A Final Dose of Oscar Linkage

Okay, after this, I swear I'm done.

Maybe.

First, see my Jennifer get swarmed by her family after winning. So cute!

Now let's deal with some of the darker Oscar links.

Seth MacFarlane And The Oscars' Hostile, Ugly, Sexist Night

9 Sexist Things That Happened At The Oscars

Sexism Fatigue: When Seth MacFarlane Is A Complete Ass and You Don't Even Notice

Very interesting. I'm not sure I thoroughly agree with all the backlash but I do understand it. I definitely had my moments of "oh come ON!" during the broadcast, but knowing MacFarlane's humor I honestly expected it to be worse. One thing I didn't pick up on that someone pointed out to me was the fact that a lot of the scenes in the movies listed in the "We Saw Your Boobs" songs were, you know rape scenes. OH DEAR. 'Cause, yeah, let's totally point out how we saw dem famous actresses' tittays while they were being violated on screen 'cause that's hilaaaarious. Sigh. I mean, yes some of his schtick is satire, but it's such a fine line and when so much of your humor is anti-woman...yeah. I dunno. And yes, I feel dirty, dirty shame over finding him attractive, still. SHAME.

Quvenzhané Wallis, the C Word, and Our Loss of Innocence

The Only Oscar Gif You Need Starring Quvenzhané Wallis

This whole thing, just...ugh. She's NINE YEARS OLD, people. Do you remember what you were like when you were nine? Q has an amazing personality, tons of spunk and wit and charm, confidence and charisma and talent in spades, and people are trying to bring her down. I get the satirical intent by the Onion, but of course they took it way too far, because she's NINE. But what makes me sad is that there are plenty of people out there who would have made that comment without a trace of sarcasm. People are seriously chastising her for "showing her guns" when she was announced as a nominee when that was FROM THE FREAKING MOVIE, because people are awful. Look at the comments on that second link. UGH.

To end this on a brighter note, check out GoFugYourself and Tom and Lorenzo for some fashion commentary.

And let's watch Jennifer win and be adorable and gracious and charming and try to forget how people suck.

Assorted Oscar thoughts and a link.

*I predicted quite a few of the awards, include some of the random ones, just 'cause I'm psychic like that.
*Who knew Charlize Theron could dance like that?
*Mmmm Channing Tatum.
*And Joseph Gordon Levitt.
*Anne Hathaway is officially cloying and annoying.
*Jennifer Aniston's dress is awful.
*Seth MacFarlane tries sooo hard.
*He's such a pervy douche, but I have an awkward crush on him.
*I wanna win an Oscar.
*OH ADELE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

And via Buzzfeed:

Who Wore It Best At The Oscars? Animals Edition

Congratulations to my J.Law!

My Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress at the Academy Awards!

1) I love that she fell up the stairs. I would totally do that. I bet she is mortified. WHATEVER YOU'RE AN OSCAR WINNER!

2) She looked beautiful.

3) She was so genuinely overwhelmed.

I am going to go see Silver Linings Playbook again next weekend. I think the second time around I will really connect with it more, and it will be great to see it without such high expectations.

CONGRATS TO MY FUTURE BEST BUD.

I'm just happy to be linked.

The Fug Girls are live blogging over at Vulture!

And check out some more Oscar links. I'm tucked up on the couch watching Ryan Seacrest's hair interview people's manicures.


The 12 Best Acceptance Speeches in Oscar History

A little retrospective. Oh, Julia, your ego amuses me.

The Red Carpet Project

The New York Times archives fifteen years of Oscar fashion. So fun!

One of the worst in history.

Via NYT.com

An Oscar Voter's Brutally Honest Ballot

Bahahaha. He's so cranky. Most Academy voters are dirty old white men so this is particularly appropriate.

Four Oscar Campaign Tactics Consultants Swear Will Work (Unless They Don't)

Interesting if you like the behind the scenes drama, which I do.

And Holy Shit, Here Are The Dog Oscars

'Cause HOLY SHIT.

Oscar Sunday Rundown

I just love the Academy Awards.

The glitz, the glamour, the gossip. Pretty dresses and parties and power plays. Long winded speeches, camera shots catching eye rollers, hosts making fools of themselves.

Today is pretty much all Oscar, all the time. And puppies.

I did pretty well on my goal to see all the nominated films. Not all of them, alas, but close enough to feel confident in my opinions for the main categories!

Let's briefly assess.

2013 Oscar Nominated Films

(bold I have seen, italics I want to see, normal are ones I have little interesting in seeing.)

Amour: SO SAD. It just made my heart hurt. A beautiful, painfully realistic film. There were honestly moments I forgot I wasn't watching a documentary. There's a lot of buzz that Emmanelle Riva may slip in and snag the Best Actress statue, and she would absolutely deserve it.

Argo: Great. Truly an awesome, entertaining, suspenseful film. If it wins, I won't be mad.
Beasts of the Southern Wild: Really enjoyed it. Q was so good. Depressing subject matter and yet it didn't depress me. A little too "artistic" in spots but overall a beautiful film.

Django Unchained: You know, I liked it, and I like Tarantino, but I just love Inglorious Basterds so much that Django just wasn't as good for me. It was awesome, though, of course.

Flight: Denzel was so amazing, but the Best Actor field was so packed this year it's like he didn't even factor into the conversation.

Les Miserables: You know, as good as it was going to be and no better or worse. Anne Hathaway will win. Eh. Hugh Jackman should. Love him.

Life of Pi: I really enjoyed it and I didn't expect to. I thought I'd be bored. But it was beautifully told and while animal death movies make me sad, I did like it.

Lincoln: Yeah yeah history is important and Daniel Day Lewis is incredible in it, I know this, but I just had no desire to watch a way too long docudrama blahblah shooting slaves freedom big hat I don't know. I don't care. 

Moonrise Kingdom: Was planning on watching this last night on Netflix Instant with the Biff, but it was no longer streaming. Those stingy bastards.

Silver Linings Playbook: So, I loved it, I did. But I did think it was overrated. But with some distance from when I saw it, I think it was just built up too much for me, and I really want to see it again now. I hope Jennifer Lawrence wins. I think when I see it again I'll really relate to her character more. You know, 'cause she be crazy.

The Impossible: Awesome. Tense and gripping and amazing performances all around. Ewan McGregor should have been nominated and Naomi Watts would deserve a win. Honestly, all the Best Actress nominees could win and I wouldn't be bothered. 

The Master: I do want to see it, since I'm fascinated with that whole cult 'o Scientology nonsense, but I just never got around to it. Don't think either nominee will win.

The Sessions: Looked good, never got around to it. Don't think either nominee will win.

Zero Dark Thirty: Eh. I was one of the few who wasn't crazy about The Hurt Locker, war movies aren't really my thing, and it just didn't really interest me. I'll see it eventually, especially if Jessica Chastain wins.