good morning! below i've got some exclusive pictures you won't find anywhere else of best supporting actress oscar winner tilda swinton's golden statue wearing her incredible diamond bling which was provided by italian jeweler damiani (yes - the very same company that was robbed over the weekend in italy... $20 million dollars of jewels were stolen!) who cares about tilda's lackluster dress...it was all about the beautiful million dollar large diamond cuff ms. swinton was sporting along with a huge diamond ring! i'm thrilled tilda walked off with the award this past sunday - she's an incredibly talented actress who has starred in so many great films - in fact i just got michael clayton on blu-ray which i'm finally going to watch over the weekend! ms. swinton is pictured below with silvia damiani - the woman behind the gorgeous jewellery who made an appearance here on popbytes a few months ago with paris hilton (the pic was probably snapped before she found out about the big heist...i wouldn't be smiling if i was ripped off like that! hopefully the diamonds will turn up - i'd imagine it'll be hard to move the not so conspicuous jewels) as for the pictures - many thanks go out to my dear longtime friend product placement expert mary hall ross from the ross group who placed her client damiani on tilda - a total score all around! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
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hello hello hello! today i will be live blogging the 80th annual academy awards - this is my third year in a row of trying to keep up with all the oscar madness! please add your own comments or send me an email at mk@popbytes.com and i will include your thoughts! first up is two hours of star studded red carpet arrivals (i'll be watching E! with ryan seacrest & giuliana rancic) followed by the awards ceremony which is usually over three hours...i'll try to keep things coming fast & furious as best i can - wish me luck! (keep refreshing for updates - please forgive any spelling mistakes or grammar mishaps - i'll edit the post later tonight)
OSCAR RESOURCES
• printable ballot (.pdf)
• official oscar website
• academy of motion picture arts and sciences
• red carpet coverage on E!
» 3:00PM
i'm up and running! let's see who strolls down the red carpet first - the first people to arrive i always label as the 'desperate for attention' ones! first off i hate that brown thing that ryan seacrest has wrapped around the border of his jacket - he reminds me of a priest! i'm also not feeling giuliana rancic's tic-tac-toe board dress! at least it's not raining - yet! the sun was kind of breaking through the clouds but it's starting to look gray again - and it is chilly for sure! (seven minutes in and we already have a commercial break...ugh!)
» 3:11PM
thank goodness giuliana switched to a cute purple dress - much better (also check out her ring - it's huge!) here's kimora lee simmons who is on bling overload - with a million dollar hair piece - a first (oh she needs to calm down...ms. simmons is a totally annoying person) another commercial...
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» 3:19PM
i hope we have a celebrity soon - we're like 20 minutes in! (no angelina jolie today - she was showing off her new baby bump at the spirit awards yesterday!) first up is seal and heidi klum in red galliano dress - she's so damn pretty - she looks great - love the hair - and her hubby always looks dashing! people are screaming for george clooney - hollywood's classiest guy!
» 3:27PM
clooney is with his girlfriend sarah larson - one lucky lady! ryan is with amy ryan in calvin klein - she's up for best supporting actress in gone baby gone - one of the films i didn't get to see (to be honest i didn't see everything - i know shame on me) i am really pulling for marion cotillard to win best actress for la vie en rose which i loved - and i predicted that she'd be up for an oscar when i saw the film back in june - ms. cotillard was EXCELLENT - i do hope she wins!
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» 3:34PM
oh no scattered showers are moving in - just by looking outside i can see it's going rain soon (don't forget i live right around the corner from the festivities!) wind seems to also be a big factor - ugh - i hate the weather! ryan is with tom wilkinson - another best supporting nominee for michael clayton - oh my gosh he just mentioned lisa kudrow - long live my valerie cherish!
» 3:42PM
we've got george clooney looking handsome with his bow-tie - his girlfriend is like silent - she's not all that cute - her dress is nice though! here's cutie jason bateman who starred in juno - which i did really like - i don't see it winning best picture though - it sounds like no country for old men has it in the bag! oh my word - i hope there's a movie of arrested development - what a hilarious brilliant show!
