Not My Best Oscars

Sad to say, I only got 13 predictions right this year. Did pretty well in most of the major categories, though they were all rather predictable. Got the big Tilda Swinton upset. Missed out on Marion Cotillard. And under-estimated the love the academy would have for PT Anderson & Roger Deakins. I was wrong.

A few other thoughts:

1- Lose the Best Song performances. Just flat-out lose them. We don't need them, they're never exciting, they suck up so much time. It's a waste.

2- Considering the recent writer's strike and its highlighting of the importance of writers, they could have made a great writers montage, no? Paid a little homage to the dorks.

3- Diablo Cody: Go away. Just go away. You don't have street cred, you're not cool, nobody likes you.

4- Take Nicole Kidman with you. Take her and go away.

5- And bring Ryan Seacrest. He is insipid. But he is better than Billy Bush. I really missed Joan Rivers, though.

6- There were no acting winners this year who are one-hit wonders. No Jennifer Hudsons, no Mira Sorvinos. Real thespians, which is exciting...

And which (7) gives us hope that the Oscars will someday soon recognize:
-Gena Rowlands (preferably before she's gone)
-Julianne Moore
-Laura Linney
-Laurence Fishburne
-Emily Watson
-Joan Allen
-Maggie Gyllenhaal
-Mark Ruffalo (if he gets a good role, which he really needs asap)
-Don Cheadle

They should make the show 3 hours, cut the songs, and continue to honor, if not the very best, then at least talented, good work (which does NOT include YOU, DIABLO!).

Why don't they have George Clooney give an award with Brad, Mattie D, Ben, Leo? Wouldn't it be fun to have a hot cool guys presentation?

And last, but not least, #8: Seeing Crash in the Best Picture montage made me ralph. They need to put a footnote next to it that says, "We know it's a piece of doo doo. We only picked it because we were scared."