Thoughts About Oscar- Finally

Okay, so the Oscars were a little over a week ago, these ramblings are probably a little dated, but here’s my take:

• Ellen DeGeneres did a great job hosting. She brings a child-like wonderment in her humour and those bits in the audience were hysterical. Who else has the audacity to convince Spielberg to get a picture of Ellen and Clint Eastwood for “her MySpace” page?


• Martin Scorsese winning was not a huge surprise, but v. well-deserved. The Departed’s winning Picture was also expected and not overlooked.


• Eddie Murphy was robbed- ‘nuf said.


• Dreamgirls was robbed in the “Best Song” category, but at least it gave us the most energetic performance of the night: