Even if you're sick of hearing about the Oscars (or especially if you're sick of it) it's worth reading this account of the ceremony by Annie Proulx, author of BROKEBACK. It's caustic.
I also liked John Stewart's comment while hosting the ceremony:
"Hands up if you weren't in CRASH."
I wonder why it won.
14 Mar 2006 - 12:47
"Hands up if you weren't in Crash."
Ha! Yes, it's an interesting tactic: win an Oscar with brute force by casting LOTS of actors who each in turn have LOTS of contacts and influence!
(That said, I did quite enjoy Crash)
14 Mar 2006 - 19:18
It was bold but flawed, in my humble (ahem) opinion.
Nice avatar, btw.
14 Mar 2006 - 19:20
Yeah, I remember you mentioning that you had a few "issues" with Crash! Would you have prefered Brokeback to win?
15 Mar 2006 - 12:39
Yup. But it's not the end of the world!
18 Mar 2006 - 20:53
I was in crash. I was the third car. Yes, that one. No, left a bit. Yeah, that's the one. waves oscar
"Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth." -- Mark Twain
20 Mar 2006 - 15:27
Ha. I also like this contribution to the debate from Josh Olson, screenwriter of A History of Violence :
http://books.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,1733349,00.html
LL
14 Mar 2006 - 11:37