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» 3:53PM
anne hathaway in red by marchesa - here's saoirse ronan who stars in atonement and is up for best supporting actress tonight - she's just 13 years old! giuliana is dishing with us weekly's ken baker over how serious mr. clooney is with ms. larson - i still don't see him walking down the aisle anytime soon! it looks like john travolta has packed on the pounds...like his scientology pal kirstie alley! ryan is back with funny man steve carrell - i need to watch the office - everyone at work loves it - he's cute in quirky way! oh dr. mcdreamy - patrick dempsey is so damn good looking - i still need to see enchanted - another film i missed! here's mr. travolta with wife kelly preston in 'stop light' yellow - it's all starting to move fast - next up is dwayne johnson aka 'the rock' - with no date... james mcavoy - cutie UK star of atonement - oh look there's jessica alba in a purple dress with feather trim showing off her baby bump - word is she might be having twins - moving on with amy adams - who was nominated last year for junebug - and this year she's starred in both enchanted & charlie wilson's war - phew - finally here's a commercial break - that was a long segment!
» 4:17PM
laura linney (dress in michael kors) nominated for best actress in 'the savages' - she's with jennifer garner (in oscar de la renta) both look fabulous (oh my gosh gary busey is out of control - he crazily accosted both ryan and ms. garner who looked terrified - no sight of ben affleck yet...) seth rogen is with jonah hill - they look like twins! oh lordy - we've got miley cyrus who i found out sings this song see you again that i have been obsessed with - i almost passed out when i realized with was a tune by miley! now she's talking about starring in films - ugh - we don't need to see that! ryan is back with keri russell who is introducing a song tonight! check out marion cotillard looking like a fish - she's gorgeous but i'm not feeling her 'scaled' dress at all!
» 4:32PM
last year's best actress helen mirren looking classy - not crazy about the dress - it's a little overdone - next up is boring jessica alba (in marchesa) the best thing about her is her sexy fiancee cash warren - although they're due to get married - i can't see it lasting very long... sean combs is plugging his movie...and cameron diaz is wearing dior and needed to consult her handler rick yorn (brother of pete) about her jewelry - here's ms. cotillard - the fish dress is by jean paul gaultier - oh my gosh - tilda swinton looks like she just rolled out of bed...wtf?
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» 4:46PM
only a few more minutes left of red carpet arrivals - i need a snack break soon! colin farrell is with his mum - his eyebrows could use a little grooming but he's still really sexy - he'll be helping out to finish heath ledger's final film - next up is casey affleck - i think he's cuter than brother ben affleck - oh look calista flockheart is with her grandfather - oh i mean her boyfriend harrison ford - he's really gray right now! two time oscar winner hilary swank is dressed in a black versace dress - for sure the two main colors of the evening are black & red! i think viggo mortensen needs to shave - he looks really unkempt and old - he's up for best actor in eastern promises - normally i find him to be quite sexy but not tonight!
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» 4:56PM
it looks like the last person with ryan will be katherine heigl - also in red! oh my gosh that all went so fast - we're already two hours in! right now i'm switching over to ABC's red carpet coverage hosted by regis philbin and i'll be taking a quick 30 minute break - the awards ceremony kicks off at 5:30 PST / 8:30 EST! (what's up with daniel day-lewis' wife - i hate her two red bows on her shoulder - along with that very large pendant type thing...yikes!)
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» 5:00PM - 5:30PM
BREAK TIME - GO GET YOUR SNACK ON!
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» 5:30PM
it's time for the 80th annual academy awards - hosted by jon stewart - supposedly the opening bit of film is supposed to be incredible - let's see what goes down...that opening with a bunch of movie characters all around hollywood - was pretty cool - did you notice brad pitt and angelina jolie - people cheered! i knew that mr. stewart's opening monologue would start off with the three month long writers' strike - thank heavens that's all cleared up! (he did a decent job at opening the show) the first award of the evening is up with jennifer garner presenting best costume design which goes to...
» 5:47PM
woo hoo - george clooney! he's doing a little bit about eighty years of oscars - and introduced a montage of awards from the past - oh no - they're going all sappy with celine dion's 'my heart will go on' next up (after jon is done plugging the iphone) is anne hathaway & steve carrell presenting the award for best animated feature - i hope the rat wins - and he did!
here's a very nervous katherine heigl (in escada) one of the many ladies wearing red tonight who is presenting best makeup to... la vie en rose - they really did a terrific job of making up marion cotillard to look like a dead ringer for legendary messy french singer edith piaf - even the aged version was amazingly realistic (as compared to bette midler & james caan in 'for the boys' - for those of you who've seen that will totally get what i'm talking about - bad old people makeup is the pits!)
the first performance of the night is amy adams singing 'happy working song' from enchanted - i assume she's really singing? she's cute as button but they could have tossed up a few dancers on the stage - it seemed very bare!
