The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are over and Hollywood is settling in for another year of blockbusters, indies and box office disasters. While the battle between ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ kept things interesting leading up to awards night, there was little drama on Sunday evening. ‘The Hurt Locker’ obliterated that sci-fi gargantuan that was ‘Avatar,’ winning not only best picture, but also best direction (Kathryn Bigelow). The other top prizes went to Jeff Bridges for his performance in ‘Crazy Heart’ and Sandra Bullock for ‘The Blind Side.’
While the awards ceremony itself was a bit of a snooze-fest, despite it having a dream producing / directing team and individually hilarious hosts, there most fun I had all night was following Twitter. From insightful commentary to silly banter, Twitter was pumping out one 140-character message after another all night long. As I was also live-tweeting the Oscars, I thought it best to cull through the insanely large number of tweets I sent out last night and present the “best of” compilation. Here’s what you missed if you weren’t following @columbiajames (me) on Twitter last night.
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columbiajames: Why is Mariska Hargitay is on the #oscars red carpet? Love her and all, but this isn’t the Golden Globes. Movie stars only, please.
Mar 7, 2010 11:12 PM GMT |
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columbiajames: LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was just hitting on ‘Avatar’s’ Zoe Saldana on #oscars red carpet. Problem is, he was w/ his girlfriend. Ouch.
Mar 7, 2010 11:27 PM GMT |
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columbiajames: Director Jason Reitman mentioned his Twitter habits while talking to Ryan Seacrest on E!’s #oscars red carpet coverage.
Mar 7, 2010 11:38 PM GMT |
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columbiajames: Is it just me or does James Cameron’s wife Suzi Amis look like Robin Wright Penn w/ a crap load of wrinkles? #oscars
Mar 7, 2010 11:40 PM GMT |
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columbiajames: Sigourney Weaver always looks lovely, especially when she makes Ryan Seacrest look like a midget. #oscars
Mar 7, 2010 11:49 PM GMT |
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columbiajames: Is Diane Kruger still dating Joshua Jackson? I’m sad that the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ alum wasn’t w/ her on E!’s red carpet #oscars
Mar 8, 2010 12:00 AM GMT |
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columbiajames: Oh gawd. Mo’Nique just told Barbara Walters her man loves her hairy legs. Give me a drink, stat! #oscars
Mar 8, 2010 12:11 AM GMT |
