It was strange for me last night to feel so happy for Adrien Brody and cheer wholeheartedly for The Pianist wins. You would think Michael Moore would have disgusted me the most ;-) but I have never been so horrified and repelled by the loud cheers and smiles and standing ovations for Roman Polanski. It was the lowest part of the night - perhaps one of the lowest parts of any Oscars - and I still can't get over it.
Strange feeling no. 2 - I did not enjoy the movie Chicago but felt all but Zeta-Jones deserved the Oscar - especially Queen Laifah. Strange world no. 3 - a couple people at my Oscar party cheered wildly for Eminen's win and insisted he is pro-Bush (!) O-key. Speaking of Moore, Steve Martin's joke about the Teamsters loading him into the trunk of his limo actually was based a bit on true events. The LA Times today reported that several stagehands were loudly booing and jeering Moore and one followed him offstage yelling expletives. But Moore loves every minute of it. Ugh ;-) Kakki
