1) The show is too long-especially since the S.O. has to watch the “runway stuff”.
2) Speaking of the runway-no one ever obsesses over the tuxes the guys wear. Reason 456 why it’s great to be a guy. Then again-most actors at the awards don’t have a great rack to show off:
3) I have no idea what the “politics” were in Monique’s acceptance speech. The S.O. said, and I quote, something to with being “ridiculously fat”. ( True story-she used those very words. Compassion is not her strong suit………….).
4) I know nothing about most of the movies nominated. With the exception of Up in the Air and UP-I have not seen any of them. The fact that Ponyo was not nominated for the best-animated film is a disgrace-I liked Up a lot, but, after having watched it a couple of times, I think its a bit overrated. And Miyazaki’s films are always better in terms of overall animation. They are just spectacular. Ponyo was one of the best reviewed films of 2009. Does highly positive critical reception account for nothing? It would appear so. I can only assume it either has to do with the fact that Miyazaki is Japanese and already has an Oscar-or it has to do with the fact that Ponyo is really animated (100% hand-drawn) and doesn’t have the CGI glitz that the Academy must be in love with. No matter what-not nominating Ponyo is the real crime.
5) If you really want to know something about the Academy Awards-go ask Spike. He knows a lot more about movies than most people will ever hope to. His picks and reasoning behind them are pretty good.
6) Finally, we can’t even get to our own moon again. How the hell are we going to get to Pandora?