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Oh, and First, purely for the reason that it is involved with the drinking game.

*Thread games are for jerkoffs.*

I'm pulling for Cate - 'bout time they made it up to her after the great Shakespeare in Love debacle of 1999. If ever there was a travesty (apart from Gwyennie's dress), that was it. Now I have to go look up the nominations for the Razzies.

*rubs hands with glee*

Oh man. The Academy Awards would suffer so much for the lack of Daniel "I Drink Your Milkshake" Plainview.

I'm also going for Cate for Best Actress. Gen. Rhubarb, I think it's a well known fact that Gwenyth's win was bullshit.
I know this sounds shitty, but I really don't want Ellen Page to win it. It just reeks of "ooh, it was quirky, and she was so great!!"

I wasn't going to watch the Oscars tonight, but I find myself inexplicably drawn to it. Damn my curiosity.

I think Frenchy will win instead of Julie Christie, but the rest of the early predictions seem to be locked, although I'd love it if Tilda took it from Cate. Ho-hum, get ready for the Big Snooze.

Me, I'm getting more movie pleasure out of the kitty clips on youtube. Check out the one titled Bengal Cat Attack. It's like will he or won't he...

I'm still really ticked off that James McAvoy didn't get an acting nomination because, besides the amazing soundtrack, he was the best thing about Atonement. His performance was spectacular.

I'm rooting for Marion Cotillard, Daniel Day-Lewis, the Juno script, and the Atonement soundtrack. Then maybe "Falling Slowly" for best song? Those are really the only ones that I care about.

No Country For Old Men for best picture or else Anton Chigurh will make Sid Gainus flip a coin and he'll have to bet everything. And then he'll get the Chigurh treatment with his special cattle bullet thingy.
I think that Marion Cotillard will win Best Actress, though I thought the women nominated were all equally spectacular(Haven't seen The Golden Age)
Day Lewis for Best Actor, definitely.
And the others...I shall discuss at a later time.

AHHHHHH. Death wins a Razzie (or are we officially calling her the Boot now? It does have a certain charm as a moniker). It's almost a circle of life moment.

Cheers Brie. Also note on the completely outrageous "what the fuck?" front Marisa Tomei, Crash taking out BP against Brokeback and ... I can hardly bare to mention it... Titanic.

Still, the Oscars were also responsible for the hilarious swan dress of 2001 and the outstanding Amex dress.

I guess on balance I'll be watching - for the fashion if not the results.

And socalled - we're always paying attention

*whispering*

Does anyone know what he's talking about?

Is anyone else here watching the ETalk (the Canadian) red carpet coverage?

I have 2 things to say about it so far: Ben Mulroney needs to be shot, and Jeanne Beker is the best person ever.

KatyBelle: Ben Mulroney disturbs me on a visceral level. He's just too . . . orange.

I'm going to be liveblogging this, so that's my shameless plug for shaxophile.blogspot.com.

Sarah: Have to "ditto!" the comment on Mulroney..."oompah loompah" comes to mind...

Ben Mulroney is offensive to all the senses. I'm opting to watch Richard Roeper bumble his way through red carpet interviews rather than suffer the Etalk coverage.

I hear you, West. Although I went to school at Chicago, and absolutely loved that city, I had developed a visceral hated toward the movie "Chicago." How could it win when something like "Gangs of New York" was around? It still baffles me; and I have the sinking feeling that "Juno" (or probably Atonement or Michael Clayton) is going to make it tonight --not No Country for Old Men or There Will Be Blood.

I have not begun to drink, nor crack open the monterey queso dip, but at this point I'll state that Klum and Cody are wearing bullshit.

I think I like the Cotillard scales though. Oh please let the preshow end so I can stop hiding from the cringe!

Clearly, Jon Stewart's monologue was penned by bitter, bitter writers.

Suck it Olympia Ducakis

Elizabeth, eh? good for her. Nice ribcage there. And a short speech.

sorry, that comment was supposed to have a cute little pic, instead it just has a link. oops, embarrassing.

SKANK CANCER!

I swear I just heard Steve Carrell say shit on national television.

Yeah, Cody. Only slightly adorable, right?