» 6:06PM
(the post's time stamps are going by the commercial breaks) here's 'the rock' presenting best visual effects to...
pregnant double nominee cate blanchett - who is glowing - is presenting best art direction - the winners totally deserved the award - the whole look and feel of sweeney todd was amazing - i can't wait until that film comes out on blu-ray DVD - a total must-have!
we've got mr. stewart gushing over ms. blanchett - who i agree is one of the best actresses today - i really want to see i'm not there in which she plays a young bob dylan but i actually have no interest in seeing that second 'elizabeth' movie - it's just not my thing! here's the first acting award of the night - best supporting actor - being presented by last year's best supporting actress winner jennifer hudson - looking like a diva in white! as most people predicted javier bardem nabbed the award - whose speech was super fast - half of it in spanish for his mom in the audience - how sweet! (did anyone else notice earlier in the evening when regis philbin called him xavier bardem?!?)
» 6:22PM
without the writers - we would have endured more montages - like the one about binoculars/periscopes and waking from a nightmare...ha! moving on - there's keri russell introducing the second nominated song from august rush - which she also starred in along with hottie jonathan rhys-meyers - with the song 'raise it up' - they did a nice job with the song but i'm not crazy about it - oh look it's owen wilson looking cute - he had a lot of drama over the past few months - i'm glad he seems to be doing well! he's presenting the best short live film to...
jerry seinfeld as 'the bee' is introducing another clip montage all about bees...along with handing out the reward for best short animated film (8 awards have been given out leaving only 16 more to go...)
here's the best supporting actress being presented by last year's supporting winner alan arkin (right now i'm betting ms. blanchett will walk off with the statue - although it would be really nice to see ruby dee win!) so tilda swinton won - i've always been a huge fan of hers (since orlando) she's an incredible actress - good for her - but big boo on ms. swinton's frumpy dress - it looks like shiny drapes stapled together!
» 6:44PM
oh the always 'fantastic' jessica alba - who is such a bore to me - and look what they stuck her with - the boring technical awards - ha! not to belittle anybody who won but those awards are not as exciting as some of the others...sexy guys josh brolin & james mcavoy are up presenting best adapted screenplay - which i hope paul thomas anderson will win for 'there will be blood' - it's such a tough film to watch but it was very well done! oh well - the award went to the coen brothers - no surprise there - i think that film will also be winning best picture - we'll know in a little while!
here's yet another video clip of how the awards go down from start to finish - there have been plenty of prepared clips - producers were obviously ready to do the show with or without the writers! next is miley cyrus who exploded onto the pop scene this year - last year at this time i would have said 'miley who?' she's introducing the third nominated song with one of my personal favorite ladies - kristen chenoweth - singing 'that's how you know' - another song from enchanted (the 2nd of three nominated tracks from the film!)
» 7:00PM
we're back with dame judi dench & halle berry - oh wait - it's jonah hill and seth rogen who will be taking over for the gals ( jon stewart forgot to include ms. berry in his pregnancy run down!) best sound editing & design are the awards at hand...a sound sweep for the bourne ultimatum
oh here's the award for best actress - presented by best actor winner from last year forest whitaker - all of my fingers are crossed for marion cotillard to win for la vie en rose - she was SO freakin' amazing! i really hope she gets it - this was the one category i was super excited about! woo hoo - she won - and was adorably nervous and excited up on stage - if you haven't seen the film - you must - ms. cotillard was simply brilliant as edith piaf - she totally deserves the award! i've also had a change of heart about her dress - she looks stunning - it totally grew on me! i do love laura linney as well but she'll have her chance again - she's superb as well!
» 7:18PM
after another electronic product plug for wii - here's sexy scruffy colin farrell introducing the fourth nominated song 'falling slowly' from an incredible film once - i hope this song (written and performed by the film's stars glen hansard and marketa irglova) wins the award tonight - it's really sweet and bare - in a good way! it looks like jack nicholson managed to take his sunglasses off for a few minutes - although his glasses do have a tint to them - he's introducing a tribute to all the best picture winners through the years...more clip filler!
renee zellweger is still rocking her short haircut - with a sparkling strapless silver dress - presenting the award for best film editing - another technical score for the bourne ultimatum
oh my gosh...i thought nicole kidman wasn't at the awards tonight? they showed a still picture of her earlier in the evening (when jon stewart did his pregnancy run down) which confused me plus i didn't notice her earlier on the red carpet (maybe i spaced out) anyways the 4-month pregnant ms. kidman is dressed in basic black - draped with a large crooked diamond necklace that looks a little out of control to me! she's handing out an honorary oscar for 98-yr old robert boyle who is a famed hollywood art director & production designer - he doesn't look all that bad for being close to 100 - go him!
