Blog Catalog

Monday, February 27, 2012

Notes on the Oscars

There's only six of them. First, Gwyneth Paltrow was "best dressed", hands down. So simple, so beautiful, so unpretentious (which is so rare at this event), wonderfully unique and all white. The dress itself was magnificent but that cape was a simple stunner. The fact that it was designed by Tom Ford just helps it that much more. Side note: The new "greeting" at the Oscars isn't "Hi, hello, how are you?" Instead, it's--immediately upon seeing a "star"--"Who are you wearing?" Could we be more shallow?
Second note: How do you not love a group of just-announced Oscar winners (they're first time, I believe) who have the chutzpah to get up onstage and immediately mock Angelina Jolie? This is how she stood.
And this was how they (he) ended up standing, right after her. (It was fantastic).
Third: Best boobs of the evening to to J-Lo again, hands down. Holy cow, I had to keep checking to see if she was going to fall out of that thing.
Fourth, I think the conclusion has been made--Sacha Baron Cohen really is a jerk and he takes what he thinks are jokes WAY too far. Last evening he came dressed as some character in his next movie--not unlike the late Saddam Hussein--and he said he was carrying the ashes of someone or other who was now deceased. He proceeded to dump those ashes on Ryan Seacrest. Note to Mr. Cohen--you really can take a joke too far. And if/when you do, it isn't funny. Fifth note: Someone needs to tell "The Academy" that showing the live music from the live musicians in the 2 cleared balconies is oodd, at least, and not entertainment. Put them back in regular clothes in the pit and leave it at that. Hey, they can make yet more money by having a bunch of rich people buy THOSE seats, too. Finally, Billy Crystal's best line of the night--to me, anyway--was after Cirque du Soleil's acrobatic/dancing/springing performance. He said "We're one pony shy of a bat mitzvah!" I don't think it wasn't Oscar's best night but hey, whaddya' gonna' do? It's late February and there wasn't much else on.

No comments: