there's been a slight change in plans ... i decided to come back home and watch the oscars from the comfort of my own home (it's a long story but mr. chow was not the ideal place to watch the show from - it was a bit disorganized as those types of events always are - it was nice to be invited but i know i'll have more fun being on my couch plus i'm drained from last night hanging out with my pal lisa) i'll be twittering quite a bit - so come follow along!
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good morning! hollywood is almost ready for its big day tomorrow - the 81st annual academy awards are taking place literally around the corner from my apartment - this past week has been a bit of a traffic nightmare with hollywood blvd being blocked off for the red carpet but i love the excitement in the air! normally i usually watch the ceremony from home but this year i'll be over at a viewing party in beverly hills - oscar night at mr. chow presented by leeza gibbons, olivia newton john, and david foster which will help benefit the leeza gibbons memory foundation and olivia newton john's cancer & wellness centre - i think it should be really fun plus i'm bringing my pal joey with me! the whole event will also be streaming on glam.com (i'll also post the webcast here on popbytes - so check back in tomorrow at 8 EST/ 5 PST) here's an interview with leeza talking about the purpose of the night and tomorrow i'll be twittering like crazy from the event! right now i'm about to head down to the farmer's market for breakfast with my friend lisa (we're having a blast hanging out - its been way too long) perhaps we'll also do a little shopping - maybe i can pick up a new outfit for tomorrow! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
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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!
I would like to wish for Leonardo DiCaprio to get the Oscar Award by this
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,
Mikhaylova Elena (Ms.)
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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!
hey hey boys & girls! it's way too early here in los angeles but the oscar nominations are out! i was right... beyonce got shut out of the running - even though dreamgirls received eight nominations but no nods for ms. knowles or for director bill condon plus it wasn't included amongst the best picture nominees! babel came in second with seven nominations followed closely by the queen & pan's labyrinth which both got six! i don't know what the big deal over notes on a scandal is - i hated the film! (both dench & blanchett got acting nods for it) anyways i'm heading back to bed for a little bit! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
Performance by an actor in a leading roleLeonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON Peter O'Toole - VENUS Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Performance by an actor in a supporting roleAlan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED Performance by an actress in a leading rolePenélope Cruz - VOLVER Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN Performance by an actress in a supporting roleAdriana Barraza - BABEL Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL Best animated feature film of the yearCARS HAPPY FEET MONSTER HOUSE Achievement in art directionDREAMGIRLS THE GOOD SHEPHERD PAN'S LABYRINTH PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST THE PRESTIGE Achievement in cinematographyTHE BLACK DAHLIA CHILDREN OF MEN THE ILLUSIONIST PAN'S LABYRINTH THE PRESTIGE Achievement in costume designCURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA DREAMGIRLS MARIE ANTOINETTE THE QUEEN Achievement in directingBABEL THE DEPARTED LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA THE QUEEN UNITED 93 Best documentary featureDELIVER US FROM EVIL AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS JESUS CAMP MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY Best documentary short subjectTHE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT RECYCLED LIFE REHEARSING A DREAM TWO HANDS Achievement in film editingBABEL BLOOD DIAMOND CHILDREN OF MEN THE DEPARTED UNITED 93 Best foreign language film of the yearAFTER THE WEDDING DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES) THE LIVES OF OTHERS PAN'S LABYRINTH WATER Achievement in makeupAPOCALYPTO CLICK PAN'S LABYRINTH Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)BABEL THE GOOD GERMAN NOTES ON A SCANDAL PAN'S LABYRINTH THE QUEEN Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)"I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH "Listen" - DREAMGIRLS "Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS "Our Town" - CARS "Patience" - DREAMGIRLS Best motion picture of the yearBABEL THE DEPARTED LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE THE QUEEN Best animated short filmTHE DANISH POET LIFTED THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL MAESTRO NO TIME FOR NUTS Best live action short filmBINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA) ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY) HELMER & SON THE SAVIOUR WEST BANK STORY Achievement in sound editingAPOCALYPTO BLOOD DIAMOND FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST Achievement in sound mixingAPOCALYPTO BLOOD DIAMOND DREAMGIRLS FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST Achievement in visual effectsPIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST POSEIDON SUPERMAN RETURNS Adapted screenplayBORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN CHILDREN OF MEN THE DEPARTED LITTLE CHILDREN NOTES ON A SCANDAL Original screenplayBABEL LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE PAN'S LABYRINTH THE QUEEN
