LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — Best Adapted Screenplay, Lord of the Rings. I missed this one but I think most did.
Best Original Screenplay, Lost in Translation.
The telecast is feeling very long and I suspect that despite what I think is a fine hosting job, the reviews of this Oscar show are going to be pretty negative. It isn't that there's anything wrong with the broadcast besides its length, and I certainly can't imagine what they might have cut to gain much time. But there's a certain lack of energy this evening…no real emotional moments, no real surprises. I haven't seen one thing Leno can do a joke about tomorrow night apart from the usual ones about "Is it over yet?" and watching the child stars go through puberty.
They're just presenting Best Director. Looks like they decided to hold Best Actor for next-to-last, figuring that was the big suspense.
And Best Director is Peter Jackson. See? No surprises.