OSCAR NIGHT

Stars, Glamour, Pregnant woman in expensive gowns and even Garry Busey couldn’t help the Academy Awards turn in an interesting show. In what had to be one of the most boring telecast yet, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science handed out it’s annual awards to some of Hollywood’s finest actors. The 3 plus hour telecast was void of the fun and excitement we have come to expect from the OSCARS. If this was Hollywood’s biggest party then I’m glad I stayed home. John Stewart did manage to keep the show moving but the problem came in the fact that there really were no real surprises. With the exception of the Best Supporting Actress race all other awards went to exactly who we all thought would get them.

Unless you have been living under a rock or are one of those lucky few who actually have a life, you know that NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN was the front runner for best picture and that JAVIER BARDEM was distant to win the Best Supporting Actor award. Along with best pic NO COUNTRY also took home Best Director for the COEN brothers and Best Adapted Screenplay.





DANIEL DAY LEWIS won Best Actor for THERE WILL BE BLOOD and MARION COTILLARD won Best Actress for her transforming performance as Edith Piaf in LA VIAN ROSE. The one surprise of the evening was TILDA SWINTON taking the Best Supporting Actress award for MICHAEL CLAYTON. All bets were on KATE BLANCHET.




The real excitement happened on the red carpet when GARRY BUESY bum-rushed RYAN SEACREST and interrupted his interview with JENNIFER GARNER. "You! I've been looking for you for years." yelled BUESY to SEACREST before grabbing GARNER and kissing her on the neck. GARNER was stunned and I am not sure she even knew who BUESY was. Watch this:




The red carpet was full of Glamour’s women, looking there best and even that was a little boring. Who wants to watch STARS looking good. Give me CHER and BJORK any time. Everyone was so well put together that I was left hoping that someone’s dress would catch on fire or that the rain would leave tinsel town looking like a wet T-Shirt contest. But even the rain let me down. Here are some pics of the big event.









The parties had a little more going on than the actual ceremony. The post-Oscar party scene is already in full swing, especially at ELTON JOHN’S viewing party and after-fete in West Hollywood. Sitting at Sir Elton's table are ELLEN DEGENERES, PORTIA DE ROSSI JOSH GROBAN, BILLY JOEL, SHARON STONE, MARY J. BLIGE, DONNA KARAN and agent ED LIMATO.
But the real couple getting attention was SEAN PENN and model PETRA NEMCOVA. PENN had his arm around her was whispering in her ear.
I'm told the two were a surprise even for organizers. Apparently, no one knew they'd be arm in arm at the bash. "They arrived together, and are definitely together together," an insider told me.Here are some pics from the night's big parties.








And that does it for the 80th anniversary of the Academy Awards. I hope next year brings us a more interesting show to watch and a few more scandalous stories to tell.