Comments on: The Oscars http://minaday.com/blog/2010/03/07/awards/the-oscars/557 The semi-regular journal for the MAD About Movies site, with more on movies, and other things too. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Farmer http://minaday.com/blog/2010/03/07/awards/the-oscars/557/comment-page-1#comment-218 John Farmer Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:08 +0000 http://minaday.com/blog/?p=557#comment-218 Good point, Bob. It was odd to have Farrell talk about Renner after his role working with Bridges. Penn was having a bad night and <a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1539541.php/Sean-Penn-booted-out-of-Oscars-party-after-fight" rel="nofollow">should have skipped the ball</a>. Not exactly a class act. Good point, Bob. It was odd to have Farrell talk about Renner after his role working with Bridges.

Penn was having a bad night and should have skipped the ball. Not exactly a class act.

]]> By: Bob Fitzpatrick http://minaday.com/blog/2010/03/07/awards/the-oscars/557/comment-page-1#comment-217 Bob Fitzpatrick Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:05:53 +0000 http://minaday.com/blog/?p=557#comment-217 <> They used to make a big deal out of not using the word "winner." I remember when they started this, and then many times after when it would accidentally slip out and the presenter would correct themselves. After Sunday night, who knows? I thought the show moved at a good pace with the reordering of the awards--screenwriting up front, then rushing through the technicals mid-show. But it all fell apart during best acting presentations when they brought out the 5 actors to tell the nominees how wonderful they were (did they do that last year, too?). Tucci was the only good one. And was Farrell avoiding Bridges glare as he extolled Renner?? Does anyone know what the hell Sean Penn was taking about before he presented? <>

They used to make a big deal out of not using the word “winner.” I remember when they started this, and then many times after when it would accidentally slip out and the presenter would correct themselves. After Sunday night, who knows?

I thought the show moved at a good pace with the reordering of the awards–screenwriting up front, then rushing through the technicals mid-show. But it all fell apart during best acting presentations when they brought out the 5 actors to tell the nominees how wonderful they were (did they do that last year, too?). Tucci was the only good one. And was Farrell avoiding Bridges glare as he extolled Renner??

Does anyone know what the hell Sean Penn was taking about before he presented?

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