» 7:42PM
penelope cruz looks cute - but what exactly is that trim on her dress made of? it looks like a mix of feathers and fur! she has the award for best foreign picture...going to austria for 'the counterfeiters' (her dress also seems semi-similar to jennifer garner's)
the final nominated song 'so close' also from enchanted is being introduced by mcdreamy patrick dempsey...i haven't seen the film but i wasn't crazy about any of the songs performed tonight - i really hope the tune from once wins! john travolta is about to announce the best song winner which goes to...yup my favorite pick 'falling slowly' from once - woo hoo! (there's eight more awards left...)
» 7:57PM
i'm so glad they brought back best song winner marketa irglova - she totally deserved to toss out her two cents tonight - i've never seen that happen before! but we have seen cameron diaz flub before - plus i feel like i've seen her in similar dresses? she's doing best cinematography...which goes to there will be blood - a stunningly stark and beautiful looking film!
good evening to you too hilary swank - who has on a hot set of diamond earrings - she's doing the obligatory 'rest in peace' montage - this part is always sad :( i know they'll be showing heath ledger's picture last...it's still shocking he's really gone - so sad - i still have mixed feelings over seeing batman: the dark knight when it comes out this summer - but i know i'll probably end up seeing it even though it's going to be a little on the eerie side of things!
» 8:08PM
amy adams is back in her not so cute boxy green dress - one of my least favorites of the evening...anyone else agree? she is presenting best original score...
tom hanks introduces soldiers in iraq announcing the nominees for best short documentary (the girl had the same last name as me!) this was the first mention of the war the entire evening - and there has been very little mention of the presidential election as well...
back to mr. hanks handing out the best documentary feature award...the night is really moving along - maybe this year the ceremony won't go over too much! i'm starting to fade...i've been sitting in the same spot since like 3pm - which is five hours ago! i'm glad it's almost all over - i swear every year i get excited to live blog but by the end i'm like why did i do this to myself?!? yet i did manage to have a little fun this year - the creepy moment on the red carpet w/ gary busey was the best! maybe i will do it again next year...
» 8:23PM
will harrison ford ever take out his earring? i hate it on him! (thankfully he won't be wearing it in the upcoming indiana jones flick!) he's up presenting best original screenplay which i'm assuming will go to juno...i assumed right! (three more awards to go...)
» 8:29PM
the last acting award of the night - best actor presented by last year's winner helen mirren - i'm oh so sure that daniel day-lewis will win - although i didn't particularly like there will be blood (i had more respect for the film than say warm fuzzy feelings - totally not a movie to cozy up with) mr. day-lewis was EXCELLENT - he completely terrified me - a total transformation on his part - it would be an upset if he didn't win...i must say though that i really enjoyed tommy lee jones in the valley of elah - along with johnny depp in sweeney todd plus viggo mortensen in eastern promises - i still need to see michael clayton - i bet george clooney is very decent as well! of course mr. day-lewis won and gave a shout out to his wife rebecca miller - who had the worst dress of the evening - hands down!
» 8:40PM
we're officially into overtime (after the show barbara walters is up with her annual oscar interview special) the second to last evening of the award - best director - is being given by martin scorsese (last year's winner) joel & ethan coen took the top directing honor for no country with old men - no surprise there - i'm sure the film will take the top picture honor!
denzel washington is handing out the last award of the night (finally!) the 80th best picture winner goes to...
» 8:48PM
oh it's over - thank heavens - i feel slightly faint & oddly anxious - i need to go lay down on the couch for a little while - i hope everyone enjoyed my attempt at live blogging this year! i only do it for the oscars - so until next year - popbytes' live blogging is over & out...xxoo! (i really need to see no country for old men - it's the one movie i kept meaning to see but sadly never did - as soon it's released on DVD - i'll check it out!)
