I'll try to be there! At least this year, I've seen more of the movies up for the award.
Also, I'll be commenting internationally...from Canada that is =P

I missed the Liveblog because I'm such a sucker for the Oscars that I can't peel my eyes away from the TV for even a second.

But here are some belated thoughts:

1) Fashion has gone asymmetrical again. These were the variations: the sash over one shoulder (Gyllenhaal, one of Beyonce's dresses), sleeve over one shoulder (Blanchett, Winslet), and hair over one shoulder (Paltrow, Kidman). Incidentally, Paltrow is in dire need of a haircut.

2) Jennifer Hudson: Okay, the God comment was cringingly bad, but at least you know the girl was genuinely surprised when she won--how else to explain completely ignoring George Clooney's presence on stage?

3) Winners of the evening: Al Gore, praised up the wazoo as a moral and spiritual leader by all of Hollywood; Reese Witherspoon, who's lost about 20 lbs and whose hair looked like it'd been washed in the Fountain of Youth-- eat your heart out, Ryan Philippe; and, finally, Martin Scorsese (no brainer).

4) Losers of the evening: Jack Black proves yet again that he's only sometimes funny; Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt--as if kissing Meryl Streep's ass in “The Devil Wears Prada” weren't snoringly insipid enough, they had to repeat the performance as presenters; and Tom Cruise, just because he's always a loser nowadays.

5) Clint Eastwood speaks Italian?