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THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE GAGA FROM THE 2019 OSCARS
The 91st Academy Awards started on the wrong foot months before anyone entered THE MALL that houses the Dolby Theatre. (You didn’t forget that the Oscars are held at a mall, right?!) The Kevin Hart debacle & deciding to go hostless, all the misfires with the categories, Kendrick Lamar & SZA not performing their nominated…
11 STRAIGHT STARS WHO WON OSCARS FOR PLAYING GAY
UPDATE: On Sunday, Mahershala Ali, Rami Malek & Olivia Colman became the 12th, 13th & 14th straight stars to win Oscars for playing LGBT characters. Sunday is the Gay Super Bowl and Adam Levine will not be taking off his shirt! And while this year’s Oscar ceremony has been plagued with a series…
The 2016 Oscars
10 Things Learned Watching the 88th Annual Academy Awards: 1. It’s apparently absolutely acceptable to joke about the same topic for over 210 minutes. 2. Stacey Dash bombed so hard, the US should consider using her for ISIS drone strikes. 3. So even if you have the best of intentions & address a topic no one else…
Leo Is In Trubs …
With five truly unbelievable performances, it’s such a tight race this year. #Oscars
The 2015 Oscars Recap
Ten Things learned watching the 87th Annual Academy Awards: Neil Patrick Harris’ ballot box joke took longer to execute than Boyhood and got the same amount of love from the Academy. 2. If they cue the music during your acceptance speech, just keep talking … it’s one less minute we’ll be subjected to that ballot…
2014 Oscars
Things learned watching the 86th Annual Academy Awards: All it takes to host the Oscars is about three jokes, a selfie and ordering a pizza. Only Ellen can get said pizza delivered on Oscar Sunday in under 90 minutes. Mine took 105. Which is just about how long that pizza skit lasted. Words are not…
2013 Oscars
Ten things learned watching the 85th Annual Academy Awards: 1. William Shatner and Kristen Chenoweth are Seth MacFarlane’s Rob Lowe and Snow White. 2. All future hosts must insist Russell Crowe “sing” at every Oscars. 3. Your chances of winning in sound categories double with purchase of Farrah Fawcett extensions. 4. If Charlize Theron and…
The 2012 Oscars
Things learned watching the 2012 Academy Awards: Who knew Meryl Streep winning an award could be so shocking? Thanks to Jennifer Coolidge, my new fave word is ELEVATOR FACES. Ryan Seacrest is a pro at getting a man’s mess off his tux … just sayin’. Add “hairstylist” to the things Gabourey Sidibe desperately needs. The…
2011 Oscars
Things I learned watching the 83rd Annual Academy Awards: 1. They didn’t need a host, they needed FEMA … because it was a disaster zone. 2. James Franco & Anne Hathaway are the new Rob Lowe & Snow White. 3. More Kirk Douglas, please. 4. The world is seriously fucked up when someone like Jennifer…
2010 Oscars
Things learned watching the 82nd Annual Academy Awards: 1. A lot of powerful people in Hollywood really hate James Cameron. 2. The ABC pre-show proves there’s a very good reason why Kathy Ireland was a model. 3. Silver and gold are the colors to wear this season … if you want to look washed out.…