
Jessica Alba came onstage looking adorable and pregnant. Alba hosted The Scientific and Technical Awards which are given out in a ceremony way before the Oscars. The techies don't ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

The First Big Surprise of the Night
Alan Arkin, looking quite debonaire, had the pleasure of reading off the Best Supporting Actress nominees (which included the glowing and very pregnant Cate Blanchett). And the winner is ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Who's Afraid of 'The Wolf'?
Jerry Seinfeld's bee character from Bee Movie, of course, showed off some of his earlier film credits and then introduced the nominees for Best Animated Short Film. The Peter ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

'Pickpockets' Didn't Need to Steal One
Owen Wilson looked great (did you know he's back at work finally on Marley & Me?) and announced the nominees for Best Live Action Short Film. No one in ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Oscar-Winning Looks and One Weird Hairstyle
Can I say I dislike my DVR system? For some reason the darn thing just decided to catch itself up while I was typing and I missed Javier Bardem's acceptance ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

They Found Their Way
Dwayne 'Don't Call Me The Rock When I'm Acting' Johnson had the honor of presenting the Visual Effects Oscar. Johnson joked he thought the face-melting scene in Raiders of ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

A Rose is a Rose
Katherine Heigl was nervous beyond belief as she took on presenting duties. Thankfully, her bit was short and then it was on to the film clips highlighting makeup work. ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Rats!
Jon Stewart introduced the next two presenters: "One of the next presenters is one of the funniest people I've ever met in my entire life, and I believe she's ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

The 1st Oscar of the Night Goes To...
Gorgeous Jennifer Garner was the first presenter of the night and listed off the attributes needed to be a costume designer. Alexadra Byrne for Elizabeth: The Golden Age took ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Jon Stewart's a Glutton for Punishment
Two times in a row...wow! Stewart has (to keep this G-rated) a lot of nerve handling hosting duty back-to-back years. Stewart started the night off by referencing the ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

And They're Off...
Despite the rain and crispy weather, the stars got all glammed up in fabulous attire (reds, greens, pinks, and blacks were popular choices) and the red carpet sparkled with millions ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)