Oscars 2023 Live Blog

We interrupt all of the non-blogging with some film stuff.

Happy Oscars Day!  I just barely watched all 10 of the Best Picture nominees, and rather than tweeting live, I'm blogging the fun of the day.  I'm also writing some of my thoughts from the Best Picture nominees separately, although the ones I saw on screen will be kind of vauge because I didn't have a notebook with me in the theater, and some I'm doing a year later.

CHAMPAGNE CARPET

3:30pm

• I feel like Ashley Graham (ABC) needs more clothing. 
• Jamie Lee Curtis clears stairways.  :)  I love her peach / sparkly ensemble.
• You go, Sarah Polley, with your tux!  I would think it would be more uncomfortable than a dress but whatevs.
• Malala Yousafi looking so gorgeous in that shiny silver dress.  I love it.
• Why is that guy so awkward?
• Zoe Saldana looking lovely as always.  I like the elegance of her Ferdi dress.  
• Ooh, I love the color of Stephanie Hsu's dress!  Lovely shade of pink.
• Is Angela Bassett wearing an Ouroboros necklace?
• I love Kerry Condon's Irish brogue.

4:30pm:

• Florence Pugh's hair is cute!
• Hugh Grant: "I can't remember my tailor."  He didn't have fun on set, so let's cut away now.
• Ke Huy Quan is adorable.  "Wow wow wow!"
• Michelle Yeoh looks like a ballerina from Swan Lake.  Beautiful!
• Wait.  Pedro Pacal's sister is nominated tonight?  Wow!
• If I was Austin Butler, I would have kept the 1968 Special outfit, too.  Sexy.  Have I told you that I have a crush on Austin Butler?
• Oh, there he is!  AUSTIN!!!  Aw, he brought his best friend instead of his girlfriend.  His best friends is also his agent.  Cute.  OMG, he says "nice to see you", and I so wish he was saying that to me!!!

So...I totally forgot that I was behind because I was watching that last film.  Hoping to catch up during the commericals.  Oy.

95TH ACADEMY AWARDS

• "Why are you like this, Tom?!!!"  Nice entrance, Jimmy.  Haha, needs to adjust his Danger Zone.
• "I'm glad to se that Nicole Kidman has finally been released by that abandoned AMC...and thank you for encouraging people to go to the theater,  to people that are already at the theater."  SPOT ON.
• "Two actors from 'Encino Man' are nominated ofr Oscars."   Should I see that movie now?
• "If you've never made love to the score to "Raiders of the Lost Ark", do yourself a favor.
• Cute story of the correspondence between Austin Butler and Tom Hanks via a typewriter by their characters.
• I love the list of people that any assailant would have to get through to get to Jimmy: Apollo Creed, Michelle Yeoh, The Mandalorian, Spider-man, Fableman, and Guillermo.
• Yay, all of the categories are back!  That was so disrespectful last year.  I hated it.  
• RRR dancing you off stage should actually be a goal.

Best Animated Feature 

    My favorite was Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio".  (I haven't finished 'Puss in Boots' yet)

    Dwayne Johnson can't stop talking.

    Yay!  Pinocchio!!!  

Supporting Roles

    I'm rooting for Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis or Stephanie Hsu or Angela Bassett or Kerry Condon.  Clearly, I can't decide on supporting actress.  OK, if I had to decide to save my life: Angela Bassett.  No Jamie Lee.  Oh, just kill me now.  I haven't seen "Causeway" or "The Whale".

    So nice to see Tony Koster presenting.

    Whoo HOOOOO!!!! Ke Huy Quan!  I yelped from my seat.  Aw, Spielberg is giving a standing ovation.  Ooh, I like how the names of the winners are on movie theater marquees.  "Mom, I just won an Oscar!"  I'm totally weeping.  "This is the American dream!"  He thanked his Goonies brother for life, Jeff Cohen.  Go, CHUNK!!!!  "Dreams are something you have to believe in.  I almost gave up on mine.  To all of you out there, keep your dreams alive."  I'm so happy right now.