hey hey! after the three day weekend it was a little hard to get back in the groove - especially with the shitty weather (in all of my almost seven years of living in los angeles - this winter has been the worst - i hate it - i need sun!) and although i'm getting psyched for the oscars this coming sunday - i can't deal with hollywood blvd being blocked off - it's a total pain in the ass - the traffic is just going to get worse! by the weekend it will be almost total lockdown - which is fine since i'll be busy prepping to live blog the big event - i'm thinking to kick that off starting at 3pm (6pm on the east coast) below are few pictures i snapped when i was walking home for lunch earlier today - hopefully the weather will be nice that day - but just in case of rain they'll be prepared!
right now i'm watching american idol - all twelve boys are singing - tomorrow it's the girls' turn - on thursday 2 guys & 2 gals will be leaving! so far i'm most impressed with david archuleta, jason castro and hottie michael johns - yet most of the performances tonight have been fairly forgettable - there's a couple of guys that are perfect candidates to leave the competition (calling jason yeager) maybe the girls will be better? the show is such a commitment though - two hours tonight - two tomorrow - plus an hour on thursday - phew! popbytes over & out for tonight - xxoo!
oh good morning - it's super early here in los angeles but i woke up a few minutes ago - with the feeling something was going down - i was right - the 2008 oscar nominations are being announced right now! below is the quick list of contenders - here's the full list! ( no country for old men & there will be blood lead the pack with 8 nominations each) now i'm heading back to bed for a few more hours! (go cate blanchett for being both a lead and supporting actress nominee!) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best Actor
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley Of Elah
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Viggo Moretensen, Eastern Promises
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett , Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno
Best Director
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
The Coen Brothers, No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actor
Hal Holbrook, Into The Wild
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
» FULL 2008 OSCAR NOMINATION LIST
hey golden boys & girls! here we go - wish me luck! if anyone has anything to say please post a comment or just email me direct at mk@popbytes.com and i'll be sure to include what you might have to say! let the good times begin... (and please bear with me on any spelling or grammar mistakes - things are going to be moving quickly!)
3.00PM
oh yes i'm up and running - i've got both E! and TV GUIDE going so we can catch both ryan seacrest with giuliani depandi as well as joan & melissa rivers!
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3.08PM
fergie's song glamorous is going to grow very tired - they keep using it as the intro & outro music over on E! - things are fairly quiet at the moment - total calm before the storm! did anyone else see jennifer holliday perform from the rooftop of the roosevelt hotel? she nailed 'and i am telling you' and let's not forget she is the original 'dreamgirl' i'm 100% positive that jennifer hudson will walk off with the best supporting actress oscar tonight! now we've got mr. seacrest chatting with new parents maggie gyllenhaal (who looks hot) & peter sarsgaard who just admitted they still don't have a wedding date set...back to commercial and ms. fergie...
3.18PM
i'm totally stuck with ryan seacrest - joan & melissa are on the boring side - i liked them so much better when they were on E! - i'm still undecided on which picture will win top honors tonight - i'm a huge fan of babel and i'd love to see it nab best picture - damn does anyone else think that debbie matenopoulos looks super skinny? oh my gosh i love gael garcia bernal - ryan is right - he cleans up well! oh what a hottie and a talented actor he is (plus he stars in 'babel')
3.28PM
i do hope martin scorsese finally wins for best director although i've liked previous films of his better than the departed which i tried to watch the other night and i wasn't into it at all - maybe it gets better but i opted to turn it off - i should probably attempt to watch it again? oh my gosh gwyneth paltrow looks stunning and she's working gorgeous damiani diamond earrings!
3.38PM
ryan was with al gore and wife tipper! oh and yes ellen's girlfriend portia de rossi looks stunning! oh gosh what do we think of jennifer lopez - she looks like a groomed dog - and i don't mean that in the most horrible way but her hair and the top of her dress seems very pampered pooch! it also makes her look older like she's totally ready to be a mom...how adorable is rinko kikuchi from 'babel'? she was amazing in that film along with adriana barraza but they'll both lose to ms. hudson unless there's an upset!
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3.48PM
oh no!!! i love jennifer hudson's dress but i can't stand that little gold jacket she's also sporting! yes i know it's bit chilly out but it just looks wrong to me! please let her take that off when she gets up on stage to accept her oscar...yikes i'm freaking out just like jay manuel - it's so wrong!
3.52PM
yikes - another fashion scare! it's jessica biel in that tacky purple/fuschia/pink number - that color doesn't work on the red carpet! cameron diaz looks cute in white - the top of the dress is better than the bottom - oh there's the winner for best actress helen mirren (oh she's totally going to win) who always looks classy! ryan's with jodie foster wearing vera wang (i wonder if ms. foster also has one of those wang mattresses - ha!) everything is coming fast & furious now...the smith family looks great as usual! oh marc anthony take your creepy paws off penelope cruz! (i'm not crazy about that skin color dress) also wearing wang is rachel weisz who maybe should've picked a lighter lipstick - the color is too dark!
