Oscar Wrap Up (2008)

Well, I got a lot of those wrong.

Good for me, though. Good for you.

Good for the Coens even if I didn't think a sweep was forthcoming. I sincerely hope their little corner of the sandbox has room for all those statues. Good for the Academy for rewarding a critically beloved picture instead of a middling one.

Good for she who would call herself Diablo for giving a short, sweet, touching speech in a Betty Page inspired outfit.

Good for the insanely dreamy Javier Bardem busting out the Spanish.

Good for Marion Cotillard for struggling valiantly to deliver her speech in English, for being so genuinely surprised, and for being genuinely happy when Lavergne and Archibald won for makeup.

Good for The Bourne Ultimatum for picking up so many technical awards. People like it, critics like it, why shouldn't the Academy?

Good for Swinton for not only being herself but for giving a delightfully off centre speech.

Good for Daniel Day-Lewis' speech, so strange and smart. If your acceptance speech isn't the moment to refer to your picture as a golden sapling springing forth from Paul Thomas Anderson's head, when is it? And that he wished he had his son, H.W. Plainview with him? Made it seem like even if he was a lock, he still had the good grace to feel awed.

Boo on Rebecca Miller's dress. She's an attractive lady, so I don't understand why she would do that to herself.

Boo on Colin Farrell's hair.

Boo on the lack of screen time for my dear Jon. I'd rather see him, even slightly stiff as he was, than any of those "reflecting on my win" montages. Unless, of course, they could rustle up some more footage of Jack Lemmon. He's great at everything (even beyond the grave).

Boo on having Miley Cyrus say "awesome" during her presentation just because she's young.

Boo on whatever was happening to the bust of a variety of normally good looking women, like Jessica Alba's purple feathers or Anne Hathaway's garland or Jennifer Garner's squashy pancake boob.

Boo on Gil Cates, who hates Amy Adams for some reason, and on Bill Conti, who hates any one who didn't win an acting award. I want to hear what those who made shorts or editing decisions have to say, damn it!

And finally, may the prize of the best part of the whole shebang go to Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. Their song was truly the best, their speeches about hope inspiring, and the moment when Jon brought Markéta back out* the most tear worthy.

*We all secretly believe that this was his idea, right? Right.

Stayed tuned tomorrow for the greatest of all post-Oscar events: my top 10.