Host Hugh Jackman tried really hard and despite all of the format changes (IE 5 past acting winners handling one nominee in the acting categories, more musical numbers Presenters handling multiple categories) the show still ran way too long (almost 3 and a half hours)
Here's a few quick observations:
Best Presenters It's a tie between Jack Black/Jennifer Aniston (even as the camera shows Brad and Angelina while she's on stage with Black) the pair had great timing and Natalie Portman/Ben Stiller (acting like a spaced out Joaquin Phoenix) the night's best live laughs.
Best Short Film Created For The Event Seth Rogen and James Franco do their Pineapple Express riff on the comedies of '08-with Oscar winning DOP Janusz Kaminski in the mix! Lots of fun...
Best Music Moment Queen Latifah sings I'll Be Seeing You during the "In Memoriam" montage-Wow!!
Best Acceptance Speech Heath Ledger's Family accepting on his behalf the Best Supporting Actor award for The Dark Knight Very emotional moment...
Contrast that with Sean Penn trying to sound humble while grandstanding as he won Best Actor His line "I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me." is very true though...Mickey Rourke or Frank Langella should have won...
I feel bad for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and director David Fincher....
Full Oscar Winners list...
I can't wait to see what the TV ratings were...
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