LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — Good opening by Mr. Crystal. Great lyrics. The cameraguys missed a lot of audience shots but it probably wasn't their fault. That Kodak Theater looks like a monster for this purpose, which is surprising since this event is one of the main reasons it was built. (The year Letterman hosted, one of the backstage points of friction was that Dave was inserting monologue jokes at the last minute and expecting the director to get certain audience shots that couldn't be arranged on such short notice.)
Best Supporting Actor, Tim Robbins. No surprise. Good speech. Good audience shot of Susan Sarandon. And you could hear the exhales that he said nothing controversial. That is, unless you're in favor of violent abuse.