hey kids! oh yes the oscars are right around the corner - woo hoo! nominations will be announced on tuesday jan 23rd - and then the big ceremony takes place here in hollywood on sunday feb 25th! and yes i'll be live blogging like i did last year - especially since it airs live on both coasts at the same time - it's much more fun that way - no east coast spoilers! below is the new poster for the 79th annual academy awards that features a bunch of famous quotes from films! (oh rosebud) i think i actually prefer the 'dual' posters from last year but this one is decent enough! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
like heidi klum always says 'one day you're in & the next you're out...' jon stewart can go on and console himself with booted 'runway' contestant vincent! oh man seeing him go home made my day yesterday - go back to the eighties loser - oh i couldn't stand him or his horrible outfits - shoulder pads - are you kidding me?!? anyways mr. stewart has been replaced as oscar host by ellen degeneres who will take over hosting duties at the 79th annual academy awards (which take place on feb 25th) i'm sure ellen will be able to hold her own as she plays out her fun bits on hollywood's biggest night! hopefully this news helped her to feel better from that small car accident she was involved in - i'm glad her and girlfriend portia derossi are both ok! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
When Laura Ziskin called, I was thrilled - There's two things I've always wanted to do in my life. One is to host the Oscars. The second is to get a call from Laura Ziskin. You can imagine that day's diary entry.
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hey kids! in case you were worried about the upcoming oscar schedule for the 79th academy awards - here it is below! now we can all stop stressing about it...LOL - check you all laters - popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
Friday, December 1, 2006: Official Screen Credits Forms Due
Tuesday, December 26, 2006: Nominations ballots mailed.
Saturday, January 13, 2007: Nominations polls close 5 p.m. PST.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007: Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PST
Wednesday, January 31, 2007: Final ballots mailed.
Monday, February 5, 2007: Nominees Luncheon
Saturday, February 10, 2007: Scientific and Technical Awards Dinner
Tuesday, February 20, 2007: Final polls close 5 p.m. PST.
Sunday, February 25, 2007: 79th Annual Academy Awards Presentation
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...and we are up & running! i have some red bull & some red wine for a bit later - a brand new pack of cigarettes (yeah i smoke...for now but i am cutting back...) i have been watching E! for the past half hour - host ryan seacrest has a horrible tuxedo on - i just don't like it - i will be switching back & forth between seacrest & the rivers ladies over on tv guide...i'm a little nervous for my live blogging but it should be fine - i just want to make it fun for you all & fun for myself too...ok so keep checking back here...
3:08
so what kinda bird did joan rivers kill and wrap around her boobline? she looks ok - i would say ditch those sunglasses though - daugher melissa is wearing something a bit more elegant and demure than she usually does - she looks classy... naomi watts looks like she wants to run away from mr. seacrest - so odd to have them sitting on a couch - the E! coverage is bit off so far for me...
3:15
the only actresses i have seen so far have been nominees rachel weisz (super pregnant) & amy adams (looking adorable) - i also spotted jennifer jason leigh - and of course you had ms. watts with seacrest..things are a bit slow - the pace needs to get picked up! and tons of commercials...oh isaac has hottie & supporting actor nominee matt dillon - he should grope him and see if he is wearing any underwear!
3:20
joan rivers does amy adams - she took home the indie spirit award last night for her performance in junebug - amy is up for the oscar as well - the actress race is the one everyone seems to be buzzing about - i predict reese witherspoon will nab the award - although i would prefer to see felicity huffman win - did joan really see 'junebug'?
3:25
the helicopters hovering above my apartment are starting to get on my nerves - so many commercials!
