Oscar musings

Hooray, Marty! It's about damn time.

Let's talk about Philip Seymour Hoffman. I can appreciate that he's not all Hollywood, that he's in it for the craft, and he does a damn fine job at that. But is it too much to ask for the man to BRUSH HIS DAMN HAIR when he is presenting an Oscar? He looks like he smells like urine.

Did anybody notice the ferocity of the Dreamgirls singoff? It really felt like both Jennifer and Beyonce were singing for their dear lives. And I hate to say it, because I hear B has been pretty petty and bitchy about all the recognition Jennifer is getting that she's not, but Beyonce ruled that number. I guess there's a reason she's the singer and Jennifer is now the actress. Don't get me wrong, J was wonderful too, but I didn't have any expectations of Beyonce and she totally blew me away. Too bad she didn't do the same with her dress.

And is Clint Eastwood going senile? He really bumbled through that honorary Oscar presentation. The spousal unit suggested he was drunk.

OK, now to my wardrobe assessments:

Best Dress - a two-way tie between Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet. There were many lovely sherbet-colored dresses (Penelope (top half only), Naomi, Kirsten, Gwyneth, Celine's performance dress, and others), but Kate's mint was the loveliest by far. And Cate? Even though it was just a tad disco, she's a true fashion icon and that dress fit her like a glove.

Worst Dress - Anne Hathaway. That bow gave me terrible flashbacks of hideous prom dresses. Cameron Diaz came in a close second, but we were all expecting that, weren't we? Cam looks like she makes do from the nearest thrift store at nearly every red-carpet event she attends.

Biggest Disappointment - Jennifer Lopez. She was sporting the worst trend of the evening - giant fake jewels adorning the dress. And her hair? I could style it better than that.

Best recovery - Jennifer Hudson taking off that horrible gold lame cape she wore when she arrived. Again, bad prom flashbacks. I thought her brown dress was lovely once she removed that monstrosity, and her acceptance speech was too sweet. Was I the only one perturbed when they cranked the music on her? It's a huge moment for her - let her gush a bit, dammit!!!