Okay, I'll be quite for a while.

Yeah, Cody. Only slightly adorable, right?

Okay, I'll be quiet for a while.

No,Steve said shoot both times, but I though his bit was cute, I love him

I don't think Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson needs to ever worry about being up on that stage to accept anything anytime soon. That was painful.

The opening wasn't amazing, but I wouldn't say it was "weak as hell."

I am still slightly annoyed that Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar.

Addition to drinking game: take a shot every time they subject us to another montage.

Dammit people, enough with the drinking games. I have class tomorrow.

kushiro, I'm going to stick with Ben Mulroney.

Justin Trudeau is cashing in on the family name, but at least he's going into politics. Ben Mulroney is just Canada's own Ryan Seacrest, as if that's something one should aspire towards.

This year's crop of Best Song nominees are the most embarassing I can remember.

And Justin's kinda hot. I'm just going to put that out there.

I'm following my yearly tradition of not watching the Oscars. They're always lame. I'll watch the highlight reels on E.

Right now, I'm watching Transporter 2. No, it's not a very good movie. And yet, I've seen it 3 or 4 times. But... Jason Statham! Often shirtless! And hitting people! And speaking in an English accent. THAT'S entertainment.

For the record, I've actually seen about half the Oscar-nominated movies. I think "Old Country" should win. Juno was good, but not the best. Michael Clayton, also good, but kinda formulaic. Haven't seen "There Will Be Blood" or Atonement.

Sheesh. If one of the Canadian short films had won, I'm sure they wouldn't have brought a doll on stage with them. (heehee)

Oh, dear Lord Christ - Skank Cancer and her ridiculously overly-self-obsessed "I'm so nervous" shpiel! ARGH!!!

I agree Daisy about Jennifer Hudson - such hype - and why is Cyrus Spawn there?

Why is The Busey there as well? Did anyone watch him on the red carpet (on E!) when he assaulted both Seacrest and Jennifer Gardner, kissing her on the neck & causing her to shriek, "Ben, where's Ben!"? CLASSIC!

I guess I see the point with thinking Mulroney deserves it less. But here's the thing for me: Trudeau being in politics is far more nefarious. I mean, for Ben to be a useless fame-gobbler is fairly innocuous isn't it? But Trudeau became a political powerhouse with a resume that read: 30ish guy who acted a bit and was a teacher for a little while. But he made a great speech at the funeral for his father, a beloved figure. When Trudeau's political career started to take off, I was a former teacher who did a bit of acting. However, my dad hadn't died, and if he had, I'm sure my eulogy wouldn't have made Newsworld. And yet, nobody thinks I should be PM. Jesus, I can't even get a job!

Guess I just gave away my feelings on the subject, huh? I suppose the message is: If you have hope for Justin as our national political hero, just remember he's me -- underemployed chronic underachiever -- but with a famous dad.

Aim higher, voters.

That's a good pointkushiro. I however neither vote Liberal (go NDP!!), nor live in Motreal. So if he does make it in, it's not my fault.

What does it say about the Oscars that we're turning this thread into one about Canadian politics?

Hee, judging from the Ben Mulroney discussion, great CanCon here tonight, KatyBelle!

kushiro--You make a valid argument. However, it remains to be seen how far JT's looks and name will take him...wouldn't worry just yet.

Besides, I feel a certain kinship with chronic underachievers. Much preferable to most political types, yes?

I'm really enjoying this open thread so far mostly because I'm seeing tons of people who don't normally comment on here. I mean, I've got to say that sometimes these threads are a little intimidating, and this one's really laid-back (and chock-full of CanCon!!.!)

ps. What the FUCK is Hannah Montana doing on stage?!?!

I don't have TV, which means I can't watch the Oscars. And I'm totally OK with that.

Enchanted was produced by Disney.

Hannah Montana = Disney Cash Cow

Hence, Miley Cyrus at the Oscars.

Bring on the apocalypse.

Yay, for YouTube (when it's not scaring the crap out of me)!
I could stare at Tilda Swinton for hours, just follow her around whatever kind of 'ordinary' futuristically androgenous life she lives.
So far, Pajiba shouldn't bitch much tomorrow...
Why do the Oscars allow people like Cyrus Spawn and Jessica Alba to present? Atleast they did MUCH better than Rainbow Cancer.