3:28
E! is so boring right now - why is seacrest sitting down with tyson? congrats to joan & melissa for bringing us the proper coverage! i am so glad the sun is shining - it was questionable weather for a bit - but it is a beautiful day here in hollywood!
3:32
oh joan & gary busey - i always confuse him with mr. messy nick nolte - that busey is so fucking weird though! what a lame joke he just told joan - what's a smart blonde? a golden retriever...lame gary - lame
3:36
oh there is my dolly parton looking great in pink - she is just so darned adorable - sweet - and very funny - oh there is keira knightley with her smokey vamp eyes - she does look stunning! i still can't believe how young she is! you couldn't pay me to sit thru pride & prejudice though...oh george clooney looks dashing as always - he is so highly likable - i love him! isaac should feel him up too!
3:39
oh i am not sure how i feel about michelle williams - she looks kinda harlequin like - the lips are way too red - that yellow/gold/orangish dress just isn't working for me - boyfriend heath leadger looks handsome as usual...
3:46
jack nicholson is in the house - everyone is starting to arrive now! isaac is doing keira now - i love her hair color & necklace - right now she is for sure one of the best dressed so far - i hate how E! is having seacrest ask questions from up above - he should be down on the carpet - it's almost 4pm - the awards start in just over an hour! are we having fun yet? i think i will crack open the wine around 5pm to really kick things into high gear!
3:49
i love them both but i am sure joan rivers and dolly parton have a lot of notes to compare - seeing them both together was quite a trip-out - dolly's date for the oscars is director of transamerica mr. duncan tucker...
3:56
please just keep joan with actors & actresses - oh i feel bad for director of capote bennett miller - she just doesn't seem to have some of her facts very straight - back to melissa - although we are on a clooney / rivers standby alert - george & joan are the best together!
4:00
here is the clooney / rivers action! he is going to be drunk in about an hour & a half he tells joan - i don't think he has a date - he seems to be going stag as usual - joan labels him a simple guy - she must wanna climb on top of him so bad - i do bet he will at least walk away with the best supporting actor for syriana - now she has aussie hottie eric bana who stars in munich - this is his first academy awards - those aussies are so hot!
4:08
lauren hutton is always so classy & cool - although her outfit is way too casual - it's kinda a big bore - she must have talked with diane keaton this morning - oh joan with the 36 mafia - don't let joan deal this - painful! this will be the very first time a rap song is performed on the oscars and will include the word bitches! oh fun! the song is nominated and is from the flick hustle & flow
4:13
i think E! has the seacrest radio show going on - so chatty & trying to be funny - i think they are very boring - i swear TV guide's joan & melissa are kicking red carpet ass - E! did have better grammy coverage but for the oscar's it is joan & melissa all the way!
4:18
some of this is all going so fast - i am keeping up fairly well though! if you have comments please post them or email me direct at mk@popbytes.com - and i will make sure you are heard! ah felicity huffman is all donned in black - everyone seems to be leaning towards the darker colors tonight - and isaac just talked with jessica alba who is wearing a cute little gold versace number - i am surprised he didn't ask her about all that playboy cover drama! she should fucking sue their asses off! oh and now joan has will smith and wanna be metal head wife jada pinkett-smith - she looks good - just please don't let her sing today!
4:25
talk talk talk - oh E! shut up already and bring us the stars! it's like a big coffee klatch between seacrest, isaac, and guiliana - boring! nicole kidman is looking very natural and beautiful - i love her hair down like that - that girl from crash is wearing that bright yellow dress - you sure don't see much of that color floating around - oh look it's sweet little ang lee with joan rivers - i predict he will nab the oscar for best director for brokeback mountain - although i am predicting that crash will walk off with the gold for best picture - i could be wrong - soon all shall be revealed! are you having any fun yet??? :)
4:30
fuck! is the red carpet over already? what the hell? that literally flew by! well i guess i am going to switch over to ABC and then i must go take my dogs out for a walk - so i can be ready when the awards start at 5pm! check you all soon!
