The Academy Awards from the rear-view mirror:

The Fug Girls should replace Kimora.

Alessandra Stanley just about nails it, except for getting the Busey moment wrong.

Worst clip montages ever--in some cases, stills were used, probably because there's no WGA payment involved.

Obit sequence--where was Brad Renfro? Charles Lane? (Roy Schneider missed the deadline, no pun intended.)

Brian Lowry seems to have watched an entirely different show than everyone else.

Nikki Finke live-blogged, and some of her readers are miffed.

Jay Fernandez recaps the Diablo Cody legend. Cody says she's tired of the stripper references:

If I had the money, I would pay off people in the journalism world to not mention it again.

which is pretty much biting the pole that vaulted her here.

Chris Ayers counts the Brits.

Jon Stewart's performance gets the FBNY look-over.

Ken Levine:

Tilda Swinton looked like Conan O'Brien

Julie Christie--what's with the gloves? Formal wear for the food-service professional?

Lynda Obst's writing is so on the mark, polished and smart. Her taste is impeccable. So why does she produce such crap?