Oscar Mania!

Lots of goings on from a big awards show last night.  A short list of thoughts:

• Slain Nazi Christoph Waltz's win for supporting actor was unsurprising.  Matt Damon got a nomination for playing rugby.  Why not? 
• How about that costuming woman?  "I got two Oscars prior to tonight, so this trophy . . . um, so what?  Thanks anyway."  Who says that sort of thing?  You brought that off horribly, darling.
• Logorama, from Gaul, won for short films.  Probably will not catch it, but who knows?
• A flick about giant robots got a nomination for sound mixing, I think highly of Autobots, but I'm glad it didn't win.
• Avatar: although coming up short, according to critics, on a lot of fronts, its naming is unmistakably a strong point.  District 9 has an OK tag, too.   
• Up got a nomination for paramount award.  An animation couldn't possibly win that, but a solid showing all around.
• Sandra Bullock with a big win.  Surprising victory for a non-arty, popular film.
• Tom Hanks was was working quickly and not fooling around, naming an Iraq War film 2009's top dog.  I was told it was good, but so good that no films surpass it?  Opinions vary.   

 All in all, a fun show.  Glad I caught it.