And didn't Ryan Seacrest look thrilled?
Who would have ever thought the opening would feature Billy Crystal inserting himself into a montage of the year's Best Picture nominees?
Blackface?
Really?
Justin Bieber?
Really?
Wasn't Crystal in Tintin face slightly more disturbing than Crystal in Blackface?
Wasn't the segue from the pie-eating scene in The Help to the bathroom scene in Bridesmaids pretty clever?
Who would have thought Crystal would ever do a song and dance number?
Is there something to be said for not stepping out of your comfort zone?
Is it 1997?
No monologue?
Didn't the set actually look pretty good this year?
Why do I always seem to predict cinematography wrong every year?
Is it really THAT difficult a category?
That I feel more invested in the results since reviewing films be a viable reason why my predictions have gotten progressively worse over the years?
So how about J-Lo's dress?
Wardrobe malfunction?
Wouldn't it be great if we someday saw the return of serious actress Lopez who starred in Out of Sight, Anaconda and The Cell?
Did I just call Anaconda "serious?"
But compared to her recent work, isn't it?
How bad was that audio all night?
With its near sweep of the technical awards Hugo really had some momentum going there for a while didn't it?
Did that give its fans false hope it actually had a shot at the big prize?
Based on the clips, didn't the makeup for The Iron Lady actually look pretty bad?
Didn't the makeup in Albert Nobbs look even worse?
How about that standing O for Octavia Spencer?
How often does a film not nominated for Best Picture win film editing?
Weren't having clips of actors sharing their first movie memories a cool idea (at least on paper)?
Should Brad Pitt have offered up a spoiler warning before discussing War of the Gargantuas?
So Miss Piggy and Kermit introduce Cirque du Soleil but they can't find time to have the nominated Muppets song performed?
Wasn't it funny when Christopher Plummer pointed out that Oscar is only two years older than him?
Isn't it scary he's right?
How great was Crystal's dig following Academy president Tom Sherek's "speech?"
Bret McKenzie for "Man or Muppet"...most deserving win of the night?
Does Crystal's mind reading bit ever get old?
Especially when he's doing it to Nick Nolte?
Is Angelina Jolie okay?
Does it bother anyone else that Woody Allen no-shows when the Academy went out of their way to give him multiple nominations for an average film?
Why is it when Terrence Malick no-shows it adds to his mystique but with Allen it makes him look bitter and resentful?
We know these awards are ridiculous but would it really kill him to just once suck it up and graciously accept the praise of his peers?
Was Emma Stone (successfully) imitating Anne Hathaway's performance last year as host?
Was she the only presenter all night who was actually funny and charming?
Couldn't a case be made she deserved a nomination for The Help?
Weren't you glad the previous year's Best Director winner didn't announce this year's Best Director since no one remembers him?
Did you know it was Tom Hooper?
Who?
Wasn't the In Memoriam montage well done and classy this year?
Isn't it always a pleasure to be reminded that Esperanza Spalding beat Justin Bieber for the Best New Artist Grammy?
Natalie Portman had some work ahead of her with that Best Actor presentation, didn't see?
Didn't she do a good job?
Am I the only one who misses the five friends/colleagues personally addressing each Best Actor/Actress nominee?
Am I just saying that because I wanted Katie Holmes to appear and talk about Michelle Williams?
Would that have made the show for me?
And how exactly does Portman doing the work of of five people at the podium SAVE time?
Given their connection with The Professional wouldn't it have been great to see her announce Gary Oldman as the winner?
Didn't Jean Dujardin have a Roberto Benigni/Cuba Gooding Jr. moment of excitement there toward the end of his speech?
Am I the only one hoping his post-Oscar career is significantly better than theirs?
How could it not be?
Didn't Clooney look legitimately happy for him?
Or was he just happy to be there with Stacy?
Given how her career's been going, should we just go ahead and reserve Michelle Williams and BFF Busy Phillips their front row seats at next year's Oscars now?
Did Colin Firth really need to remind everyone of Mama Mia?
Wasn't Meryl Streep spot-on when she imitated everyone's likely reaction to her winning?
Do I wish she would give her Oscar to its rightful owner Charlize Theron?
Did you know you can see for yourself when Young Adult hits DVD/Blu-ray on March 13?
How boring a year is it when Streep winning Best Actress is an "upset?"
Did this screw everyone up in their Oscar pools?
Are there even still Oscar pools?
Do you think voters realized Viola Davis' performance really belonged in the supporting category instead?
Has Tom Cruise aged in the past twenty years?
Is it ironic he was seriously considered for the role of Benjamin Button?
Wouldn't The Artist's catchy score make for a great ringtone?
Given how much they played Mychael Danna's incredible score for Moneyball in the video packages all night, isn't it embarrassing it wasn't nominated?
Considering the year he had, wasn't it weird not seeing Ryan Gosling at the show?
Isn't it weirder he wasn't nominated?
After a really awkward start, didn't Crystal settle back into his role well?
Unlike Hathaway and Franco last year, doesn't it help when a host actually HOSTS the show?
Wasn't there something strangely reassuring about seeing him up there again?
Are you as excited as I am to not (mis)spell or (mis)pronounce Hazanavicius again for a while?
Should I just be relieved there couldn't have possibly been an injustice as big as The King's Speech winning over The Social Network last year?
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