Dude. Since when are the Oscars awesome, funny, and lighthearted? I'm having such a great viewing experience. Y tu?
* Jennifer Garner's near face plant. It's so hilarious because in the gag reels for Alias, half the clips are of her falling on her face. In the one for the second season, there's a clip where she and Vaughn are in the warehouse inside that chain link fence. I guess she forgot her sense of space, because she literally turns around, takes one step, and smashes her face into a pole. Like, swivel SLAM! Michael Vartan almost dies. So that's the feeling I had watching SpyBarbie almost bite it. Hee!
* George. George. George. George in bed. George in bed with Jon Stewart. George in bed with me. Now I believe it can happen.
* Michelle and Heath. Though her lipstick was a little insane.
* Jon. Jon. Jon. You are the new king. You came through. You dropped great jokes, had just the right amount of awkward, and looked snappy in your ensemble. And Dick Cheney shot her in the face. 'Nuff said.
* Meryl and Lily. Way to make that so hilarious, and remind us all why the two of you are legends.
* The fact that the whole show was easygoing, a celebration. Notice the absence of Sean Penn. Coincidence? I think not. The only Penn I miss is Chris, and I was all choked up during the In Memorium when he came up.
* Phillip Seymour Hoffman. I love and admire him, and I'm so happy to see this fine actor finally recognized. I hope John C. Reilly is next.
* George
ETA: And I take it all back, due to my overwhelming fury and bitterness at the utter atrocity of awarding the Best Picture Award to Crash. Academy, you are dead to me.
And no, I don't think the way I screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO" at the television was a teeny bit dramatic. It was entirely warranted, you foolish, easily emotionally manipulated bastards.
DOUBLE ETA: Okay, I won't take back all of it. But I reserve the rate to be a HAAAAATER.