Another Forgettable Night

Crash won. Surprise, surprise.

Once again, the Academy has proven that the Best Picture award is not necessarily given to the Best Picture. Unlike Titanic, however, when the Academy’s decision was based on gross receipts, Crash had nothing going for it except that it was the least controversial "controversial" film up for the award. What can you say about a film that took its premise from a bad Ally McBeal episode and tried to make it interesting by borrowing the structure of Magnolia and the cast of Rent? There’s a great read on the subject of why Crash won here.

Of course, the first twenty minutes of Brokeback Mountain was like a Marlboro print ad come to life, so it may not have been the best choice for the award either.

Wondering why Walk The Line wasn't up for Best Picture. It was great! And Reese Witherspoon certainly deserved her award.

Rachel Weisz, however, did not. Sorry, but she’s a terrible actress. We all saw The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, no?

The arrogant and sadly disillusioned George Clooney also won . . . a huge disappointment.

And that Pimp song? It’s fun, but one for the history books?

The show’s one saving grace was Jon Stewart. I particularly enjoyed his remark that the Academy’s next tribute should pay homage to the montage, a device it uses far too often.

As far as I can tell, the Golden Globes seems to do a better job, not only with the ceremony itself, but of giving credit where it is due.