Jamie Lee Curtis!  Also a first nomination, and a first win!  I'm so happy for her!  I had no idea that she was married to Christopher Guest.  We just won an Oscar together!  Aw, the tears when she mentioned her parents, Tony Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh.  I'm a mess again.

She has a lovely voice.  Wish I could understand what was happening.  (Sophia Carson and Diane Warren for short stories about women).

Aw, cute shot of Jamie Lee and Key together!

Documentary

Nice to see Riz Ahmed and Questlove!

For Feature, I'm rooting for "Navalny", but haven't seen "All the Beauty...and "A House Made of Splinters".

Ooh, "Navalny" won!  This footage was amazing.  Very cool that they got a written statement from him in prison.

Short Live Action:

I've only seen "Le Pupille", which I really liked.

Congrats to "An Irish Goodbye" for your win.

Little Mermaid!!!  So a fancy way of showing us a trailer in the middle of the Oscars.  Interesting.  Necessary?  No.  Am I looking forward to the movie?  More than I thought I would.  Awkwafina?  Who is she playing?  No, don't tell me.   OK, I need to go make dinner. I'll play catch-up later.

Cinematography:

I'm rooting for "All Quiet..."

"All Quiet on the Western Front" wins!    

Well, a Very Merry Unbirthday to you, sir!

"One minute, you're fine, the next, your fingers are hot dogs."

I did not like the performance of "This is the Life" for "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once".  I feel like it was dissonant and weird.  I know the movie was weird, but still. 

Makeup

I had no favorites for this one.

Congratulations to the makeup team for "The Whale".

Warner Bros 100th Anniversary Tribute

The donkey from "Banshees..."!!

Costume Design

My fave is "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris."

Julia wearing her dress from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989.

I need to go to FIDM this week at my lunch break to see these.

Congratulations to Ruth Carter for "Wakanda Forever"!  I also liked those costumes a lot.

"Do you know Naatu?  If not, you're about to."

I've been looking forward to this all day.  "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR".

Yay!  That was awesome, and not even as long as the one shown on screen.

Eva Longoria providing support to the Academy President.  

Go to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures!  It's really cool.  

International Feature Film

Because we cannot have an Oscars ceremony with Salma Hayek, here she is with Antonio Banderas.

I have not seen all of the movies, but I'm rooting for "Argentina 1985".

I mean, I knew "All Quiet on the Western Front" would win, but a girl can hope.  I did like that movie, too.

Oh, the actors are there!  Felix was soooo good, and that was his first feature film!

Shorts were presented by presented by The Mandalorian and Scarlet Witch   

Documentary Short Film,
    I'm rooting for the elephants, but I haven't seen 3 of the movies. 
    Yay!  "The Elephant Whisperers" won!

Animated Short Film

    I didn't see any of these.

    Congratulations to "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse".

    "I'm British, so I"m more comfortable saying 'sorry'."

    

Lady Gaga performing with Bloodpop:  "This is a Life" from "Top Gun: Maverick"

    She could have sung that a cappella and it would have been equally as good as this was, she's just amazing.

Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell, representing the importance of using moisturizer.  Oh, Hugh, you scrotum.  

Production Design

My favorite is Elvis.

Congratulations to "All Quiet on the Western Front"!  

Original Score presented by Mindy Kaling and John Cho.   Love the bit about pronouncing Banshees of Inesherin

    Congratulations to Volker Bertelmann for  "All Quiet on the WEstern Front".  I didn't think I had a favorite, but when the house orchestra played the theme, I remember that I did really like this one the most.

I love Elizabeth Banks.  Why is she with Cocaine Bear?  Oh, she directed it?

Visual Effects

"Tom Cruise flying around is real, but also visual effects.  Wakanda is totally real."

I'm rooting for Maverick.

