Oscars 2007 Live Blog - The Departed gets in on the action
I am digging the way they are announcing the best pic nominees. Not a movie trailer but one of the filmmakers or actors talking over video of the film. And the acting nominees were merely described w/o timewasting film clips. But dang their faces are big on that huge screen onstage. My mistake…they are doing film clips. Maybe I type too fast.
Ohhh, the songs. Well, just two. Randy Newman and James Taylor singing Cars followed up by Melissa Etheridge and her An Inconvenient Truth song. Meh…nothing exciting here. Where’s our Pimp song for this year?
Dang, J Hud is already getting flak about her dress.
What the heck is Jerry Seinfeld there for?
An eco-friendly speech from Gore and DiCaprio. Gore has some good comic timing. Leo asks for any special announcements Gore might have. As Gore speaks the orchestra strikes up. Doh! Funny
Best Animated Feature goes to Happy Feet. Dang…I should have stuck with it instead of Cars. The Oscar/Penguin fascination continues.
Cameron Diaz’s white abstract cut dress is dynamic. She’s beautiful tonight.
Was that George Lucas sitting with the animators?
Dang - best adapted screenplay goes to (early!) The Departed. Lame long speech though as he tries to kiss Peter O’Toole’s butt about Lawrence of Arabia and some other nonsense. Dude, get off.
