Oscars Live Blog - Final Hour

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11:55 p.m.: Well, that's that. The show seemed to lose its luster post-Memoriam (PS: Ledger was in last year's montage), but man, did it get off to one peppy start. Maybe something good came of this recession after all...

11:53 p.m.: Best Picture is Slumdog Millionaire.

11:49 p.m.: The Spielberg-introduced Best Picture montage compares Frost/Nixon to Citizen Kane, Slumdog Millionaire to 12 Angry Men, The Reader to Life is Beautiful, Milk to Braveheart (er...) and Network (better...), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to just about everything except for Forrest Gump.





11:48 p.m.: And lastly, Penn gives it up for Rourke. Nicely done.

11:47 p.m.: Penn champions Obama. My roommates happen to be playing him off a cappella.

11:46 p.m.: Penn just called out all those who support the gay marriage ban. I won't touch that one.

11:44 p.m.: Sean Penn to Academy: "You commie, homo-loving sons of guns..."

11:43 p.m.: Best Actor goes to... c'mon, Mickey... nope, Sean Penn. Well-deserved, but still...

11:39 p.m.: Robert De Niro on Sean Penn: "I'll never know how he ever got all those jobs as straight men."

11:35 p.m.: Winslet just won for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in my book.

11:31 p.m.: Best Actress goes to... Kate motherfraggin' Winslet! Let me read to you in a bathtub! Please!

11:27 p.m.: Okay, these one-on-one nominee tribute bits may be growing on me. (They still take up time. Hour four, folks!)

11:22 p.m.: Pal points out that Danny Boyle, as with the Golden Globes, has forgotten to thank his credited co-director. Eek!

11:20 p.m.: Best Directing goes to Danny Boyle, who shouldn't rush away from the stage so quickly. After all, Best Picture's coming soon...

11:19 p.m.: Anyone remember that "Bitch Pleeze" celeb blogger bit on SNL last week? That's the look David Fincher just gave the world.

11:12 p.m.: (Okay, sorry, this is actually really tender and touching and stuff.)

11:11 p.m.: Queen Latifah goes all In Memoriam on our ass. Way to bring down the house, Ms. Queen.

11:07 p.m.: Liam Neeson co-presents Best Foreign Language Film, promises to break every back and kick every ass afterwards. The winner: Taken! -- wait, no, Departures. A pity I could only vouch for The Class and Waltz with Bashir (both worthy of winning).

11:02 p.m.: Song goes to Slumdog Millionaire, for "Jai Ho."

11:00 p.m.: Medley! Nice!

10:59 p.m.: Whatever the outcome, the winner for Best Original Song still SHOULDA BEEN Springsteen for The Wrestler.

10:58 p.m.: Is that John Legend subbing for Peter Gabriel on "Down to Earth"? Nice.

10:56 p.m.: Alicia Keys says Original Score instead of Song. Boom goes the dynamite indeed.

10:54 p.m.: Score goes to Slumdog Millionaire. I used to love that movie...

10:51 p.m.: Whatever the outcome, the winner for Best Original Score still SHOULDA BEEN The Dark Knight. Or Cloverfield. Or... (medley continues)

10:46 p.m.: Jerry Lewis' speech was short, sweet, and sincere. Every other winner: take note.

10:44 p.m.: I can't snark the sick kids montage, man.

10:42 p.m.: Eddie Murphy gives the Jean Hersholt Award to Jerry Lewis, who inadvertently pre-saved Ed's career by making The Nutty Professor the first time.

10:36 p.m.: Best Editing goes to... Slumdog Millionaire. This guy looks just like his award.

10:32 p.m.: Also: "Boom goes the dynamite."

10:30 p.m.: God, I'm missing a "Flight of the Conchords" ep with Kristen Wiig for this... Oh, I kid, I love you people.