It was said unstream that he died just before last year's Oscars and was in the Memoriam reel then.

The Oscars aren't really over until a bunch of people get shirty over folks not included in the Memoriam reel. It's part of Hollywood tradition.

For a show as minutely rehearsed as the Oscars, that floors me. It's just on a level below finding out that professional wrestling is real!

Never even heard those rumours- will check it out. Was it ever substantiated?

Of course she was. That's why I have a problem with suggestions that she was forced, put-upon, chastised, etcetera. It was all a bit that she willingly signed up for, and to suggest that she had no agency to accept or deny participation is a long stretch of unknown road.

The most "oh honey, no" looks of the night. Don't these women have stylists? Or best friends?

He's a good actor, plus he's an interesting combination of weird/pretty/harmless.

Agreed. That's why Cate Blanchett's red carpet look made me so sad. She's normally the goddess of style, but this time.. meh. Black sheath and turquoise bead bib. Didn't we all hope for more from her?

Yes!! All we need is a little forehead prosthetic makeup, and we're right back to the glory days of TNG.

Am I honestly the only person here who thinks she was in on it from the beginning? The Oscars are written and rehearsed exhaustively. The joke- corny as it was- needed the second person (Octavia) to work. Not that it did work, but whatever. The chances that this was all a huge shock to her are pretty slim.

You're right. I actually did not notice that it was a different person making the criticism- and really, it was not meant to be an exhaustive list- than the one who posed the question. That's entirely my bad. In my defense, there was no way to know that your three-word reply was meant to be a joke.

ok ok, so you weren't the person who originally asked. But you still jumped in with the criticism. Touchy, touchy.

Well, that escalated quickly. Someone said it would be nice to see a movie etc etc, I let them know there was one (and an Oscar winner at that), *you* don't appear to like that I only listed one, and *I'm* the asshole?

You asked for "a nice movie", I gave you a nice movie. Am disinclined to spend much time googling anything else for you.

Why is JLo in the front row. Being a presenter shouldn't be all it takes to score that real estate.

That was Isaac Mizrahi! I always secretly wondered if he was playing the "it's okay cuz I'm gay"card, but no it is still NOT okay!

Not a bad idea, but alas not practical, as some actresses don't decide until the morning of what they're going to wear. And even then, I believe, sometimes they change their minds. Remember that hideous pink-parchment apron Anne Hathaway worn when Les Mis was up for Oscars? Rumour has it she found out that Amanda…

Aw, Roger Ebert... bless! I miss him so.

I see your point, and it's a practical one, but there's a reason why Vogue is still in print: people like the fantasy. The vast majority of that magazine's readership can't afford the coats and dresses in the fashion layouts, but they still want to see the height of design on the prettiest models. Then your average…

Moonstruck.