Congratulations to the theme for "Avatar: The Way of Water".

Malala, when asked about Harry Styles and Chris Pine: "I only talk about peace."

The bear is crawling around!  LOL

Rihanna singing "Lift Me Up" from "Wakanda Forever"

I like her outfit!

Beautiful job on a beautiful song.  Aw, I miss Chadwick, too.

7:30pm

Hi, James Hong!  One of our great living actors, and one of our worst civil engineers.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield presenting the writing categories.

Original Screenplay

I'm rooting for "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once". 

Yes, the Daniels for EEAAO!!! 

Adapted Screenplay

        I'm rooting for "Women Talking".  I have not seen "Living".
        Congratulations to Sarah Polley for "Women Talking"! 

Hello, fake pilots from Maverick!

OK, I didn't understand the Robert Black in memoriam bit.  I will check socials later.

Sound categories presented by Jaenelle Monae and Kate Hudson.

Sound

I'm rooting for Maverick.

Yay!  A win for Top Gun!  Tom is smiling that Cruise smile somewhere out there right now.

Original Song

I'm rooting for "Naatu Naatu".

Yay!  "RRR"!!!

"I grew up listening to the Carpenters..." then goes into singing to "On Top of the World".  YES!

I'm now always concerned whenever John Travolta speaks at the Oscars because of past blunders.  But today, it's for In Memoriam, and I know he's there for Olivia.  So it's all good, JT.  Aw he said, "Hopelessly Devoted".  I CAN'T.  

Performed by Lenny Kravitz: "Calling All Angels".  Very nice, Lenny.

8:05pm

Avatar actors Sigourney Weaver and Zoe Saldana presenting Film Editing.

    I'm rooting for EEAOO.

    Yes!  Congrats to Paul Rogers for "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once".  I mean how could that film NOT get the award for editing?  He's adorbs.    Haha: "kind, generous, strange, sexy people".  I like him.  That's the most handsome film editor I've ever seen.  Have I seen other film editors, though?

Idris Elba and Nicole Kidman presenting for Directing.

    I'm rooting for the Daniels

    Oh, Yes!  Congratulations, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once"!!!

    Dressing in drag as a kid is a threat to nobody.  That's RIGHT.

    "Genius emerges from the collective."  Beautiful.  I love that his son "rearranges his DNA every day".  

Jessica Chastain and Halle Berry presenting Lead Actor/Actress awards

    Actor: I'm rooting for Austin Butler.  Ooh, he's sitting next to Angela Bassett!

    Congratulations to Brendan Fraser for "The Whale"!  He's going to make me cry, isn't he?  No, I'm OK.  I'm happy for him, though.

    Actress:  I'm rooting for Michelle Yeoh, and if it doesn't happen, there will be HELL TO PAY.

    Aw, they're all holding hands. 

    YES!!!!!  Congratulations, Michelle Yeoh, for "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once"!!!  QUEEN!  I love that the hot dog fingers are in the background.  "This is a beacon of hope and possibilities" for all of the little boys and girls that look like her.  "Ladies, don't ever let anyone tell you you are past your prime!"  She dedicated to all of the moms, the real superheroes.  I love the kiss to Oscar's head.  I am crying again!

Hello, Harrison!  Aw, cut to a shot of Data!  

Presenting Best Picture

Y'all know I"m rooting for EEAAO.  Or you haven't been paying attention.

Then my TV stopped recording.  OY.  Glad I"m watching live.

Congratulations to "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once"!!!!!!!  I'm so happy!!!  Who is that guy?  "It's intimidating speaking up here."  A24 cleaning up tonight.  "No person is more important than profits."  Thank you, Daniels!  

Jimmy Kimmel apologizes to Matt Damon, says Good Morning America is already in progress.

Love the Number of Oscars Telecasts Without Incident "001" sign!

Congrats to everyone!

It's 8:40pm.  I want dessert.