Notable Oscar Moments
So I ended up watching part of the Oscars. (Not really my thing, since I think most of the awards are Hollywood politics). During the show, a few notable moments occurred. As I am writing this during the show, I will keep adding details as it progresses. (Hopefully I will be able to update with some pics tomorrow.) Note: quotes may not be completely accurate.TOM HANKS, DEATH BY CLOSING MUSIC
Early in the show, a clip of Tom Hanks supposedly making a speech at a previous Oscar ceremony showed him not only being told to wrap up his speech by the tell-tale closing music, but also being attacked by the musicians. While he was speaking, they appeared behind him and then proceeded to shoot things at him and eventually knock him out with a violin smashed over his head. (Clip of Hanks and Stiller below)
BEN STILLER
While I didn't think it was too amusing, Ben Stiller did have one the the most outrageous presentations of the night. He presented Best Visual Effects. He came out on stage in what appeared to be green footed-pajamas. He claimed that viewers at home were only seeing his floating head through the miracle of green scene technology. In fact he asked the audience to look at the monitors and said, "This will blow even Spielberg away". (A close-up of Spielberg showed him shaking his head.) To complete the bit, he pulled a green head cover on at the end for the presentation. (King Kong took this one btw).
WILL FERRELL & STEVE CARELL
Presented the award for Achievement in Makeup. They came out in some extremely hideous makeup in honor of the award.
LOBBYING FOR BEST ACTRESS
Jon Stewart had to be a driving force behind the alleged "lobbying for best actress" he claimed occurred in Hollywood. These ads were very much a Daily Show bit, but were very funny and proved to be a nice break from the speeches.
FIRST OSCAR ACCEPTED BY STUFFED PENGUINS
March of the Penguins won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, and Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau accepted the award. On their way to the stage, they carried giant stuffed penguins. While their acceptance speech was broken Frenglish at best, they may have made Oscar history by being the first acceptors to include giant stuffed penguins.
MUSIC ACHIEVEMENT WELL DESERVED
Brokeback Mountain definitely deserved the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures. I have never seen this movie and can still recognize the theme from the parodies at YouTube.
JAKE GYLLENHAAL FALLS FLAT
After losing the bid for Best Supporting Actor, Gyllenhaal's night got even worse when his poorly written joke fell flat with the Oscar audience. This is why they shouldn't bring someone different up for every montage introduction.
JON STEWART
"I can't wait to see the Oscar's tribute to movie montages later tonight."
PIMPIN'S HARD
With an introduction by Ludacris and very elaborate staging, "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" from Hustle and Flow, has to be one of the strangest Best Song Nominees I've seen. They went out of their way to prove how normal it was when considering previous nominees too. Probably to quell any riots when it took the award. Pimpin' the Best Song I guess. The acceptance speech was definitely MTV caliber. Way to forget where you're at 36 Mafia.
REESE & BEST PICTURE
Reese, thank you for winning Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, so I could see close ups of your husband Ryan Phillipe. Crash's Best Picture Oscar also yielded more Ryan Phillipe screen time.
In case you want the full results, here they are:
- Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney
SYRIANA - Achievement in Visual Effects
KING KONG
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor - Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
Nick Park and Steve Box - Best Live Action Short Film
SIX SHOOTER
Martin McDonagh - Best Animated Short Film
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION
John Canemaker and Peggy Stern - Achievement in Costume Design
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
Colleen Atwood - Achievement in Makeup
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Howard Berger and Tami Lane - Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Rachel Weisz
THE CONSTANT GARDENER - Best Documentary Short Subject
A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN
Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson - Best Documentary Feature
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau - Achievement in Art Direction
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
John Myhre (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau (Set Decoration) - Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Gustavo Santaolalla - Achievement in Sound Mixing
KING KONG
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek - Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
"IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A PIMP" FROM HUSTLE & FLOW
Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard - Achievement in Sound Editing
KING KONG
Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn - Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
TSOTSI
South Africa - Achievement in Film Editing
CRASH
Hughes Winborne - Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman
CAPOTE - Achievement in Cinematography
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
Dion Beebe - Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Reese Witherspoon
WALK THE LINE - Adapted Screenplay
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana - Original Screenplay
CRASH
Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis - Achievement in Directing
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Ang Lee - Best Motion Picture of the Year
CRASH
Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman Gordon E. Sawyer Award - John A. Bonner Medal
- Scientific and Engineering Awards
- Technical Achievement Awards
- Honorary Academy Award
Robert Altman
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