So the Oscars™®© or Academy Awards™®© were last night, and damn them if they didn’t decide to shake shit up a little bit. Some of the awards were predictable, but the show sure wasn’t.
First of all, I had no idea until that motherfarkin’ Barbara Walters Special aired that g’d love-him-yet-hate-him Hugh Jackman was hosting. That guy is a freakin’ conundrum, isn’t he? One minute he’s cutting mofos up in the trailer to Wolverine, then, the next minute, he dances, sings, and charms his way into your heart. He was a pretty good host, I think. Charming, not on screen too much (at one point someone quipped that he was napping) and when he was there, he did a dance or some shit, which was entertaining enough, and of course he’d pull Beyoncé or someone else out of thin air to help him out. He didn’t even make a long boring monologue, just made some dumb jokes. He gets a pass; host 12 times.
My favorite addition was definitely having 5 past award recipients say something nice about the nominees, instead of just a camera cutting to them when the presenter is speaking their name. This was a nice touch, and really let you reflect on the history of the awards, and what it means to win those coveted acting awards. Continue reading »



