Post #5 (9:24 pm EST):

Award #4: Best Original Screenplay - THE HURT LOCKER [4/4]

I guess they have officially gone back to "And the winner is..." Glad to see one small blow to PC.

Acceptance speech: **1/2 out of **** - he had something to say and limited the thank-yous.

Tribute to John Hughes - utterly unnecessary. In the grand scheme of things, Hughes was just an average director who made a few nice little films. All we needed of him is a nice little snapshot during the Obit portion of the show. Will Eric Rohmer be mentioned?

This thing just keeps going on and on and on...

Samuel L. Jackson for UP and not IB? Must be some irony there...

Who did get one that year? Anyone?

Calukin is with Mila Kunis...he is my vampire god!!!

Surely he means he should have gotten one the year he died.

I meant the year he died. If it had been up to me, I would have had a separate segment for him, no matter what his offscreen antics were. The man was a legend and should have been treated with respect at the ultimate awards show.

I forgot about him.

Well that's why we have the past tense now isn't it?

Two people guaranteed not to get respect at the Oscars: Brando and George C. Scott.

Macaulay Culkin always looks like a vampire.

A few words on John Hughes.....

I for one am glad that they gave him this special honor. For so many people who grew up a few years before and after me, his films meant so much. They gave a voice to so many and I'm sure influenced countless filmmakers today. When he was alive, his movies couldn't have sniffed an Oscar but in death, he is recognized for the immense contribution he made to film. At their essence, films can speak to you and inspire and for those in my generation, John spoke to us. Look in film this year alone, 500 Days of Summer and Adventureland would not exist without him. We miss you John. Rest in Peace.

Carey Mulligan is so adorable and Zoe Saladana's dress is showing off her body in a good way.

Just when it couldn't get any worse...the short film montage!

I do like this attempt to legitimize the Short Oscars

So has everyone else. I still think his lack of an Oscar for Repo Man is one of the greatest tragedies in American cinema.

What, or who, is IB?

Ehhh short films have 1/10th the importance they had 60 years ago

Inglorious Basterds. He did some narration in it....some badass narration

I wanna see Logorama like now and bad

I didn't need the past tense to get what he meant.

My first miss of the night. I was picking on name recognition, Nick Park.