30 SECOND OSCAR RECAP
– CLICK HERE for Seth MacFarlane’s Opening Monologue
– Did William Shatner out Seth MacFarlane during the opening monologue?
– Channing Tatum & Charlize Theron need to do DWTS
– A-D-E-L-E performs “Skyfall”!!!!
– Charlize Theron helped an Oscar security guard who suffered a seizure
– Who knew Hollywood was once nothing more than cocaine trees as far as the eyes could see?!
– Jennifer Lawrence & the fall seen around the world
– Meryl Streep wasted no time announcing Actor In a Leading Role (DDL)
– D-E-N-Z-E-L!!!!
– I have never been so happy to see Jack Nickolson in all my life
– Ben Affleck should consider being an auctioneer if he wants a job change. I have never seen someone rattle off a list of people to thank so fast. Ever.
– Michelle Obama helps present Best Picture… Say what…
– “The Losers” song at the end was the best. I’m not sure if it was the actual song, or the fact that it was signaling The END.
– CLICK HERE for the Oscar Hangover Cure
– CLICK HERE for Oscar highlights in pictures
COMPLETE WINNERS LIST
1. Best Picture: “Argo.”
2. Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln.”
3. Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook.”
4. Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained.”
5. Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables.”
6. Directing: Ang Lee, “Life of Pi.”
7. Foreign Language Film: “Amour.”
8. Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, “Argo.”
9. Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained.”
10. Animated Feature Film: “Brave.”
11. Production Design: “Lincoln.”
12. Cinematography: “Life of Pi.”
13. Sound Mixing: “Les Miserables.”
14. Sound Editing (tie): “Skyfall,” “Zero Dark Thirty.”
15. Original Score: “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna.
16. Original Song: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth.
17. Costume: “Anna Karenina.”
18. Documentary Feature: “Searching for Sugar Man.”
19. Documentary (short subject): “Inocente.”
20. Film Editing: “Argo.”
21. Makeup and Hairstyling: “Les Miserables.”
22. Animated Short Film: “Paperman.”
23. Live Action Short Film: “Curfew.”
24. Visual Effects: “Life of Pi.”
Interesting predictions. I would be very surprised if Adele did not win for “Skyfall” and “Lincoln” did not win at least one of the major awards (perhaps Best Picture, as Zero Dark Thirty has suffered some criticism in terms of how realistic it is).
–JW