May I Have the Envelope Please?

I haven't seen a single movie nominated for an Oscar this year except Frozen (which, let's be honest doesn't really count).  I do however want to see 2 of them (Philomena and Captain Phillips) which is a bigger number than usual, so I think that sort of counts.  But I've been looking forward to the show for weeks, and not just because Benedict Cumberbatch is presenting.  I've been looking forward to seeing Ellen host - she's pretty much the perfect choice.  Last year's host was vulgar and above all else, mean.  Aside from being one of the funniest comedians in the world right now, Ellen's kind and light and never goes for the jugular while still managing to be funny. 

We're about 30 minutes in now and she hasn't completely hit it out of the park yet, but she's been on and had some great one liners.  I'm hoping for some sort of musical number though.  What can I say?  I was always a huge Billy Crystal fan. 

Then of course there's the fashion.  After 2 hours of listening to the breakdown by Giuliana Rancic, a purple haired Kelly Osbourne (if she thinks purple hair is fashionable, why is she being allowed to judge others' fashion?) and king of all awards shows Ryan Seacrest, I have a few favorites.  I'm not sure they'll be on the top of the lists tomorrow, but these are the  the ones I'd kill to wear walking the red carpet.
 

After the host and the fashion, I suppose I should say something about the awards.  Like I said I've not seen any of them, so I can't really play favorites.  I'm not sure who should or shouldn't win, but I like to judge them on their acceptance speeches or their presentation duties.  So without further ado...

Jared Leto has given one of the most eloquent and intelligent speeches I've ever heard, and I'm fully behind him winning all the awards he has.  From the pictures I've seen, he seemingly completely transformed himself and threw himself into the part.  What's even better is that he seems like a genuinely nice guy.

Jim Carrey while not as funny as he thought he was, was a pretty good choice to intro the animated films.

I haven't a clue who this Pharrell Williams dude is but he looks a lot like Michael B Jordan. However, his song was pretty catchy, and I loved him heading into the audience and dancing with some leading ladies.

Yay Frozen!  I'm at a 100% view vs. win rate.  Go me!

It took until the Outstanding Cinematography for someone to mention George Clooney? That's blasphemous!

I'm pretty sure that Zac Efron meant inspiration instead of aspiration...

I'm noticing quite a bit of stumbling over words that are most likely clearly written on cue cards.  Shouldn't actors be better at this whole reading thing by now?

At some point in time, Jason Sudeikis moved from goofy SNL comic to all out stud.  How did that happen?

The Voorman Problem lost.  I haven't seen that one either, but I would have liked to see at least a little love for the Brits.

You look away for 10 seconds, and some random winner starts belting it out on stage.

I'm not sure but I think Kevin Spacey, just insulted DC.  What the heck, dude?!

I think there's a mandate that requires Tyler Perry to be at every single awards show, even if he has nothing to do with anything nominated.

Why does Brad Pitt think a greasy mo-hawkish thing is stylish?

Love U2!  I can't believe Idris Elba or Mandela the film wasn't nominated.  What a snub!

I'm thinking this right here is the best part of the whole show

After an hour and a half of non-actory little categories (no offense!), I'd like to know if the supporting actor category is our prize before having to sit through 2 more hours without any big categories...

Go Lupita!  Though I think she may have been perplexed by Liza Minnelli hugging her.

Who wants pizza?  I love it!

That was a great tribute to Harold Ramis from Bill Murray.  

All the awards fro Gravity, would be a lot more interesting if George Clooney had shown up.

Wow, Whoopi, that's a lotta look...

Glinda Ellen!

And the only reason I'm still up - Benedict Cumberbatch presenting!

This hero showcase is geek-tastic.

I never realized just how many other awards there are besides the ones everyone talks about around the water cooler on Monday morning.  I think I've reached my breaking point on the boredom scale, so I'm off to bed.  This is exactly what DVR's are made for : )