Just finished watching the Oscar's today!

I wasn't too surprised when Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture -- I was betting on that or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, because they had, after all, snagged most of the awards related to film pre and post-production. Anyway, congrats to the staff of Slumdog Millionaire! I haven't seen the film myself, but judging at the amount of Oscars they got -- from Sound Mixing to Editing -- it must be something worth watching.

And as my mother said, "This definitely puts India on the map." (Of course, they're already on the map, er, literally -- but this win is sure to bring pride to everybody in the Indian film industry.)

What surprised me was why The Dark Knight had so little nominations. I mean, less than I expected. I thought it was a great film, in all sorts of ways, but I guess that might be just me and my preferences. In any case, the late Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor, which I think he deserves after that splendid and and not to mention very horrid performance as Joker.

Heath's family received his Oscar for him, and I think their speech made a lot of people teary-eyed. Including Brad Pitt! And me!


Hugh Jackman was amusing as a host ("I don't exactly have a joke for Brad and Angelina, but I feel compelled to mention them at least five times in this show,"*), and I'd also like to mention the appearances of these people on the stage: Anne Hathaway, Ben Stiller (in a costume to boot), Reese Witherspoon (who made a joke about Ben Stiller), Will Smith, Robert De Niro and many others.

Many others -- re: VANESSA HUDGENS AND ZACK EFRON. I appropriately did this expression D: at their appearance. I mean, I'm not a hater -- if I were to choose between liking them or hating them I'd definitely say I liked them; but wtfudge, Vanessa Hudgens in fishnet stockings.

With Beyonce, too. Strutting her stuff. Wao.


Sean Penn won Best Actor for Milk. I'm not sure what exactly that movie is about, but I'm pretty sure it has gay rights chained to it. I felt proud of Sean Penn for standing up for something he believed in right there at the stage, when he got his Oscar.

As Robert De Niro did say, "How, for so many years, did Sean Penn get all those straight roles?"*


This is probably my first time watching the Academy Awards from start to finish (except well--see the edits below), and I must say it was kinda fun! :3 Only I'd rather do without all those commercials. (Then again, wouldn't we all?)


The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was only shown for like, a split second -- in the short presentation of Action Movies of 2008. Is Narnia even supposed to be in that category? ;o; Oh well, I got my William Moseley swinging a sword fix during that split second, so...


Congratulations to all the winners~ ;D

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Since I spent most -- or all -- of my morning watching the Oscar's, I vowed that my afternoon would be dedicated to the one thing I'd rather not dedicate an afternoon to:

School Work for the Week.

Things to do:
1) Tuesday [FA] FAGEtc layouting
2) Tuesday [Bio] Lab Exam #3
3) Wednesday [Socio] Reporting: Adolescent Reproductive Health (RH Bill, etc)
4) Friday [Socio] Debate
5) Saturday [Math] Exam #3


Hell week, much?

Thank goodness that today was declared a holiday, though; else my Math Exam of Doom, Third Edition would have been held today. Phew~

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* On what Oscar hosts said: this is not verbatim, of course; despite the lag being only a few hours my brain does not remember the exact words said anymore. And I'm too lazy to Google. orz


[EDIT 01] The Best Animated Film still exists! I think there was something wrong with the channel I was watching on or maybe I just missed it--probably on the time I went to take a bath? But that was during the Best Original Score... oh anyway. alabapoy has kindly corrected me that Wall-E did win an award! :3 Thanks, Pyorfaggot!

[EDIT 02] alabapoy confirmed that the Best Animated Film award DID happen right after the Best Original Score award--WHICH IS WHEN I TOOK THE LIBERTY TO BATHE. But I was so quick--I ONLY TOOK SECONDS!!! (Well, no. Give or take a few minutes?) ;o; I didn't want to miss anything, yet it seems I missed what I was looking forward to the most. WHY.