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Best: (Sir?) George "Oscar Winner" Clooney was funnier than Stewart, Farrell and Carrell. The fake attack ads were hilareous. The "Duck!" Bjork joke had me on the floor. The show only ran a half hour long -- I blame Bill Conti. Keira Knightley - Perfect! Salma Hayek -- Bam! Just Bam! Halle Barry -- Yes! Even in flannel. Ariana Huffington's blog coverage. It only taking me 9 right guesses to win the family pool for most correct picks. If you know Robert Altman's style, you "got" Lilly Tomlin and Merryl Streep -- that was harder than it looked (which was the point). No matter how well deserved, when one film sweeps everything the Oscars are boring. This one had us guessing 'til the end.
Bust: Was that a bow or was Charlize Theron growing a second head? Reese Witherspoon looked like she rolled around in shiney barbed wire. Baby puke yellow is nobody's color, not even Michele Williams. Naomi Watts: if your cat claws up your dress right before the red carpet, stop by the GAP and go for the Sharon Stone t-shirt look. Pink TAB? Oy! Stewart's "Tear down the Oscar statue and beat it with a shoe" joke -- just lame. The slow motion dancing to the Crash song -- dumb.
Quit yer whining: Brokeback already won a bunch of stuff, was nominated for everything, raised the profile of gay cowboys everywhere, and joins a very long list of fantastic films that were honored just to be nominated. Was it fair that Wizard of Oz was up against Gone With The Wind? Dolly Parton is a wonderful talent -- a treasure. This was not one of her best songs (or dresses). I'm stll humming "It's hard our here for a pimp." The other two songs didn't even have my foot tapping -- and I am by no means a fan of hip-hop. This finally makes up for The Buddy Holly Story beating The Wiz. (Frank Baum never caught a break.) And don't get me started about "Blame Canada" getting robbed. Two words: "Uma, Oprah." John Stewart did just fine.
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