OSCAR WINNERS! And our thoughts!

Ok.  So I really like the Oscars.  They are my Super Bowl!  And for me, Seth Macfarlane had big shoes to fill with my main man Billy Crystal hosting last year.  I have read several reviews where they tear Macfarlane apart.  AND I don't agree.  I had many laugh out loud moments.  I think people are too high strung about the Oscars.  Yes, it's supposed to be a classy evening... but can't we laugh?  I'm not gonna lie, I nearly died when Macfarlane was introducing Christopher Plummer with some Sound of Music humor.... "THE VON TRAPP FAMILY SINGERS!"  "Sir, they're gone!"  That shit was funny.  Rolling Stones said it was stupid... whatevs.  The musical montage was amazing starting with Catherine Zeta Jones singing Chicago's "All That Jazz" followed by Jennifer Hudson's "And I am telling you" with a Les Miserables finale.  Wonderful!  And good for Russell Crowe for singing even though every one talked major unnecessary shit about him.  My highlight was Barbra.  Ms. Streisand, the queen of all, sounded freaking amazing.  I nearly died... and I definitely cried.  Argo winning Best Picture was great and Ben Affleck definitely deserved it.  Jennifer Lawrence had a great speech as did Daniel Day-Lewis.  Anne Hathaway's speech was lovely.  Overall it was a fun Oscar show! 

2013 was a fun Oscar year- it was a great show with a few surprises, some excellent performances and mostly good decisions. I was glad to see Life of Pi get some deserved love and was pleased that no riots tore Hollywood apart since Anne Hathaway and Daniel Day-Lewis walked away with their statues. Django's wins for supporting actor and screenplay were unexpected but bold. There has been mixed opinion about Macfarlane, and thought he did an excellent job. Sure, not every joke knocked it out of the park but he livened it up with an original approach and didn't fall back on excessive raunch or recycled Family Guy material. It's fashionable to bellyache about the Oscar host, but let's face it, Bob Hope is no longer with us and Billy Crystal can't do it every year so give it a break and give someone else a chance, and other than an overlong opening bit, Macfarlane brought a unique energy and some great song and dance to the ceremony. I could have done with less Kristen Stewart shots- she seemed bombed out of her brain and did not deserve to sit behind Tommy Lee Jones, Daniel Day-Lewis and Steven Spielberg, unless there was a lot of crop-dusting going on (fingers crossed). While I enjoyed seeing Shirley Bassey sing Goldfinger, I was disappointed at how short the Bond tribute was... sure Adele sang Skyfall later but Bassey has three Bond themes under her belt and there were no other surprise guest stars... c'est la vie. I was pleased to see Argo win; it seemed to have the best of all worlds for this year's slate of films and Affleck deserves any praise he can get for his wonderful directing career so far. 


Best Picture
Who we want to win: Les Miserables / Argo
Who we think will win: Lincoln / Argo
Winner: ARGO

Best Actor
Who we want to win: Hugh Jackman / Daniel Day-Lewis
Who we think will win: Daniel Day-Lewis/ Daniel Day-Lewis
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis

Best Actress

Who we want to win: Emmanuelle Riva / Jessica Chastain
Who we think will win: Jessica Chastain / Jennifer Lawrence
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence

Best Supporting Actor
Who we want to win: Tommy Lee Jones  / Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Who we think will win: Tommy Lee Jones / Tommy Lee Jones
Winner: Christoph Waltz

Best Supporting Actress
Who we want to win: Anne Hathaway / Anne Hathaway
Who we think will win: Anne Hathaway / Anne Hathaway
Winner: Anne Hathaway

Animated Feature
Who we want to win: Wreck-it Ralph / Wreck-it Ralph
Who we think will win: Brave/  Brave
Winner: Brave

Cinematography
Who we want to win: Life of Pi / Life of Pi
Who we think will win: Life of Pi/ Life of Pi
Winner: Life of Pi

Costume Design
Who we want to win: Lincoln / Lincoln
Who we think will win: Lincoln / Anna Karenina
Winner: Anna Karenina

Directing
Who we want to win: David O. Russell (Silver Lining's Playbook) / Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Who we think will win: Steven Spielberg ( Lincoln) / Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)
Winner: Ang Lee

Film Editing
Who we want to win: Zero Dark Thirty / Zero Dark Thirty
Who we think will win: Zero Dark Thirty / Argo
Winner: Argo 

Foreign Language Film: 
Who we want to win: Amour / Amour
Who we think will win: Amour/ Amour
Winner: Amour

Makeup and Hairstyling 
Who we want to win: Les Miserables / Les Miserables
Who we think will win: Les Miserables / Les Miserables
Winner: Les Miserables

Music: Original Score
Who we want to win: Argo / Life of Pi
Who we think will win: Life of Pi / Life of Pi
Winner: Life of Pi

Music: Original Song: 
Who we want to win: Skyfall / Skyfall
Who we think will win: Skyfall / Skyfall
Winner: Skyfall

Production Design
Who we want to win: Life of Pi / Les Miserables 
Who we think will win: Lincoln / Lincoln
Winner: Lincoln

Short Film- Animated 
Who we want to win: Paperman / Paperman
Who we think will win: Paperman / Paperman
Winner: Paperman

Sound Editing
Who we want to win: Argo /Skyfall
Who we think will win: Argo/ Zero Dark Thirty
Winner: Skyfall/Zero Dark Thirty

Sound Mixing 
Who we want to win: Argo / Skyfall
Who we think will win: Argo / Lincoln
Winner: Les Miserables

Visual Effects 
Who we want to win: Life of Pi / Life of Pi
Who we think will win: Life of Pi / Life of Pi
Winner: Life of Pi

TIM WINS with 16 correct predictions!!!

(Katie is at 11... whomp whomp.)



The Working Title honorable mentions.

Best death scene by being broken in half: Russell Crowe in Les Miserables

Best non-sexual nudity: Jamie Foxx's manhood in Django Unchained

Grossest, Dirtiest Whorefaces:  The cast of Les Miserables 

Best Deformed Face: Javier Bardem in Skyfall