Nice one Mike F. We should have a "Miley Naming Ceremony" next. It got good results with Napalm Vagina. Although that girl has changed her name so many times she probabaly won't notice.

umm... The "Barely" for mfg.

Drink faster, Jay. Solves all of your problems. The songs will seem far less tedious, and you may even find yourself belting out the tunes!

What, they're showing I Met the Walrus after the show on CTV? Crap, I can't stay up that late, can I? Argh.

Don't forget tall, Jewish Halle Berry, Jay!!

Duane: Yeah, it has to be Best Song Written for a Motion Picture. Which renders I'm Not There, Sweeney Todd, and Across the Universe not eligible. Which kind of sucks.

kushiro--no one north of the border has won yet...Sarah Polley and the two animated shorts lost...uh, Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem took supporting actor/ress, and Ratatouille took animated feature.

Thanks for the stirring political debate! :->

I think what makes Ben Mulroney so shameful for us Canadians is the fact that he's actually a highly educated guy who went to law school, but he decided that being a red carpet spotlight whore was a more meaningful profession. The way politicians behave in this country, I'm sure he could have owned Viarail or something, instead he almost embarassed us in front of Julie Christie and the Canadian wunderkind (who we will be seeing SO much more of), Sarah Polley! Thank goodness Fashion Television didn't let him speak through that one.

Very stoked for the Bourne love, also.

I know rhubarb, they're part of what keeps me coming to this site. But, it's nice that it's just us lurkers and sometimes-commenters here tonight.

Aww, that was so cute. Marianne Cotillard (sp?) won!

....Annnd, a collective "awwwwww" rings from Nova Scotia. Ah well, from what I've heard, the award was well deserved by Ms. Cotillard (sp?).

general rhubarb--heehee, spot on! Funny we aren't hearing from the regulars; are they out there? Or have they been adhering to the drinking game rules such that they are all passed out in a heap?

Together??

Hey, is there a secret Pajiborgy that we haven't been invited to???

MO, Pajiborby is my new favorite word.

Pajiborgy incroyable!!!

Thanks, Pajiba, by the way, for my first Oscar Party!

Thanks--et tu parle le francais tres bien, Katybelle!

Moi, pas so much. Un peu rusty.

Oooh, I like this Once song.

Best picture already? They're really pushing this along. It's totally because they only had two weeks to plan this because of the writer's strike, but I'm definitely not complaining.

Really? We have to see every best picture? Why is this necessary?

if there's anyone out there missing on the action cos you don't get the oscars on tv go to channelsurfing.net

(sigh) Why did I even try? I should have known the website would be blocked. On the plus side, 35 minutes and counting, and I'm not a bored as I ususally am this late into the day.

Oops, "as bored"....

I know what you mean KatyBelle. I admit I'm a tad surprised. I was expecting an anti Hollywood wave to crash over us. It would go something like:
Pissboy rant, socalled drinking, B-slim rant, Skit M rant, Rainbow Assassin hate, general disgust about nominations for best animated film not including any anime, Kolby chiming in, possibly inciting some kind of orgy/road killing spree.

*deep breath*

Then, TK would possibly wax philosophical about the lack of an original script idea in - I don't know - let's say the past 20 odd years, ATO would chime in at which point Vermillion would ask TK what the hell he was doing, flirting with his gal. Swords would be drawn. The bloodletting, earlier threated by B-Slim (all mouth no trousers as usual) would commence....with 'bama cheering from the sidelines, zombies would be mentioned and the whole thing would end in a orgy on large foam pads with letters on them.

Or something like that.

The Eloquents. Gotta love'em.

And with that post, general rhubarb, you are in the running for becoming one yourself. Thanks for the laugh!

