2008 80th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) -- LIVE THREAD

tv: ABC network ^ | 2-24-2008

[lainie]

It's an Oscar Party!

Warning: might contain snark and/or discussions about fashion.

Best Picture:
"Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

Best Actor:
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"

Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie, "Away From Her"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"
Laura Linney, "The Savages"
Ellen Page, "Juno"

Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"

Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"

Best Director:
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Jason Reitman, "Juno"
Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"

Best Animated Feature:
"Persepolis"
"Ratatouille"
"Surf's Up"

Best Documentary Feature:
"No End in Sight"
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience"
"Sicko"
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
"War/Dance"

[Cheapskate]

“what’cha lookin at Willis?”

[lainie]

I agree he had a few decent moments. Overall I don’t think he was a winner. I’d like to see Steve Martin again, somebody like that.

OOOhhhhhh, Randolph Duke said “extensions worked well on Colin Farrell, I thought.” Colin wears hair extensions?

[Cheapskate]

Beats me , I’m not good enough to spot extensions.

[lainie]

According to Randolph Duke it's a fact. I never would have thought of it, but he said that men sometimes can't put it together fashion-wise, and have to turn to their hair.

heh

[Cheapskate]

"Some men can't put it together fashion -wise"

Nooooooo!

[lainie]

Some men can’t put things together, it’s true. Some women can’t, either.

KABC showed Tom Cruise in Fontana. He chose NASCAR over the Oscars across town. wth?

[Cheapskate]

I saw that, watched the first part of the race.

they showed him in either a pacecar or a support truck at the track

He had a helmet with a headset mic mounted on it.

[lainie]

Anne Hathaway meets Diablo Cody, former stripper and Juno writer

[lainie]

That’s what I saw. He was wearing a suit & headsomething. I saw him standing in a booth. It was like being in a movie for him, no doubt.

[Cheapskate]

Diablo? that’s funny ! Mabye the devil made her wear that dress.

[lainie]

Jimmy’s band is nowhere near as cool as Conan’s. But Conan isn’t nearly as cool as Craig Ferguson. So what does this mean?

[Cheapskate]

I guess it means Craig is cool, Conan plays a freak and cleo &the Cleetones suck.

[lainie]

That’s the woman’s (stage) name. Diablo Cody.

[lainie]

Ok, I’ll buy that.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

It was neat seeing him still act with “Night at the Museum” last year.

[societygirl]

I’ve always thought that she was gay, as was Chad Lowe.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I wasn't home, so I didn't get to FReep w/the Red Carpet and Oscars....but I havta to discuss Tilda. Oh my. I thought (after I saw Michael Clayton) that they made her look pale, drawn, nervous and that her 'makeup' contributed to her 'part.' Now I know I was wrong...that is just her 'look.' Odd, but w/dark conservative corporate type hairstyle, her minilist look was right for Michael Clayton. From her acceptance speech she sounded like she had fun w/Georgie on set.

I havta find Le View en Rose...the clips looked amazing.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

He has gazillions of dollars...please, John. If it is his own hair, it looks like he colored it himself and left the dye on too long and stained his scalp...if it is a toupe...oh my. Bad toupe.

The bit about the 707 on LaBrea was funny though :)

Grr...I wish I was home last night...this looked like such a fun thread!!!

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Believe it or not there there are people in Pittsburgh who have worked w/George (there is sort of a film industry here). From what I have been told, he is exceptionally nice (generous) to the ‘little people’ (crew/workers/caterers) on the set. Apparently, other big ego’s don’t like him.

[Cheapskate]

mabye we should send John T a Flowbee! he already has the black shoe polish!