Another year of Oscar has passed...and what do I think?

Well, another Oscar ceremony come and gone.

And this year, I only watched a half-hour of it or so. I missed out on the opening, and as you know, I was really rooting for PAUL GIAMATTI to win Best Supporting Actor (even though I haven’t seen “Cinderella Man”). Why? I admit, it’s because he got ripped off by NOT being nominated for “American Splendor” and “Sideways”. He made those movies very appealing, and was NOT rewarded for his efforts. (BTW, if you don’t know, you should read more of my blog so you can stay informed, thank you!)

This pisses off your favorite bipolar redhead very much.

So I missed out on the part where they awarded Best Supporting Actor (I got home about 8:30 PM eastern time), and I hollered at D to check the ‘Net for who won that award.

Turns out it was George Clooney, who coincidentally has also been voted “Man Most Likely to be selected by Sudiegirl to give a full body massage to her with baby oil” by Rancho Sudiegirl, Inc. Our motto is, "Keep the boss happy" especially since the boss is ME!

But I digress…

Don’t get me wrong. I’m happy for George. He looked fine as wine in his tux, and his turn in “Syriana”, according to reviews, was nothing less than remarkable. But COME ON! What did Paul Giamatti do to deserve such snubbing?

I know that sometimes the Oscars can award actors for acting jobs that are enhanced by makeup, appliances and padding (e.g. Charlize Theron in “Monster”). Much has been made of the fact that Clooney gained 30 lbs. and wore a beard in the role. It just seems like Giamatti is treated like the “nice guy” that you know can do a good job, but rewarding him for it? Apparently that has never occurred to the Academy.

I also know that just being nominated is an honor, and many of the nominees were first-timers this year (and I was surprised at how many first-timers there were), but again, they skipped over Giamatti like a kindergartener playing hopscotch for two years in a row. If Giamatti is nominated again, and he wins, I will be very happy for the guy. However, I hope he will not be treated like he got the Oscar because it was a sympathy vote. If he is nominated again and wins, he will no doubt deserve it and has earned the right to MOON the audience for not voting for him before.

(Wait, that mooning thing sounds like something I would do. Giamatti is a Yale grad and no doubt more dignified than I am…so scratch that last sentence, OK?)

I am happy that Reese Witherspoon won, as well as Rachel Weisz. Speaking of Rachel Weisz, apparently, the “Catherine Zeta-Jones” theory is true. What is the “Catherine Zeta-Jones Theory”? If you’re nominated for an Academy Award, the win is enhanced when you’re pregnant and have incredible amounts of cleavage, just like when she was expecting and won her oscar for “Chicago”. Both times (Zeta-Jones and Weisz) made me (who is straight) sit up and take notice. WOW.

Philip Seymour Hoffman…I’m glad he won, but I have two questions. 1) In the picture I selected, he looks like he’s holding an electric toothbrush…what is it? The 2nd question: who dressed him? That has got to be one of the worst outfits I’ve seen. I was wondering where his machine gun was and if he was going to jump to the rafters, blow up the Kodak Theater and scream “Top of the world, Ma!” But I guess I can forgive him because he’s just so cuddly!

I should have been a trouper and stayed up for the whole thing, but if I had, I can guarantee I would be drooling on my keyboard and electrocuting myself. So thank GOD I had the presence of mind to go to bed like a good girl so I could write today’s missive DROOL-FREE and (relatively) non-sleep deprived.

God Bless America!

Sudiegirl
(who needs to get out more, I must admit)