Hmm... looks like Kidman's cutting down on the bottox - but only slightly. Maybe it's bad for the baby? I dunno.

hey Kay. I dunno why it ain't working for you. I'm watching it on there and know loads of people who are doing too www.channelsurfing.net There's a link to ABC station a bit further up from the bottom of the page under lots of links to sports and other stations

Well I ADORE pale, but Nicole just has me thinking of my mom and sister telling me to place the tinsel on the tree strand by strand and not just throw it on. Oh and Cody didn't wear those painful shoes after all! Good on her I suppose.

http://dlisted.com/node/24090

Am I the only Pajiban that isn't falling all over Ellen Page and Juno? Quirky, yes, definitely. Unusual and unique, a movie that I'll remember and see again, for years to come? Nope. TWBB was the best this year for me.

Sarabelle, better pale than tangerine hued like Cameron Diaz or tons of the other ladies. Cate Blanchett strikes a good balance between the two extremes.

Thanks cerwen. I'm deeply flattered.

I'm also deeply bored. Work is less than thrilling and I'm happy to lurk in the Pajibaverse as actual Oscar watching would be frowned on.

*sigh*

Meanwhile, Nicole with less botox?????

Need to see it to believe it.

That's like saying socalled was here, sober.

Well, again, I didn't see it because I was tired of it by the time it actually opened outside of two cities and I got the impression the title character might get on my nerves too. Thus I can't actually give the movie any shit but I'm not really interested anymore either. TWBB turned me off from the get go. I guess I'd support "No Country" but that's the only BP nominee I saw, though I'm going to watch "Michael Clayton" soon.

NO MORE ENCHANTED!

I am so goddamned sick of theese songs from Enchanted......

Frak! Enough already with the Disney songs. Bring back Three 6 Mafia and their hard pimp life!

Fingers crossed for "Once"!!!

At this rate none of the actors' awards are going to be American. Has this ever happened?

Rehash: I saw the Busey thing and knew immediately it's going to be rehashed. Hilarious! Basically Busey was trying to bust Secrest for never interviewing him. ("It's what you haven't done" he says) Then he spots Laura Linney and dives across Jennifer Garner to talk to her and Secreast tries to introduce Garner, who Busey either doesn't recognize or care about. Then Busey decides to hug and snuggle Jennifer, (who is smelling and touching Busey) and gets alarmed. So yeah, Busey is that guy at the party. It's like Entourage come to life! Maggot.

Secrest is an idiot. He didn't know Casey's wife, let alone that she's River and Joaquin's sister. He can't start or end interviews. I watched 5 minutes but saw the Busey so not bad.

Man, I hope "Falling Slowly" wins best song. They're adorable! Enchanted belongs at the Tonys.

I think Tilda brought the boy toy! He's sitting next to her. Clooney brought some tramp. Boo.

All that Enchanted torture... for nothing! Well, take that! NO OSCAR FOR YOU!!!

Who was that guy singing the umpteenth song from Enchanted? He looked like a mildly less gay Zac Effron. John Travolta needs to try something other than that sod he tries to pass off as hair atop his head.

At least "Once" won.

MO: YES! Mrs. Daniel Day Lewis had a very strange outfit on. Oh, and Tilda Swinton's dress was a bit odd as well. Or it is also possible that I am just totally uncool.

Yay Once song indeed! Though I still do want to see Enchanted (which is something coming from a Disney-hater, generally speaking), I'm a little tired of the sickly sweet tunes tonight.

Hey Amanda47, I didn't know Casey Affleck was married to a Phoenix. Cool.

Enchanted lost? That's pretty funny. All that for nothing.

These are some funky outfits. Tilda Swinton looked like she was wearing a velvet sack.

Cameron Diaz needs makeup desperately. I can handle the dress, but up close, she doesn't photograph well.

I just realized that they aren't doing that little promo for each film nominated for Best Picture. Remember last year when they had those Cirque Du Soleil type people, who dressed up like a gun for The Departed and a pitchfork for The Devil Wears Prada?

DEAKINS!!!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Jay it's bad ringworm.

Cameron continues to prove my old theory that she's smoked way too much reefer.

Antonioni barely got any applause. Fuck these people.

did anyone else see the Winn-Dixie commercial, or was it just a regional thing.....

mfg--cheers! My husband's homemade Cabernet Sauvignon's my poison tonight!

No, mfg, you're doing it right.

Is Winn-Dixie still out there??? They're all gone here. Awww, I kinda miss you sickly-lit under-maintained Winn-Dixie. At least I've still got Ingles.

