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Cinematical's Erik Davis, Scott Weinberg and Kim Voynar are live blogging the Oscars! Kim's up next with the conclusion of the 2008 Academy Awards ...
That's a wrap, folks. Thanks for spending Oscar night with us!
11:45PM Thank God, it's almost done. Denzel Washington, looking smoking hot, is presenting. And the big winner is ... no surprise! No Country for Old Men is sweeping it up tonight. Good for them. WINNER BEST PICTURE: No Country for Old Men
11:40PM Coming up, Best Director. I'm still betting on the Coens to take this one. Scott calls it for Paul Thomas Anderson, but at least he's not threatening to kick any cats if PTA doesn't win. Scott ate BBQ with PTA once. I'm jealous. Don't you just love Martin Scorsese's voice? And ... the Coens win it! I bet No Country takes Best Picture too. WINNER BEST DIRECTOR: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
11:32PM Time for Best Actor. Helen Mirren even makes presenting an Oscar look good. I'm still betting Daniel Day-Lewis, so is Weinberg. And we're ... so right. Daniel Day-Lewis. And he so deserves it. ... WINNER BEST ACTOR: Daniel day-Lewis, There Will be Blood
11:27PM So, the Coens win screenplay for No Country, Cody for Juno. Who's gonna take Best Picture? My money is still on No Country for that one, but we'll see if there's an upset.
11:24PM Here we go with Original Screenplay. Will Diablo Cody take it? Here we go ... and Oscar goes to ... YES!!!!!! Diablo Cody for Juno! Hell yeah! Juno haters, you may now commence with your bitching and moaning about the world coming to an end. WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Juno, Diablo Cody
Weinberg's comment on Cody's win: "love the movie a lot, but it's not a better screenplay than Michael Clayton.
11:12PM Tom Hanks presents Best Documentary Short. The winner is Freeheld! BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Freeheld
11:11PM How come no one ever says "I'd like to thank my family, but I hate their guts, every last one of them, and they never supported my work, the bastards." I wanna see that acceptance speech.
11:10PM Amy Adams is presenting Best Musical Score. She is, as James Rocchi would say, "cuter than a pail of kittens." And the winner is ... oh, wow. Atonement. Didn't see that one coming. WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Atonement
11:02PM Oh crap. The In Memorium ... Heath Ledger. And a lot of others too, but his still stings. Bergman, Laszlo Kovacs, Suzanne Pleshette, Deborah Kerr. I always sit here every year during this part feeling sad. It's the Oscar downer moment.
10:59PM Cameron Diaz is funny struggling to pronouce "cinematography." I have a mental picture of her practicing saying it over and over in the limo on the way over. WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: There Will Be Blood, Robert Elswit
10:57PM Stewart brings Marketa Irglova back out to give her thanks ... nice, she got screwed out of her spotlight. Has that ever happened before? (Weinberg note: This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen on the Oscars. I don't know if it was Stewart's doing or whatever, but to have a winner come BACK OUT for their 90 seconds of well-earned attention ... I just thought it was a really cool thing to do.)
10:47PM Travolta is announcing Best Song .. (fingers crossed) YESSSSSS! My super-secret boyfriend Glen Hansard, and the amazing Marketa Irglova, win for "Falling Slowly!!!" Hell yeah! WINNER BEST SONG: "Falling Slowly" from Once, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
BONUS: Scott's cats narrowly avoid being kicked.
10:45PM Okay, Kim here. I loved Enchanted, really I did. And all three (THREE!) songs nominated from the film are fine, but none are as good as any of the songs from Once, which got one nomination. If "Falling Slowly" doesn't win Best Song, I'm going to drive to Philly and kick one of Scott's three cats.













Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
2-24-2008 @ 10:48PM
Seattle Yonkers said...
Those poor cats.
Are there usually five songs nominated for best song? Isn't it normally three?
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2-24-2008 @ 10:53PM
mike green said...
I still think PT anderson and blood will win tonight
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2-24-2008 @ 10:58PM
indy media said...
Jon Stewart is mostly disappointing so far, no? Btw, what did you make of Francis Ford Coppola's Youth Without Youth? It hasn't gotten much play, but it's a more engaging film than many of those being given awards tonight. Here's an interesting discussion of the film.
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2-24-2008 @ 10:59PM
Dorv said...
Cool thing Stewart did, and no... I've really enjoyed him this evening.
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2-24-2008 @ 11:01PM
mike green said...
yeah, yeah!! go blood!
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2-24-2008 @ 11:03PM
Jake said...
I loved There Will Be Blood and No country....
Either of them winning is great!
Can't wait for both on HDDV... er... BluRay! :D
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2-24-2008 @ 11:07PM
Kurifurisan said...
I'm not sure if he won an Oscar, but where the hell was Brad Renfro's mention in the Memorium?
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2-24-2008 @ 11:09PM
mike green said...
they're really pushing amy adams, she's lovely
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2-24-2008 @ 11:10PM
lee said...
OMG, the hostess is right! Music DOES play an important role in movies! Thanks, Oscars!
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2-24-2008 @ 11:11PM
mike green said...
yeah, they forgot brad renfro (you don't need to win an oscar to appear there)
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2-24-2008 @ 11:26PM
Robin said...
I don't think it was right that they left out Brad Renfro and Roy Schieder in the memorium and Jon Stewart sucks.
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2-24-2008 @ 11:27PM
Seattle Yonkers said...
Yay for Diablo Cody!
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2-24-2008 @ 11:31PM
Jordan said...
im not going to complain about diablo cody, im more rejoicing that her 15 minutes are up.
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2-24-2008 @ 11:37PM
mike green said...
it's incredible that the same guy on the podium is plainview, his talent is amazing
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2-24-2008 @ 11:41PM
tozmervo said...
Roy Schieder was left out AND they led into the next segment with the Jaws theme. It was all very moving.
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2-24-2008 @ 11:50PM
Janet said...
Thank god this won..if only for the safety of the Cat Trio in Philly who were getting a tad nervous.
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2-24-2008 @ 11:53PM
soundoftheground said...
quick thoughts:
leaving out schieder and renfro is bullshit.
john stewart rules.
PTA deserved the oscar for direction.
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2-24-2008 @ 11:56PM
remf3 said...
As for the memorial, they listed the deaths from Feb 1 2007 to Jan 31 2008, thus the exclusion of Roy.
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2-24-2008 @ 11:57PM
diablo hater said...
Diablo Cody is a horrible writer that should go to hell.
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2-25-2008 @ 12:11AM
Jacqueline said...
I am so blown away by "Once". As Collin Farrel began to describe it, my jaw began its decent to the floor. I didn't know that this was nominated. I started hoping that the original artists would perform this. As Mr. Farrel continued on and stated they would, my mouth was at full width, and tears came down my face uncontrollably. I am so moved by this whole amazement that is lost and am so humbled that I get to participate in its splendor, even as a spectator. Not in years have I felt so compelled to purchase anything as I was the soundtrack of "Once" as soon as I finished viewing this. It just simply beatiful and moving. Thank you, Thank you all who are involved for this......amazement!!!!!
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