Busy weekend.  I'm exhausted, though it was a good time.  I'll wrap it up when I have more of a chance to write.

So what did you think of the Oscars?  I thought Chris Rock was great...and I'm glad I saw him host, because I doubt he'll be back next year.  (And of course the Post hated him.)  I share his perplexity over some of the unconventional -- and tacky -- staging, like having the nominees for the "lesser" awards gathered on stage, or when they're delivering the Oscar to the winner's seat and making them give their acceptance speeches in the middle of the aisle.  (I guess they're seated so far back that it'd take too long for them to get up to the stage.)

It felt like the telecast moved along at a faster clip than in years past (and indeed it did; three hours and 15 minutes.)  But I missed seeing some of the big production numbers that they used to do.  And has the Academy quit showing those amazingly-edited Chuck Workman films, or was the opening montage it?  And the telecase seemed to be directed differently; the timing was a bit off, and they didn't show as many of the usual reaction shots of attendees.

Ah well.  I've got pictures to upload and entries to write (not to mention, y'know, the real job I gotta go and do.)

P.S. -- And good on Halle Berry for actually showing up in person to collect her Razzie.

ADDENDUM:  A couple other points:  As Defamer mentions, Hilary Swank's "girl from th'trailer park" shtick is kind of worn out by now.  I can see it when you're accepting your first Oscar, Hils.  But your second?  You're already there.  You've for-real Made It.  Act like a star.

Speaking of which, it's definitely a classy move to save thanking Clint for last.  It's not a classy move to say you're going to save Clint for last, then thank Clint, then thank Warner Brothers and your publicist.

And finally:  Adam Duritz and Sideshow Bob...separated at birth?

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Adam Duritz and Sideshow Bob most definitely look like twins now. That'll be on my next separated at birth post...