4.00PM
this email just came in from moscow!
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time. This a destiny for Leonardo to get so expectable award.
Especially, he deserves this ward after the role of Danny Archer in such as
great movie with global question which human should thinking about as the
Blood Diamond.
With lots of support from Moscow, Russia Good Luck!
Yours faithfully,
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4.04PM
i loved simon cowell's message to jennifer hudson - i still can't stand that jacket! what do we think of leonardo dicaprio's slicked back hair? i don't know how i feel about it! over on TV GUIDE i think both joan & melissa are total messes - joan's red fur thing is terrible & melissa has too much jewelry on especially with her over the top dress! the whole look is way too 'dark' for her...and kelly preston should've left her leopard print at home!
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4.18PM
also leonardo dicaprio looks too tan - he's got a slight orange glow to him...now helen mirren is chatting with mr. seacrest - i don't think they needed to hand her a british flag - props are not needed on the red carpet! she was a good sport about it! oh my there's celine dion in green i almost forgot she existed - she's been laying so low recently! we have also got to mention sally kirkland who always goes dramatic at the oscars - she's a wild lady!
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4.27PM
ah ryan nabbed celine dion - she's totally one of my guilty pleasures - i feel the need to go dig out my 'titanic' soundtrack right now (no i'm not drinking...yet) oh ms. dion is already gone and now we've got anne hathaway who looks cute (actually i take that back - i hate her dress) someone who doesn't look cute is kirsten dunst...oh look it's beyonce who looks super HOT! oh i love what she's wearing - perfect color and the straight hair is awesome! ah i just got an email from my dear mom who is now following along and agrees with me about most everything except she liked jennifer lopez! i don't think i'll ever get over that green gucci number she rocked on the red carpet a few years back - she set the bar awfully high that year!
4.35PM
paltrow is with seacrest - i thought i saw her earlier but i was wrong - i don't care for her salmon/flesh colored dress at all! it kinda goes with the color that penelope cruz is also wearing...ok maybe beyonce can leave off that thing across her shoulder but i really live the very light green color - she's just gorgeous to begin with! yikes - nicole kidman - not cute - in bright red with some bowtie over her shoulder? someone needs to show up with a pair of scissors and cut all this shoulder crap off! kate winslet looks nice & elegant but again she's got shoulder fabric as well! queen latifah looks great - she's one of my favorite people - oh i'm starting to get hungry and i need to walk the dogs soon but so far so good - right?
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4.45PM
eddie murphy is totally going to win for best supporting actor tonight and he should - he was excellent in 'dreamgirls' - totally the role of a lifetime and that's what it all really comes down to - getting that role that you're just meant for! ryan is now with kate winslet who has a bunch of nominations under her belt - oh i almost forgot to mention cate blanchett who looks ok - i'm not thrilled with her dress - there hasn't been one big stand out best dressed person yet - i'm sure i missed some people but no one has totally floored me (i do really like beyonce though)
4.51PM
reese witherspoon looks great! i think she wins for best hair - it looks great down and straight - and the deep blue/purple color is great on her! (plus her shoulders are bare!) oh there's meryl streep who is a size 14 with 14 nominations - ha! she's always been a terrible dresser and tonight is no exception - speaking of no exceptions where's that diane keaton?!?
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4.59PM
nicole kidman doesn't look horrible but that red is a bit bright for her but thank heavens her husband keith urban is with her tonight - i was all he better be there! i have to say i really like reese witherspoon - she looks stunning! oh gosh E!'s coverage is already over - i'm going to try and take a short break...stay tuned!!!
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5.19PM
the show starts in just a few minutes - i can't wait to see if jennifer hudson takes off her little gold jacket! i think reese witherspoon nailed best dressed of the night - gosh i bet her ex-hubby ryan phillipe is kicking himself tonight! and tonight i've decided who is the target of my next hollywood crush...that ryan gosling is such a cutie and what a sweet boy to bring his mom & sister to the big ceremony!
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5.30PM
the show is about to begin...i can't wait to see how ellen degeneres' monologue will go down - i'm hoping she nails it and i think she totally will! oh my gosh i'm so hungry and i'm about to eat a quick snack - live blogging can be fun but draining as well! i'm just glad it's not too late here...this will all be done in about three hours - which will fly by!