4:45
ok i am back! see lots of people in black - like jen aniston in that long flowing number - i hope it isn't an 'in mourning dress' - we all know that pity party is long over - she looked great though - good for her! now we also have reese witherspoon who is so sweet & adorable but that dress seemed to 'old' for her - i would have like to seen something more sexy and fun - altho her unshaven hubby ryan phillippe is super sexy and i hope for her lots of fun...
4:55
quick photo #1 - five more minutes until the big show!
5:00
at last the show is about to begin - good luck to first time host jon stewart...i can't wait for the first big award...and now it's time to crack open my wine! woo hoo - i hope everyone is having a blast! i am having fun keeping up with all this!
5:05
what a great opening! i loved seeing all the previous hosts - not sure about that whole mel gibson bit which seemed like a plug for his new movie - but i loved stewart in bed with halle beery and then george clooney! how clever - and waking up with halle or george would make anyone's day! ok only 3 more hours to go!
5:15
ha - raise your hand if you are not in crash! stewart is doing an awesome job so far at hosting - his opening bit has been perfect! loved the dick cheney/björk joke (she was getting ready and he shot her...) and then we see best actress nominee charlize theron - i love her in that dark green dress - not sure about the big ass bow on her shoulder but she looks super hot! oh and this vintage look at gay cowboys is so funny! be back shortly!
5:19
first award of the evening for best supporting actor (given by nicole kidman) goes to... george clooney in 'syriana' - my first prediction was right! woo hoo!
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PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney in 'Syriana'
Matt Dillon in 'Crash'
Paul Giamatti in 'Cinderella Man'
Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Brokeback Mountain'
William Hurt in 'A History of Violence'
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5:29
ben stiller does a super dumb bit about visual effects - the oscar goes to...the good people who did king kong - my second prediction is dead on too! rock on!
5:32
reese witherspoon presents the oscar for best animated feature to the people who did wallace & gromit (ok i lost on that one...i predicted the corpse bride to win - did you all see how weird tim burton and wife helena bonham carter look? they look like a lounge act from vegas!) - besides all that i still hate that dress reese is wearing! it looks granny to me...
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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
'Howl's Moving Castle' (Buena Vista)
'Tim Burton's Corpse Bride' (Warner Bros.)
'Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit' (DreamWorks)
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5:35
oh here she is! naomi watts introduced my country gal dolly parton - she looks and sounds great - altho i found her white pant suit to be a bit weird - i always picture her in a skirt but she could sing in a trash bag and i would still love her - what a great song - dolly better win the oscar or i'm gonna freak out! oh i love dolly!
5:45
oh those wilson brother luke & owen - if i had to pick one brother to take home - i think it would be owen...they are presenting for short live action film which goes to the film 'six shooter' - did anyone see any of the shorts? they should post 'em online so at least people can see them! and now we have 'chicken little' dealing with the best animated short - which goes to 'the moon and the son: an imagined conversation' - it might be a short film but not its title...
5:50
jen aniston flying solo presents the oscar for best costume design - and the oscar goes to...colleen atwood for 'memoirs for a geisha' - damn i am going down on my predictions - i thought the lady who did 'walk the line' would nab the oscar - oh well - it all does come down to one big guessing game! and now with have russell crowe talking about something - he actually looks fairly cleaned up and decent - i hate when he is sporting that nasty long hair...
5:55
quick photo #2
6:00
first hour down - two more to go! and i even have my good friends gillian & brad reading all this nonsense - rock on guys! did you see michelle williams? oi vey - i know that her and heath live in your hood! so next time you see her - tell her to calm herself down on the circus costumes...right now we have funny men steve carell & will ferrell presenting for best make-up - and the oscar goes to...'the chronicles of narnia' - my predictions are back on track - i nailed this one! woo hoo!
6:03
anybody want to have target practice on rachel mcadams chest? oh i hate that dress!
6:05
morgan freeman hands out the oscar for best supporting actress to... rachel weisz in 'the constant gardner' - fuck did they just say that she was in both 'mummy' movies - oh my word - she is fucking lucky then! but i did predict that she would win...
