A few mysteries solved (from gawker.com)...



Mystery: Who the hell was that red-haired lady crashing the stage during the Best Documentary Short acceptance speech?
What Happened: Some crazy lady in a purple dress pulled a Kanye and hopped up to the mic and just started talking over director-producer Roger Ross Williams. She made no sense at all.
Status: Solved. That woman was producer Elinor Burkett. She and Williams had a bitter feud over the direction of the film that resulted in a lawsuit. Salon has the full, awesome story. She accuses Williams' mother of tripping her with a cane to keep her from getting on stage. The Oscars needed a lot more of this.



Mystery: What was up with George Clooney's face?
What Happened: The silver fox was acting squirrelier than usual and making strange grimaces at the camera.
Status: Solved: As we told you earlier Clooney was drunk from his secret flask. Who knows if the faces were because he was pissed (drunk) or pissed (upset) but we venture it was a combo of the two.



Mystery: Did the Academy leave Farrah Fawcett and others out of the Dead People Montage?
What Happened: The video collection of dead people highlights seemed shorter than usual this year (if you don't count the entirely separate shout out to John Hughes who was never once nominated for an Oscar in his life) but they left several people out, like Fawcett, Bea Arthur, and Ed McMahon.
Status: Solved. Yes, it was intentional. The Academy felt that in all three instances their work didn't qualify them for inclusion, even though Michael Jackson and Brittany Murphy made the grade. They are not apologizing for skipping them either, saying every year some people must be left out. We smell Betty White's hand in this.



Mystery: Did Sandra Bullock diss Meryl Streep?
What Happened: When she got up to accept her trophy, Sandy B made a move toward Meryl, who tried to hug her or something, and then Sandy walked away and Meryl made the "Oh, never mind" gesture.
Status: Solved: Yes, she did. It doesn't seem intentional, but the hug clearly didn't connect. Maybe that is why Sandy repeatedly called Meryl her lover in her speech, to make up for causing her to look a fool on television.



Mystery: What was up with those lamp shades?
What Happened: At various points in the broadcast, a giant wall of lamp shades descended from heaven to make the stage look like the party room at a T.G.I. Friday's in Wilkes-Barre.
Status: Solved: It was a mistake — a very bad mistake.



Mystery: What the fuck happened to Judd Nelson?
What Happened: When a bunch of brat packers, including a radiant Molly Ringwald, came out to pay tribute to John Hughes, it was apparent that all of them had aged, but none as badly as The Breakfast Club bad boy, who was practically unrecognizable.
Status: Unsolved. He's still working as an actor, so no one thinks he is destitute or drug-riddled or something. Everyone noticed he looked crazy but no one knows why. Yet.



Mystery: Why the hell was there street dancing at the Oscars?
What Happened: A troupe of television dancers were given the stage to do strange hip-hop contortions to the classically-influenced music of the Best Score nominees.
Status: Unclear. We solved how it happened—director Adam Shankman who is a choreographer and TV dance show host—but we will forever be asking why. Why, why, why?

LOL ^ thank you!!

Paris9748430 said:

every family is different, so I'm not judging them, but he's got his hand on her ass!

NDRU said:

I agree. No boundaries. Just like parents who still kiss their teenage/grown kids on the mouth.

Is Jamie Foxx dating Stacey Dash???

Genesia said:

Oh my gentle jesus

Efan said:

takes out pocket knife




but Michael had been nominated for an Oscar and performed at the 1973 ceremony

bboy87 said:

Really?

I know performed but I didn't know he was NOMINATED!!! For what though?

Harlepolis said:

Ben?

NDRU said:

Captain Eo???

NDRU said:

Uh huh, what for again? Because I don't think he wrote the song,,,,,maybe I'm clueless, but I thought ONLY song writers/score composers get nominated, as far as Oscars is concerned

Harlepolis said:

uh, good point, right after I posted that I was thinking the same thing.

I just read "1973" and assumed...
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Harlepolis said:

You're right. The song was nominated and he performed it at the 1973 Oscars

My bad

bboy87 said:

Thanx alot for the headache

I saw Morgan in the audience. The rest of Hollywood.
Ehh.

sextonseven said:

Watching The Cove was like getting punched in the gut.
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babynoz said:

yea agreed- at first when he did martin and baldwin said his name i thought it was part of a skit but then not sure

babynoz said:

loooooved her dress and makeup girl looked hot

missmad said:

The color was perfect on her.

Harlepolis said:

Genesia said:

ROFL X 10. I read where the director & producer were lined up, ready to dash to the stage. God, I wish I could've seen that. Sounds like some drama fest from a Soap Opera.

NDRU said:

It doesn't really look intentional though. Plus, she has that big ass bow on her dress in the back. Whoever hugs her is gonna have to lower their arms a little.

AnckSuNamun said:

Good lookin' out, ma!

meow85 said:

It was horrifying.

sextonseven said:

I have it on our Netflix (before the Oscars we saw coming attractions on a dvd).
Now I'm not sure I should watch.

SCNDLS said:

she datin' him but he aint datin' her. this all publicity to make people forget about her 3 trashy white ex-husbands and his secret fetish for dick.




carry on.

AnckSuNamun said:

I don't think anything of it, I just thought it looked like they were a couple the way they're posed

Steve Martin: "The first thing you think when you visit Meryl Streep: 'What an actor!' then, 'what's up with all the Hitler memorabilia?'"

Made me laugh.

Meryl looked stunning.

DesireeNevermind said:

She divorced . . . AGAIN?! And you stupid . . . but accurate.