Jeffrey Lyons: Oscars Roundup

Some random impressions of the Oscar, while watching the telecast: They shouldn't have nominees as presenters; give other actors face time; keeps up the mystique. Great clips of old winners, as usual. But see below for more on that. Back in the day, only major, MAJOR stars were solo presenters. Today we have "The Rock?" As a SOLO presenter? I was fairly certain Amy Ryan would win for Gone, Baby Gone, and if you didn't think Tilda Swinton, an actress I admire (and with whom I share a birthday) wasn't surprised to find herself climbing the steps to accept her Supporting Oscar for Michael Clayton , then you didn't look at her face. She's a worthy winner, however. And so was Javier Bardem for No Country For Old Men , the prohibitive favorite. Their acceptance speeches were short and to the point. The category of animated and live action films intrigues me. How does one get to see them? Where do they play? How many hundreds of shorts must've been submitted? Nice to see Josh ... (link)