5.42PM
ellen is up at bat (and YES jennifer hudson took off the jacket!!!) i think the opening bit was just ok - nothing spectacular - ellen wasn't horrible but i would've liked a few more jokes from her! overall it won't go down as one of the more memorable openings...here we go with the first award being presented by nicole kidman and daniel craig for...
5.49PM
maggie gyllenhaal got suckered into dealing with the technical awards (kudos to all the winners but it still seems like a bore to deal with) oh look it's the oscar statue whipped up by interpretive dancers! and phew we're at our first commercial break...
5.53PM
funny guys will ferrell & jack black are up doing some schtick - this seems like a moment to save for later on to spice things up...and now john c. reilly has been added into the mix - he's awesome! maybe i should crack open the bottle of wine now while they present the award for...
5.53PM
nominee abigail breslin aka 'little miss sunshine' is up at the podium with will smith's son jaden tossing out the award for...awww they're so cute up there together! (they're doing two short film awards!)
6.11PM
here's a salute to hollywood sound design or something like that - it's actually kinda cool (and i loved ellen's joke about judi dench's boobs!) we're already four awards in - there's a total of twenty-four given out this evening - so we've got only twenty left - i can't wait for the first 'big' one...here are steve carrell & greg kinnear presenting the award for...
6.16PM
oh no! there's jessica biel in one of the worst dresses of the evening and her hair is annoying too - she's up with cutie james mcavoy presenting another drab award (this show needs something - it's kinda boring so far but every year it usually is - i just get tricked into thinking this will be a blast - the red carpet is totally the best part of the evening!)
6.22PM
the first big award of the night...best supporting actor being presented by last year's best supporting actress rachel weisz...which goes to... alan arkin for 'little miss sunshine' - gosh all bets were on eddie murphy so this is a total upset but congrats to mr. arkin who is a very talented actor!
6.27PM
i like the bits with ellen backstage but all this interpretive dance is totally annoying...i wonder if debbie allen is behind this?!?
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6.32PM
(i had to take a quick fashion break - hence the picture of reese witherspoon above!) here we've got randy newman & james taylor performing the first nominated song of evening...'our town' from cars which is a totally adorable movie if you haven't seen it! and now my darling melissa etheridge is up singing her song 'i need to wake up' from the al gore documentary 'an incoveinent truth' - she has always been one of my favorites - i admit i haven't seen the film yet - i know i should but i get all freaked out and the last thing i need is something else to worry about! (but i will see it)
6.37PM
al gore is up with leonardo dicaprio talking about the film i just mentioned...and we can all rest easy that tonight's academy awards are totally green - whatever that means? the show now fits environmental standards - i wonder if that goes for all the hair & makeup involved? oh that mr. gore is such a joker - trying to play us into thinking he'd be running in '08...
6.44PM
cameron diaz becomes the queen of animation and hands out the award for best animated feature to...
6.46PM
ben affleck is up...they should have totally cut to jennifer lopez for a second just for kicks! and it looks like jack nicholson is honoring britney spears tonight by going bald...and now we've got helen mirren & tom hanks handing out the next award (#9)
6.59PM
ms. degeneres is pimping her oscar 'baby holder' - and now we've got two ladies from 'the devil wears prada' anne hathaway & emily blunt who are bringing us to award #10 for costume design (after having a little fun with ms. meryl streep) oh man that hathaway get-up is so terrible - it looks like a blown up tuxedo (without the jacket) made into a dress!
7.05PM
here's tom cruise - did anyone see him on the red carpet? is wife katie holmes in attendance tonight? i didn't see her...he's giving out an award to behind the scenes legend sherry lansing! if anyone has any info on ms. holmes let me know!
7.12PM
i loved that whole bit with ellen and clint eastwood when she got steven spielberg to take a picture of them together for 'myspace' - and now gwyneth paltrow is up at bat tossing out the next award (where was her hubby chris martin tonight - there's a few rumors running around that all is not so happy with them - we'll need to keep our eyes on that situation)
7.20PM
a newly pregnant naomi watts got paired with robert downey jr to give out the award for visual effects! ms. watts looks great - i do like that dress a lot!
7.25PM
oh my gosh i love legend catherine deneuve who is presenting with ken watanabe something to do with foreign films...that's a great bunch of clips they tossed together! now we've got cate blanchett & my hottie clive owen are presenting the award for best foreign film - i'm very surprised 'pan's labyrinth' didn't win - another upset!