Brie, I hadn't realized that they weren't doing best picture moments until you mentioned it. Do you suppose they'll have extended clips when the award comes up? Weird.

Meanwhile, yay for Jon, getting that dear "Once" girl back onstage. He gets a free pass to host next year just for that.

(He was going to lose the pass for including John F**king Travolta in a bit.)

Marketa is adorable. Some parts of Once kinda drag but that song and that scene in the music store is beautiful. Yay!

Plus, we've had two Dublin accents, although Colin Farrell looked like he desperately needed a drink. Poor guy.

Bless Cate Blanchett for losing twice so gracefully. The dress doesn't show it but she's very preggers and holding up well. She won an Indy last night so alls well.

I don't think Tilda expected to win and is probably wearing something comfy. Which is probably a good thing b/c she often wears space-age metallic man-suits.

really, I guess I shouldn't be suprised the only place they still have Winn-Dixie is here in bum-fuck Alabama...

Anyways, the commercial was strangely racist but I guess that shouldn't suprise me either.

Fuck Patrick Dempsey. Seriously. Fuck him right in the stubble-cluster on hi chinny-chin-chin. He looks like he smells like an old gym shoe that a guinnea pig crawled in to die. "Can't Buy Me Love" was an awesome flick growing up, but he's still a douche...

And how come the Fairy Tale thing had THREE SONGS nominated? Aint there some sorta rules 'round this bitch?

Am I drunk? No... Well, okay I had some Vodkanukkah stuff left over and I started hitting it around noon-forty five. Did I know THIS Oscar party was going on? No. Had i know, it wouldn't had taken me twenty drunken minutes to type down this far... Did I think... hold on.

Cameron Diaz looks like leather. And I think she just vomit burped...

My main gripe? Actually, I got two: first, that Casey Affleck didn't win. I mean everyone KNEW Javelin Bardeemer had it in the bag, but shit.., Second? That Helen Mirren's top hasn't come off yet. Is that skeevy? Yeah. But I'd totally tap that.

This thread has been hilarious thus far... This is where i'm coming next year. No more coworker award parties for me. Fucking homemade meatballs my ASS! I saw the bag in your garbage bin outside when I was out burning one, you smug prick!

Those soldiers look funny and out of place. WTF?

Ahh! There's MaxiSkittles! We were missing our usual bitchy suspects.

Louise (hey, that's my middle name! No, really!), good theory, but Heath died after Renfro.

The soldiers should have presented the Documentary Feature Award. Would have been very ironic!

Skittimus is on! Hold on- Helen Mirren is presenting Best Actor right?

Speaking of Afflecks where's Ben? Garner is sitting next to a pissy looking (I'm guessing) Sienna Miller.

Cameron Diaz has bad skin so she does what I did in high school- overtans.

I've still got Sierra Nevada in the fridge. Who wants one?

Did Diablo Cody steal that outfit from Pebbles Flintstone?

Aww, Diablo Cody looked genuinely scared crapless going onstage. Though I didn't think she'd win this, I'm now kind of glad she did.

horray for Diablo, but what the fuck is up with that leopard print dress. She should have stuck with that red dress she wore last night that showed off her fake boobs

Yeah no Renfro. That's pretty weak.

And fu$k McDummy or whatever his name is, I don't get it either Skitts...

Diablo Cody just won...badass name and badass woman. Is she seriously an ex-stripper???

MFG- she's cute and all, I just didn't get the hype about the movie I guess. I found the ending mildly disturbing and depressing, much like real life I guess :-) For me, Blood is unlike anything I'd seen on the big screen, the music, the scenery, the acting- just totally fresh and new.

At least there are several great movies this year, usually the Oscars is just a big who-can-blow-the-Academy-longer-and-better competition..

Damn, with her skanktastic tattoo and leopard dress, I was hoping Diablo Cody would say something really funny.

Daniel, you're in my thoughts. Stay strong, man.

Skittimus, when someone lies about meatballs, I would beat their ass, but are they good? If they're tasty, don't hold it against them.

Amanda, I'm good over here with my Boone's Farm (hey, I have to work tomorrow, so I can't get wasted) but thank you for offering.