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PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams in 'Junebug'
Catherine Keener in 'Capote'
Frances McDormand in 'North Country'
Rachel Weisz in 'The Constant Gardener'
Michelle Williams in 'Brokeback Mountain'
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6:13
nobody fucks with lauren bacall - what an amazing lady and living legend! god bless her! she seems like she is getting up there in the years yet still looks amazing - oh i hope she is ok...it was obvious that she was having some troubles...we love you lauren!
6:21
oh i loved those 'fake' commercials poking fun of the best actress race - it is surely a tight one this year - next up is nominee terence howard passing out the oscar for best documentary short subject which goes to 'a note of triumph' - i lost out on that one - i just randomly picked 'god sleeps in rwanda' - oh well you guess some right & and you guess some wrong...ah here comes my diva charlize theron who i think looks amazing - some may disagree - maybe the dress isn't perfect but the color is SO perfect with her skin tone and hair - she is passing out the award for best documentary and the oscar goes to 'march of the penguins' - which i correctly predicted! rock on!
6:25
i think that jennifer lopez looks way too tan - her hair is so damn tight you could crack an egg on her face and she has her usual 'i'm such a puta aka whore' attitude on...we all know i basically can't stand her but i will give her props on the dress - i like her in green but of course she has troll husband marc anthony in tow with her - but i will say one thing - that gal ain't pregnant at all - so any rumors on that front are over for now...
6:30
quick photo #3 & we are at the halfway mark (that is if they don't run over - which i am so sure they will)
6:34
keanu reeves looks so fucking hot with that short hair! and sandra bullock isn't looking so bad either - they are both up presenting the oscar for best art direction which goes to 'memoirs of a geisha' - i so wanted to see that movie but then there were all those horrible reviews - i must see it when it drops on DVD...i wrongly predicted 'king kong' would nab this one...
6:42
oh such good times with the president of the academy...BORING! move it along people!
6:48
selma hayek is dealing with best original score - perlman is doing a bit from each nominated film - she is a cute lady but that blue dress may be too blue...and the little gold man goes to the people who scored the film 'brokeback mountain' - shimmy down - i predicted that correctly too! the score to that film is haunting - it so deserved to win!
6:57
almost two hours down - one hour to go - this is my 40th update since 3pm - oh my word! i hope you all are enjoying this! i am! the wine is flowing i have my groove on! these awards only come around once a year - are we having fun yet? i think so...especially since jake gyllenhaal just arrived - he looks so adorable in his tuxedo and with his scruffy beard i could eat that boy alive! i don't even know what he is talking about - he is just dreamy!
7:03
oh those sexy people jessica alba & eric bana present the oscar for best sound mixing to 'king kong' - another one i nailed on the head! and now lily tomlin & meryl streep (we love them!) are presenting a very special lifetime achievement award to awesome director robert altman (love 'shortcuts') - meryl actually has a decent dress on for a change - although these two are loopy as all hell...i guess it is a great tribute to mr. altman though - they are so funny!
7:09
quick photo #4 - i am having fun making this collages!
7:19
ludacris is up introducing 36 mafia who are performing the 3rd nominated song 'it's hard out here for a pimp' - the song is quite fierce but my dolly parton needs to win this award - if she doesn't i am going to jump off my blacony - oh please let dolly win...
7:23
oh see - queen latifah is dressed in black too - black is so the new pink - she is about to pass the award out for best song - i so hope it goes to dolly parton - the big moment is here...and the award goes to...FUCK...FUCK...it goes to 'it's hard out here for a pimp' - ms. parton was robbed - shit this ruins my evening - i am SO bummed - no i won't jump off my balcony but i am so upset over this one...it's hard out here for my ass - OH I AM PISSED!
7:27
i am trying to calm down over that whole parton upset! the award is no being passed out for sound editing - jennifer garner is here to present in an awful off-white dress - where is ben? has anyone seen him? she looks good but damn her titties are huge plus her earrings are huge too! and the award goes to 'king kong' - another prediction correct!
7:32
george clooney presents the always sad 'in memoriam' - so many great ones lost this year...sandra dee, barbara bel geddes, chris penn, brock peters, shelley winters, anne bancroft, eddie albert, ismail merchant, robert wise, richard pryor...rip...
