The Oscar Goes To

Today, I was going to write about Joss Whedon‘s new show Dollhouse since I’ve seen two episodes and have spent countless hours thinking about it. However, I remembered that tonight is Oscar night. Gosh, if I’d thought about it earlier, I’d have had an Oscar party.

So I’ve turned on the BATV and tuned in the TV Guide Channel to see if Lisa Rinna gives equal viewing time to her left boob. If you missed her and Joey Fatone on the Red Carpet for the Golden Globes, she wore a dress with a peekaboo cut-out bodice. She was posed (looked as if she were cemented to the spot) on Joey’s right, and the camera was at boob level with a perfect shot of her right breast. The camera also seemed to be cemented in position because it rarely left her right boob. Screamingly funny.

I’m never as interested in the acting awards as I am in the writing awards. The nominees this year are:

Best Original Screenplay

There were four nominations that didn’t make the nomination for best picture.

Frozen River by Courtney Hunt

Happy Go Lucky by Mike Leigh

In Bruges by Martin McDonagh

Milk by Dustin Lance Black

Wall-E by Andrew Stanton

Best Adapted Screenplay

There was one nomination here that didn’t make the cut for best picture.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Eric Roth

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan

Slumdog Millionaire by Simon Beaufoy

The Reader by David Hare

Best Song

Words are needed for songs.

Down to Earth from Wall-E, written by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis, of course)

Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire, written by A. R. Rahman.

Saya from Slumdog Millionaire, written by A. R. Rahman.

Best Motion Picture

You’ll notice, of course, that all the Best Picture nominees also possess nominations in either Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay. You can’t have a best picture without best writing, now, can you?

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Milk

The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire

Takeaway Truth

The Academy Awards presentation is like a novel of suspense. Sometimes it’s a harrowing tale; sometimes it’s melodramatic; sometimes it’s unintentionally comical. Always, it’s peopled with interesting characters, paced like an octogenarian snail, and has been known to produce a surprise ending. Break out the popcorn, and enjoy!

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