Maybe I'm in a better mood tonight than I was the night I watched the Grammys.
Maybe I like movie stars more than musicians... although they're arguably just as strange and narcissistic.
Maybe I like the gowns and the formality of the Oscars over the Grammys.
But for whatever reason, I liked this show.
The main reason I liked the Oscars this year: There was an overall young feeling to the night.
RED CARPET.
I loved the young faces like Jennifer Lawrence, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain. They looked beautiful. They looked 20/early 30 something. With so many young girls nominated, the red carpet felt formal but less stuffy than years past.
I could do an entire post just about gowns... but I won't.
SETH MACFARLANE.
Ok, I wasn't thrilled with the choice to make him the host. At all. But I have to say that he's part of the reason I think the night felt young to me. He's a guy that my parents have never heard of but I know well. His jokes were a little wacky and off color but that's who he is. And I have to admit that I laughed out loud a few times.
MUSICALS.
I love musicals!!!! I thought the tributes to the musicals were great. Jennifer Hudson is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. And I don't know about you but those clips of her in "Dreamgirls" really emphasized for me how much weight she's lost. WOW!
I love "Les Miserables". I love it on stage and bawled like a baby watching it on screen.
"Chicago" is still one of my favorite musicals-turned-movie.
MOVIES.
I need to see so many of the movies. Ok, ok. I need to see all of the movies except Les Mis. So pathetic, right?
The next time Jason goes to Meridian I may have to have a marathon movie night. "Silver Linings Playbook" followed by "Argo". Then "Lincoln" followed by "Zero Dark Thirty", "Amour", and "Life of Pi".
I can probably fit all of those in in one night; don't ya think?
FAVORITE HOT MESS MOMENT.
I loved Kristen Stewart limping out on stage with her hair looking like it hadn't seen a brush in days and a big bruise on her left arm. She couldn't help the limp, but everything else? C'mon.
FAVORITE NO - SHOW.
Leonardo DiCaprio. Not because I like him all that much. I just think it's hilarious that he can never be bothered to show up to these things. I can't remember the last time I saw him at the Oscars. I think someone's throwing himself a pity party because he's never won one.
To be fair, though, in the last 10 years, he's only been nominated twice. It DOES seem he's been snubbed quite a bit.
FAVORITE FEMALE SPEECH.
Jennifer Lawrence. She didn't say anything incredible; I just loved her reaction to the win. She looked sincerely shocked.
I'd feel bad for her that she tripped except that she can handle it... and did handle it well. I love her. I love that you can't ever guess what she's gonna say. She seems like somebody I'd be friends with and laugh will all the time.
FAVORITE MALE SPEECH.
Ben Affleck. He made me cry. Maybe the sunburn is making me delirious and emotional. But I thought he was so sincere. And I think he's one of the most likable guys in Hollywood since he married Jenn Garner and had kids.
I've almost completely forgotten about the Bennifer mess he used to be. Almost.
FAVORITE BACKGROUND FOLKS.
The people standing behind Michelle Obama. One couldn't stop blinking. One never blinked. One couldn't decide if she should smile. One couldn't stop smiling. It was mesmerizing.
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I really enjoyed the night. Until next year, Oscars.