7:38
will smith is announcing the award for best foreign language film which goes to 'tsotsi' - i wrongly picked 'paradise now' - my friend cathy will be quite excited since her family originally hails from south africa - it does look like a great film!
7:41
quick photo #5
7:46
hilary swank looking great (and in black!) is about to pass out the award for best actor... philip seymour hoffman in 'capote' - i knew it! (and i missed this one but 'crash' took home the oscar for best editing)
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PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Capote'
Terrence Howard in 'Hustle & Flow'
Heath Ledger in 'Brokeback Mountain'
Joaquin Phoenix in 'Walk the Line'
David Strathairn in 'Good Night, and Good Luck.'
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7:53
we are getting down to the wire - of course the show will run over three hours - i need to eat soon...i think there is only six more awards...
7:55
kinda creepy john travolta is about to give out the award for best cinematography - which goes to the guy who filmed 'memoirs of a geisha' - which has won a lot of random awards tonight - the film may look good but that doesn't make it good...five more rewards remain!
8:00
jamie foxx is now announcing the nominees for the very tight best actress race and the award goes to... reese witherspoon for 'walk the line' - i did predict this right but i really wished that felicity would have won...
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PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi Dench in 'Mrs. Henderson Presents'
Felicity Huffman in 'Transamerica'
Keira Knightley in 'Pride & Prejudice'
Charlize Theron in 'North Country'
Reese Witherspoon in 'Walk the Line'
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8:05
quick photo #6 - probably the last one...
8:10
we are now in overtime... dustin hoffman is here to present the award for best adapted screenplay - i think i have this prediction in the bag...and the award goes to the people who wrote & adapted 'brokeback mountain' - i totally called this one! rock on! go larry & diana!
8:14
oh uma thurman looks fucking hot! damn! she is here to bring on the award for best original screenplay - and the oscar heads to the people who wrote...'crash' - i nailed this prediction too!
8:16
two more awards to go! oh i am growing tired of all this - i was having fun but the reality of monday is quickly headed our way...i hope you all have enjoyed my live blogging...it has been over five hours now - after tonight i don't want to hear the word oscar for at least six months...
8:20
tom hanks - oh i am SO happy that ang lee won for best director of 'brokeback mountain' - i am so proud & thrilled - he totally deserves it and i so predicted that he would win - i don't think it will win best picture but i really hope it does...oh i am getting all teary eyed - such an important movie!
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ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
'Brokeback Mountain' (Focus Features), Ang Lee
'Capote' (UA/Sony Pictures Classics), Bennett Miller
'Crash' (Lions Gate), Paul Haggis
'Good Night, and Good Luck.' (Warner Independent Pictures), George Clooney
'Munich' (Universal and DreamWorks), Steven Spielberg
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8:24
jack nicholson just announced as i predicted - 'crash' won best picture of the year - i am 14 for 10 on my predictions - not too bad - would have loved to see 'brokeback' take this award but i know 'crash' would prove to be an upset...
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BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
'Brokeback Mountain' (Focus Features)
'Capote' (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
'Crash' (Lions Gate)
'Good Night, and Good Luck.' (Warner Independent Pictures)
'Munich' (Universal and DreamWorks)
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8:30
this is my 59th update since 3pm - i am so done with the oscars - i am moving on! i had a blast doing this - i hope some of you enjoyed keeping up with my oscar musings - i am going to eat & get ready to deal with monday...check back tomorrow - of course i will be around - so...good night & good luck...popbytes over & super out...xxoo!
this promises to be a highlight of the big show - when my beloved dolly parton will perform her oscar nominated song (she will win for sure) the fabulous travelin' thru which is featured in the film transamerica - could the day be any better when ms. dolly is around? check out the picture below from her rehearsal - i just can't wait for her to sing!
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good morning people! today is the big day! hollywood is all abuzz with oscar magic! make sure to check back later when i start my live oscar blogging at 3pm (PT)! check you all laters - popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
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