Holy crap, I think I have to lay off the wine--John Wayne in this montage looked like (former prime minister, for you non-Canucks) Jean Cretien!

thirdwave, Greenwood couldn't be nominated for Best Original Score because there were some previously composed pieces.

Amanda47, I believe I read a while back that Dan works Sun-Thurs (man, that comes off stalkerish).

I want to be Helen Mirren. Seriously. She is so classy.

Daniel Day-Lewis WON, y'all!

Awww, poor Johnny. I loved that the nominees suddenly burst into song for a moment. I'm still sensing ham off DDL with that clip.

The Pajiborgy paused for Daniel's win, haha.
I really wonder what the Daniel & Rebecca household must be like. Actually, I'd rather not know.

SERIOUSLY, Pajiba should have little to bitch about tomorrow - other than the relentless montage crap!

Fuck yeah, I told you my money was on No Country, and had i actually put any money down I would now be a little richer.

Well, that's it. I guess the Pajiborgy (LOVE IT!!) is over.

Back to regular business tomorrow.

Whew, it's over. Just shy of 1 a.m. Why oh why do the Oscars have to be on Sunday nights....

Daniel, sorry for your pain. If it's any consolation, visions of unpalatable erotic podcasts are now dancing in my head as well. Misery does love company, huh?

'Night, all!

DAMN whatever Denzel is doing, he needs to keep doing it...not too shabby

Damn. 5:51am here. Gonna be a long day tomorrow. Not sure it was worth the whole night. There weren't any super exciting unexpected moments but I'm not complaining

Goodnight, fellow Pajibans. The show was boring as ass, but I enjoyed your company.

Yeah I think that's the most boring show I can remember in a long time. I like Jon Stewart but the transitions and monologues were weak. No good running gags either...

Which one is Frances McDormand married to? The tall one or short one?

Oh fuckin' hell Ralph Nader is running for Prez? He's such a douche.

How did everyone else do in their Oscar pools? I got 7/12 right, that's 58.3%. I think that's the best I've ever done. Damn toss-up actress categories.

Pajibans made the Oscars SOOOO much more fun than they would've been taken straight! THANK YOU ALL!

I am still very wired; I'm gonna go laugh (for only a bit) at Babwa interviewing Cyrus Spawn. Babwa is trying to look interested - HA!

Brad Renfro, R.I.P.

Nipplefuck! How could they leave Brad Renfro out of the dead person montage? Rude.
I was expecting more from Javier Bardem's acceptance speech. It's so lame that they make everyone feel like that have to rush through their speech so they don't get played off, or worse, have their mike cut off (that poor girl from Once!). But they'll let the old-timers ramble on about their Lifetime Achievement awards. I mean, did we really need to keep the speeches short to make room for montages? Laziest Oscars ceremony ever.

I'm rooting for Marion Cotillard, Daniel Day-Lewis, the Juno script, and the Atonement soundtrack. Then maybe "Falling Slowly" for best song? Those are really the only ones that I care about.
Posted by: Kate at February 24, 2008 5:35 PM

Wow 5 out of 5, u must be having a good day :)

Since I took time off work to watch this (3 to 7 AM) I'm off to bed. Jon Stewart is my hero for bringing the Czech chick back. Must see "Once" soon. Jewish Halle Berry was funny. Javier Bardem is so hot it hurts my brain.

I stopped watching after Marion Cotillard's acceptance speech because I think it was probably the only sincere moment of the whole tacky endevour.

Also, what the hell is going on with Renee Zelweger (sp?) - she looks TERRIFYING.

Matt - Swinton is Scottish and Day-Lewis is Irish?
It's not quite that clear cut, is it?

Daniel was born in London and actually has dual British/Irish citizenship.

Tilda was also born in London, to a Scottish father and Australian mother. Admittedly she lives in Scotland now, but Johnny Depp lives in France and I don't think that makes him French.

Anyhow, I do agree - it was a very international evening - and I loved that song from "Once".

Yeah, sorry Kolby. There's always next year.

Another in agreement with Julie, et al, about Rhubarb's comment. Things have become a tad predictable around here, haven't they?