Academy Awards

I approve of all the winners ;D

Essentially everyone I thought was going to win, did. I'm so glad Kathryn Bigelow won, because while I haven't seen The Hurt Locker yet, I've only heard amazing things. And honestly, as much as I enjoyed Avatar, and as groundbreaking special-effects wise it was, a movie should be judged based on merit, not how many tickets it sold.

I cried when Oprah spoke about Gabourey Sidibe, because that girl deserves so much praise for everything. I love that she is breaking boundaries in Hollywood. I love that people seem to finally be recognizing that talented, amazing people come in all shapes and sizes. Crap, I'm crying now thinking about it...

I'm a little up in the air about The Cove winning for best doc. I haven't seen it, but the topic bothers me a bit. Of course it's VERY important for people to be more knowledgeable about dolphin slaughter, but how is it any different than regular animal slaughter (the meat industry)? As Americans, we don't eat dolphin meat (normally), so we view them as akin to dogs or cats. It's like how we view the Korean or Chinese custom of eating dog meat. We, as Americans, are so incensed by it, and yet how is it any different that eating any other animal? It bothers me that people think some animals deserve to be killed more than others. (Yes, I am a long time vegetarian, but that's not my point here)

Politics aside, I enjoyed the telecast quite a bit.

Random, but favorite dresses:
- Sandra Bullock looked AMAZING in her gold dress, with fabulous detailing. Her hair looked amazing, and her makeup was nicely done.
- Anna Kendrick's dress was lovely. I would have liked it more if it were a darker color, but the actual dress is breathtaking. Seriously, I want that dress. NOW. I cannot accurately describe how much I love that dress.
- I was so pleasantly surprised by Cameron Diaz, because for the last few seasons she's been kinda iffy. Her dress tonight was gorgeous. Not only that, but she looked fabulous in it.
- Gabourey Sidibe's dress was gorgeous. The color was fantastic with her skintone, and it was extremely flattering. Simple, and yet glammed up with the beading.
- I quite enjoyed Jennifer Lopez's dress. It's not my style in the least (I like more flowy chiffon stuff), but it was still quite gorgeous. Very sculptural.
- Finally (I'm sure I'm missing more, but these are all I can think of right now), I adored the gowns of Vera Farmiga, Julianne Moore, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Vera's was amazing, a risk that paid off, because she looked amazing in it. The color suited her very well, and the ruffles were very haute couture without being unwearable. Julianne's dress was so pretty. I didn't like the top as much (I couldn't see the detailing that well, but I wasn't too fond of it from what I DID see), but the bottom was lovely. The pearlish white was beautifully shimmery, and didn't wash her out in the slightest. Last, Michelle's dress... It wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it suited her so well. The dark red color was gorgeous, and let's face it, Michelle Pfeiffer always looks amazing.

Other dresses I really liked, but can't easily find links too (mostly because I'm lazy, and don't want to reupload)...
- Zoe Saldana's purple dress. Very much an Oscar!dress, a statement. Not for everyone, but I quite liked it.
- Amanda Seyfried's silvery white gown. She and J.Lo rocked very similar styles, but I liked Amanda's better, less sculpture, more princess.
- Penelope Cruz's red folded/pleated dress. Penelope always delivers on red-carpet glam. I love how she goes for a traditionally long ballgown, yet the dresses are never typical.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal's blue printed column was fabulous. It was fresh, and non-traditional, perfect for her.
- Rachel McAdams's multicolored pastelish dress. It's hard to describe but I LOOOVE it. Very much my style (seriously, long and flowy = my style), and I want to steal it. The colors are fabulous too.

Number one dress I did not like? Easy, Charlize Theron's dress. It was a risk, but definitely didn't work. Rosettes on your boobs? Really? On the plus side, Charlize's makeup and hair was very nice. Also, her skin looks fantastic. Which reminds me, I'm glad tan wasn't a big trend this year. Most everyone went natural, which is much better than hideously over-tanned.

Random comment: Jeff Bridge's wife, Susan Geston is GORGEOUS. Seriously, she's beautiful.