Lay the Ole Gal Down, She Needs Some Rest
This ole gal needs some major work done, not a bit of botox and restylane, either. The Oscars were boring and dull - from the plastic greeters exchanging insipid sweet nothings to the deaf and vacant actors passing by, to the writer's revenge and the random hokey entertainment bits all strung together with world-class production techniques.
This is a show that needs Joan Rivers, a streaker, a few drunk acceptance speeches, a refusal of an Award for a worthy cause - or some other indication that the weighty edifice of the Octogenarian Oscars' Award Ceremony doesn't trap all the real human emotions and unexpected life events in the cold cans of film waiting to see the light.
"This wasn't an Oscars, this was a slightly longer version of the Golden Globes announcement."
Winners at 80th Annual Academy Awards
Best Motion Picture: “No Country for Old Men.”
Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood.”
Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose.”
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men.”
Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton.”
Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men.”
Foreign Language Film: “The Counterfeiters,” Austria.
Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men.”
Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, “Juno.”
Animated Feature Film: “Ratatouille.”
Art Direction: “Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
Cinematography: “There Will Be Blood.”
Sound Mixing: “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
Sound Editing: “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
Original Score: “Atonement,” Dario Marianelli.
Original Song: “Falling Slowly” from “Once,” Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
Costume: “Elizabeth: The Golden Age.”
Documentary Feature: “Taxi to the Dark Side.”
Documentary Short Subject: “Freeheld.”
Film Editing: “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
Makeup: “La Vie en Rose.”
Animated Short Film: “Peter & the Wolf.”
Live Action Short Film: “Le Mozart des Pickpockets (‘The Mozart of Pickpockets’).”
Visual Effects: “The Golden Compass.”
"Riveting" Interview with Anne Hathaway '80th Annual Academy Awards Red Carpet'
Joan Rivers Goes Online for Oscar Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Joan Rivers, longtime doyenne of Oscar red carpet fashion, will not appear on television this year, so the many fans who want to hear the comedian dish out the fashion gossip will have to go online.
Together with her daughter Melissa, veteran comedian Rivers will offer opinions on the best- and worst-dressed stars at the 80th Annual Academy Awards on StyleList.com (http://stylelist.com), which will also include photos from Oscar fashions over the years and style predictions.
Last year, TV Guide Channel replaced the Rivers mother/daughter team as red carpet fashion commentators with Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone and pledged to provide a "kinder, gentler red carpet."
