Recapping the Oscars

The Academy Awards are easily one of the biggest nights in entertainment. From the fashion to the hosts to the presenters and, of course, the awards themselves, there is rarely a moment of boredom while watching. Let’s dive right into what made this year’s night an event to remember.

The first big aspect of the night: the fashion. Fashion is a part of the night that seems to sometimes overshadow the awards itself, but that is fine by me, and I think most people would agree. The best-dressed woman of the night was Sandra Bullock, winner of the Best Address award. Her simple and elegant dress was the perfect choice for the woman who, after years of acting, was finally awarded for her hard work.

Of course, there could be no best-dressed without the worst, and this year there was a tie between Jennifer Lopez and Sarah Jessica Parker. The two of them seemed to be wearing complete opposite dresses. SJP’s dress seemed to have no shape, looking like someone draped a garbage bag over her, whereas J.Lo’s dress – which I am pretty sure was made out of bubble wrap – had the biggest side to a dress I had ever seen. I don’t know how she really walked down an aisle of chairs.

Neil Patrick Harris, who appeared at the beginning of the show for a fantastic opening number, was sadly not seen again for the rest of the night. The actual hosts of the show, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, were consistent and hilarious. The two of them were perfect together, whether they were on stage cracking jokes about the audience, spending the night together or curled up in a two-person snuggie. If we could either get Steve Martin a regular guest spot on “30 Rock” or his own show, I would be happy.

Other highlights of the night included Ben Stiller presenting the award for Best Makeup in full Avatar garb, including speaking pretty fluent Na’vi. Dance was brought to the Oscar stage thanks to Producer Adam Shankman, which is no surprise considering Shankman was also the choreographer for the “Hairspray” movie, as well as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance.” The dance troupe “Legion of Extraordinary Dancers” did some fantastically-creative dances to the scores from the films nominated for Best Score.

Unfortunately, even the Oscars couldn’t pass without a “Kanye Moment.” When “Music by Prudence” won for Best Documentary short, the director of the short film, Roger Ross Williams, got up to accept the award. But there seemed to be a lack of communication between him and Kanye wannabe Elinor Burkett about what would happen if they won. Burkett claims that the two are not on speaking terms due to “creative conflicts.”

Finally, the best news of the night didn’t come from the Oscars at all, but Elton John’s viewing party, where Betty White confirmed that she will be appearing on SNL, making many people very happy.