We know this year’s Academy Awards are unlikely to be as glamorous as 1956, when Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn were both presenters (at right, see them backstage). But they’ll be glam enough: an entire industry has grown around the gowns, the chats, the hullaballoo for what our Ro Howe aptly called “The Super Bowl for women.”
We’re not the only ones live-blogging this, of course, but we’ll bring back reports from the others, from Twitter, and from our own Oscar parties. We hope you do too – and will even send photos!
As we asked the other day:
Will the show itself feel fresh enough, even though it’s hosted by Billy Crystal – again?
Who will be the best dressed and who will make big dress mistakes? Who will win in the Meryl vs. Glenn faceoff?
Is there a film or actor you’re rooting for? A screenwriter like Kristin Wiig, or an editor like Thelma Schoonmaker?
Each of us at WVFC has specific questions in our minds, as well as films we WISH were in competition. But we’ll actually behave as we hope you do and put them in the comments below. Let the dialogue begin!
A “historian’s dream” or a “diplomat’s nightmare?” Welcome to the new reality of the modern information age.
A quick roundup of thoughts and opinions on the shoot-out in Arizona this weekend.
Best diamonds of the evening on Penelope. Great musical scores all around…
Christopher Plummer, pure class!
…that was supposed to be “Christopher Plummer, aging nicely”
Most excellent speech!
I began the evening swooning over Clooney and Mr. Plummer has just stolen my heart entirely.
Christopher Plummer, again nicely at 82
Plummer is such a gentleman.
Ha! Chris, my telecast seems to be 2 minutes behind yours.
Yes!
What do we think? Christopher Plummer?
Expected, but it’s fine. Go Mr. Plummer!
I don’t know who started the trend of odd neck-clinging fru frus in gowns this year.
Yes, Leo was understated and elegant. So talented too!
BTW, how about those options – robots or robots or … robots?
Melissa Leo owns the stage and speaks so beautifully.
Right! The schtick between Ben Stiller and Emma Stone was extremely cringe-worthy. Glad she got a little of her own back at the end. (You know there’s something wrong when the bit calls for Ben Stiller to point out that someone is immature and over-the-top.)
We do understand the power of fashion and style when this otherwise attractive and talented young woman will only be rememmber for this dress..
Alex, so’s the writing of the past several minutes. Awkward dialog, and kind of insulting to women, no? Cringe!
Emma Stone’s dress is unfortunate.
Well, another nominated woman loses (Kung Fu Panda)…
Oh Chris Rock. Humor is based in truth.
I do not want Brad Pitt. Just wanted him to get a shampoo. I want George.
UPS is hard work! Yeah, Chris.
sorry for the typo up there, I was so astonished I couldn’t proofread. So bothered by the awkward.
Tweet from @NOWYoungFems: So many men. Getting an award for a documentary about football. America. #WhereRWomen
I love Chris Rock!
I’m liking this look on Chris Rock
Please stop this NOT wearing the bow tie for a black tie event!
When RDJ walked onstage, I started typing something about how Dr. Pat could keep Brad Pitt, because here’s my eye candy…
And then he started speaking, and it was awkward and gross.
And it serves as a summation of a summation of all the things that are wrong about the way women have been represented this year.
Given that all (most?) of the documentaries were very serious, the preamble was a little too silly.
It is a testosterone night, that is for sure.
OK, RDJ. You have my heart already.
Older men: Two 82 year old men; Loved the FLOMAX joke.
Cirque du Soleil. Beautiful…but rather unnecessary. Would zap thru to next award segment,if I could
Bananas Foster coming up for my own hunk!!
So glad to see Hugo doing so well. Absolutely loved this film.
OK, EVERY technical award has gone to HUGO – EXCEPT when a woman was nominated. Boo indeed!
Thanks, Patricia for your comment in the film. I’m sad to say I was turned off by the number of people who saw it because they felt like it was the politically correct thing to do. I didn’t go because I didn’t connect with the book – now I will see it.
Bradley Cooper, please be blonde again!
Agree with Eleanore! Brad is a hunk.
Boo.
Chris, I feel very vested in Thelma after you had me write about her! I’m sure we would be great friends if I had the opportunity to meet her.
The film transformed the way I understood the book, The Help.
That
Bradley Cooper. Very easy on the eyes…
OK, time to hold your lighter for Thelma Schoonmaker….
OK I agree about the peplum.
Can some
one please give Billy Crystal some eyebrows!
I might be the only woman who didnt love the book? I can’t comment on the Oscar because I didn’t see the movie. Realize I’m opening up myself in a blog about the Oscars…..
Weeping as well…
Spencer’s speech has ME choked up.