February 26, 2007
Blah…Those Oscars…Yeah, They Sucked
I’m skipping Memory Monday this week. I know…..I’ve missed the last two weeks as well. But I have good reason. Or at the very least, I think I have good reason.
I want to discuss bitch about the Academy Awards. I wasted six hours last night, watching the pre-show specials and the entire awards ceremony. I say “wasted”, not because I was drinking cheap wine, but because clearly I could have been cleaning out my closet, mopping the kitchen floor or handwashing my undergarments and had more fun.
I’m happy that Martin Scorsese won an Oscar for The Departed. And I’m glad that Jennifer Hudson finally received the recognition she deserves (take THAT Simon Cowell and the rest of America).
What I’m a little disturbed about was Hollywood’s obsession with Al Gore. He’s really not that great. Global Warming is something we should be concerned with, yes, but Gore isn’t the first person to bring this to our attention.
And since when is the Academy Awards a prime time to make ridiculous jokes about Gore’s potential run for President this year? After the third time Leonardo DiCaprio asked if Gore wanted to “announce anything special”, like a “really important decision”; I’d had enough.
And George Clooney? Shut up. So….You’re the sexiest man alive, times two, and that’s about it. I used to like your films, sexy one, until you decided to make a movie about Joe McCarthy that left out many important facts.
I should have known that Academy Awards would go Politico. I’m really not surprised.
I was hoping Abbigail Breslin would have won Best Supporting Actress, she is just so adorable and has great talent.
Helen Mirren was amazing as The Queen. I think that was the highlight of my Oscar night.
Ellen Degeneres is a funny gal, but she kind of bored me after a bit. The whole vacuuming thing was not that hilarious.
I guess I wasn’t very impressed this year. I’m not going to apologize for it. I’m just being honest.
*****Also, I will be attending my first BlogHer conference in July and I’m looking for hotel mates. I really want to cut the cost down as much as possible because this is my big splurge this year. I know it’s early, but the hotel list is already up at BlogHer and I am usually a procrastinator when it comes to reserving rooms. Anyone who is considering sharing a hotel room, please send me an e-mail at thedanafiles@hotmail.com. I’d rather be early than late!
Posted by Dana @ 12:00 am • Movies, Uncategorized
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February 26th, 2007 at 9:58 am, Leslie Says:
I thought Ellen was a great Oscar host, especially compared to previous ones. I just love her. And I was glad to see Jennifer Hudson win. But, I got a little tired of the Ode To Al Gore, too.
February 26th, 2007 at 10:14 am, Dana Says:
Don’t get me wrong, Ellen is funny and I do like her, but last night she sort of got on my nerves. I dunno….maybe I was just a cranky bitch last night!
February 26th, 2007 at 3:18 pm, yoshi Says:
after hearing about the oscars i’m so glad i recorded it instead of watching it.
every year it seems like the award shows get worse and worse.
So there was mention about al gore. ugh. how lame is that.
February 26th, 2007 at 7:04 pm, Dana Says:
Yoshi, it’s true…..Gore was all the rage. It was so nauseating.