Live from the Kodak Theatre...

Ok, everyone, it's the end of the end. It's been the awards season for a bit now, and tonight is the last show (and if it isn't the last tonight, it's the last one major one). Tonight was the 81st Annual Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars. I'm going to give you my thoughts as they occur during the telecast, because I know you all come to me for this type of exciting stuff.
As I'm watching the red carpet preshow, I can't help but realize that Ryan Seacrest has a knack for making people uncomfortable. Is he meaning to do this, or is it all by accident? Either way, what a douche.
Ah, the opening. I love Hugh Jackman. Best. Oscar. Opening. Ever.
Ok, if how they presented Best Supporting Actress the way they present everything, this is going to be a freakishly long show. Penelope Cruz wins that, by the way.
Wait a minute, did Forgetting Sarah Marshall just show up in the Romance montage? Seriously?
Holy giant musical number. I'm loving that since they have musical Hugh Jackman, we get to hear everyone sing! So far the singing count is him, Anne Hathaway, Beyonce, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper.
Heath Ledger wins for Supporting Actor. Of course, we knew this would happen. Accepting for him...his family. Well, that's sweet.
This is when the Oscars are boring, there's not a category I'm interested in. But thats fine, I'm just eating my weight in Chex Mix, I think.
Danny Boyle wins Best Director for Slumdog Millionaire. No surprise there.
Wow, Nicole Kidman's skin matches her white dress. I get staying out of the sun, but maybe she should fake tan it up, get some color on there. Best Actress is Kate Winslet. Seriously, no surprises here tonight. Her speech was sweet though.
Adrien Brody is looking really ugly with the beard he's rocking and his long hair. I'm not into it. Best Actor goes to Sean Penn. I don't like him.
I feel a little like this show will never end. Ever. Best Picture goes to...Slumdog Millionaire. We all knew this was going to happen. Good for them, they swept the Oscars.
I know everyone was dying to know my thoughts on this awards night, and here they are. The Oscars have highs and lows. There are only about 5 things people want to know, and they have to get through like 4 hours of crap to get to it. I probably liked this year more than last years, but still, they need to make this shorter or make it more interesting. It's over for another year, at least. Congrats to those who won, and keep trying, those who didn't.

Give em alcohol, and see what happens

I love awards shows. I have before professed my love for them, even though of late, they drive me a little crazy. I love watching for the superficiality of it, the dresses, etc, but I'm so over the movies that win. I get that it's the "movie snobs" who are in charge of picking the nominees, and it's always the serious movies that win, but come on! Pick a good movie for once to have it win the Oscar. But even if they throw in a movie that you're not expecting, for example, last years Juno, you know it won't win, because there are too many "artsy" movies that are nominated, crushing the chances of the good one. There seems to be an exception this year-The Dark Knight is nominated, but is it nominated because it's so awesome, or it is nominated because Heath Ledger was in it, and he died? I can argue both points of this, so I don't know the answer myself.
Last night was the Golden Globes, which is, I think, my favorite awards show. It's my fav because they give them food and loads of alcohol. I love so much that someone will get up to get their award, and they're buzzed, so their speech is just that much more funny. Most of the movies that won (and were nominated) last night I hadn't seen, which takes away some of the fun, but for the most part, people that won were great. There were some great acceptance speeches, a lot of fawning over dresses (even dresses that should not have been fawned over!) and just good times all around. Now that the Globes are over, it means the Oscars are just around the corner. I will of course be watching, and then the awards season is over for another year. And in that time, I'll try to watch all the winning movies, and see if they were deserving of the wins.