I am Kyle's self-indulgence

Am I the only one who thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were totally unfunny? I know hosting the Oscars is a tough gig, but surely they can do better than that. I laughed twice in 4 hours.

My fears about Avatar sweeping the Oscars turned out to be unfounded. Best visual effects: fine. Art direction: okay, I guess. Cinematography: Really? They used cameras? At least The Hurt Locker beat it out for the big ones.

I know I have a big anti-Bullock bias, but I really can't understand why she won. From the clips that were shown, I get that she plays a very Southern woman. Is there anything more to her character that I'm missing? What made her performance Oscar-worthy? Her acceptance speech was nice, though. She actually looked embarrassed to be receiving the award.

I guess I didn't look very closely at the list of nominees for Best Animated Feature, because I was surprised by their diversity. Just a few years ago I was lamenting that all the nominees were computer-animated (and several were not very good). I don't mind computer animation, but I would hate to see all other forms of animation fall by the wayside. Well, this year the nominees included two stop-motion films, two traditional cel animation, and one computer-animated film from Pixar. That's a good sign. I think we're seeing a new golden age of animation. Oh, and I am definitely going to have to watch The Secret of Kells.