7.33PM
it's george clooney time - woo hoo! and thank heavens jennifer hudson won!!! i knew it (we all knew it) she so deserves it - she kicked ass in that movie! and gosh what a real-life story that gal has - i still think back on her days on 'idol' - it proves you really can do anything you set your mind to - i can't wait to see what ms. hudson does next!!!
7.41PM
eva green and hottie gael garcia bernal are bringing us award #15...
7.45PM
when are the 'dreamgirls' hitting the stage? this awards show has been a big snooze except for ms. hudson winning - here's jerry seinfeld with the award for best documentary...
7.50PM
clint eastwood is on stage and with 40 minutes left in the show - it totally looks like oscar will over extend his stay tonight...
7.56PM
maybe i missed something recently but where is this celine dion song from and what does it have to do with the oscars? ah it must be a song from ennio morricone who is getting a special award and gosh i wonder if they knew he'd be speaking in italian with mr. eastwood playing translator? it all seemed a bit awkward...
8.07PM
penelope cruz & hugh jackman are up next (he's another handsome one and i'm still not feeling the color of her dress) who are giving out the award for best score to...
8.10PM
twenty minutes left...seven awards to go...when are the 'dreamgirls' performing?!? here's kirsten dunst (who looks kinda sour tonight) and tobey mcguire with the next award...
8.16PM
pleaseeeeee no more interpretive dance - it's beyond irritating! i can't wait until this is all over - i'm totally sick of being at the computer!
8.20PM
finally jennifer lopez is introducing the moment i've personally been waiting for...the 'dreamgirls' perform!!! oh my gosh that was totally the best moment of the show - i feel so reenergized - the all kicked ass!
8.28PM
john travolta & queen latifah are tossing out the award for best song...gosh i'm thrilled melissa etheridge won! i've really been a huge fan of hers for years - so it's awesome to see her win this award! i also really dug the songs from 'dreamgirls' but they probably cancelled each other out...
8.34PM
we're in overtime... will smith is up introducing a bunch of clips...and now kate winslet is tossing out the award for film editing...
8.45PM
jodie foster is up introducing the always sad 'in memoriam' section...
8.50PM
we're now twenty minutes over...and next up is philip seymour hoffman about to give out the best actress award to...of course helen mirren for 'the queen' - i still don't have a best actor prediction but right now i'm thinking it will go to peter o'toole - although i could be wrong...we'll find out pretty soon!
9.03PM
that bit with the vacuum cleaner was awesome - go ellen! and now our best dressed person of the evening reese witherspoon is up handing out the award for best actor to... forest whitaker who is an awesome actor - tonight i just started to root for mr. o'toole but everyone had their bets on forest - no upset here! we've got two more awards and then we're done...
9.08PM
stephen spielberg, george lucas and francis ford coppola as 'the three amigos' are handing out the best directing award...to martin scorsese finally!!!
9.15PM
we're at forty-five minutes over!!! one more award to go - thank heavens! oh my gosh diane keaton actually dressed great tonight!!! go ms. keaton - usually she dresses like a mess but tonight i was quite surprised! she's up with jack nicholson handing out the final award of the evening...
9.20PM
oh yes the oscars are all over! thanks for sticking around! oh my word i've been blogging since 3pm and i'm totally done & over it! i'm most thankful tonight for jennifer hudson walking off with her much deserved oscar! kudos also go to reese witherspoon who was utter perfection tonight!
right now i'm going to settle into the barbara walters special right now - then there's a special night of jimmy kimmel where ms. degeneres will be dropping by to dissect the night plus my gal gwen stefani will be providing the music! popbytes over & out for tonight - i'll check you all tomorrow - xxoo! (here's to next year's oscars!)
good evening everyone! oh my gosh - i can't believe the oscars are taking place this sunday - although in reality the blvd has turned into a total nightmare! traffic is now officially blocked off between highland & orange and preparations for the big day are totally underway! i do get giddy around this time of year - i still remember watching the show as a kid back on long (aka wrong) island (oh yes i hail from where lindsay lohan & amy fisher first came to be) and now to live around the corner from the festivities - it totally blows my mind! as much as i often miss NYC and the people i know there - los angeles is totally my kind of town! (plus you can't beat the weather here!) below are some pictures i snapped of the set-up...i'll try and take some more before the big day arrives! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
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