Celluloid Heroes

Welcome to Celluloid Heroes’ live-blogging coverage of the Academy Awards. Okay, so I’m not really there, but I am watching the show on my new 40-inch LCD HDTV. Just to show my dedication to you, my loyal reader(s), I have switched away from the NASCAR race in Fontana.

Of course, I haven’t seen many of the films nominated, so I don’t know what I’ll to say about the winners, but I will do what I can to keep you up to date.

5:30 PST

Nice animation, but Transformers sharing the same screen space with Back to the Future?

Jon Stewart makes some good points about the Writers Strike.

“Does this town need a hug?” LOL

Julie Christie still looks good.

Norbit: “Too often the Academy ignores films that aren’t good.”

5:41 PM PST

Jennifer Garner is a movie star?

Best Costume Design: Elizabeth: The Golden Age Well that was the one they seemed to be trying to win.

5:48 PM PST

One award, one production number? At that ratio, this is going to be a long night.

Get Smart music!

Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille. I called it!!

5:56 PM PST

Best Makeup: La Vie en Rose. At least it wasn’t Norbit…

Best song nominee “Happy Working Song” from Enchanted. Man, Amy Adams is cute. And she can sing.

6:06 PM PST

Enjoy the view, Rock. The only you’ll way be up there.

Best Visual Effects: The Golden Compass. The one nominee I haven’t seen. Figures.

Best Art Direction: Sweeny Todd. I love foreign winners. They keep it short.

6:15 PM PST

Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men. Best acceptance speech so far. Maybe it helps when they don’t speak English.

6:25 PM PST

Another nominated song, “Raise it Up” from August Rush.

6:28 PM PST

Best Live Short: Le Mozart de Pickpockets

6:32 PM PST

Best Animated Short: Peter and the Wolf

6:35 PM PST

Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton.

6:45 PM PST

Notice how they always send a hottie to hand out the technical awards.

Jon Stewart deals the compulsory Jack Nicholson jokes, of course.

Best Adapted Screenplay: No Country for Old Men. Nice short acceptance speech!

Another nominated song “That’s How You Know” from Enchanted. Kristin Chenoweth is adorable, ain’t she.

7:00 PM PST

Best Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum.

7:07 PM PST

Best Sound Mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum.

7:14 PM PST

Best Actress: Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose.

That was pretty early for Best Actress, wasn’t it?

7:18 PM PST

Next original song nominee, “Falling Slowly” from Once.

7:28 PM PST

Best Film Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum. Currently the leading winner… Hmm…

7:36 PM PST

Honorary Oscar: Robert Boyle. Now that’s the kind of 98-year-old I want to be. Who care if everything else stops working as long as I’ve still got all my marbles.

7:42 PM PST

Best Foreign Language Film: The Counterfeiter, Austria.

7:45 PM PST

Best Song: “Following Slowly for Months,” Once

7:50 PM PST

Best Cinematography: There Will Be Blood

8:08 PM PST

Best Original Score: Atonement

8:13 PM PST

Service people presenting the award for Best Documentary Short. Great idea!

Best Documentary Short: Freeheld.

Best Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side

8:23 PM PST

Best Original Screenplay: Juno. The ex-stripper wins an Oscar!

8:31 PM PST

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis for There Will Be Blood.

8:42 PM PST

Best Director: No Country for Old Men

8:45 PM PST

Best Director: No Country for Old Men

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