February 25, 2008
Oscar Bash-ing
Every year on the day after the Oscars, the gay armchair quarterbacks complain "that was the worst Oscar show ever!" It's the same complaints EVERY year, so when WAS there ever a good Oscar show?
A few highlights:
-John Travolta looked like his hair was sprayed on.
-Chace Crawford and J.C. Chasez hung out together all night at Elton John's after party.
-Scott Rudin thanked his boyfriend in his acceptance speech for "No Country For Old Men".
-Introductions for Best Short Documentary was done by soldiers in Irag. The winner ended up being a lesbian themed movie, and I swear, every soldier they put on camera could have been the mayor of gayville.
-Patrick Dempsey was introduced as, "...the handsome and versatile Patrick Dempsey..." In other words, he likes to top AND bottom.
The complete list of winners from the 80th Academy Awards is after the jump.
The night before, we went to Cookie Dough's Monster Show at Harvey's for their "Oscar Bash-ing". The theme was songs from movies, and some actually followed the theme! Watch these selections posted on Lavender Lounge Video Blog. The first is a collage of numbers, and the second is a medley of songs from "Gypsy" by our own Ethyl Merman.
Besides the two videos below, I added a couple pictures in the VIP Room under Paparazzi Pics. JOIN THE FUN!
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Best animated feature film of the year
"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Brad Bird
Achievement in art direction
"Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount): Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Achievement in cinematography
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Robert Elswit
Achievement in costume design
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal) Alexandra Byrne
Achievement in directing
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best documentary feature
"Taxi to the Dark Side" (THINKFilm) An X-Ray Production: Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
Best documentary short subject
"Freeheld" A Lieutenant Films Production: Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
Achievement in film editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Christopher Rouse
Best foreign language film of the year
"The Counterfeiters" Austria
Achievement in makeup
"La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"Atonement" (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Falling Slowly" from "Once" (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
Best motion picture of the year
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
Best animated short film
"Peter & the Wolf" (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman
Best live action short film
"Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)" (Premium Films) A Karé Production: Philippe Pollet-Villard
Achievement in sound editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
Achievement in sound mixing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
Achievement in visual effects
"The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
Adapted screenplay
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Original screenplay
"Juno" (A Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production), Written by Diablo Cody
Posted by lavenderlounge at 4:47 PM
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