I was impressed with many aspects of the show, and pissed about others.

I'll focus on the positives though...

1) The acceptance speech for Animated Short. "Domo Arigato Oscar Roboto"

2) Steve Martin to Tina Fey: Don't fall in love with me.

3) The crystal curtain: beautiful. Also ironic, considering the big winner focused on poverty.

4) Seymour Philip Hoffman

5) The Reader dance number. Hilarious.

6) Stiller as Phoenix

7) Seth Rogan and James Franco watching Milk

how about Heath Ledger winning- that was the best moment for me. even though it was a given going into the evening, it was nice to actually hear his name called.

also Rogen laughing at Franco when he tried to pronounce the title of the film that won. subtle, but i thought it was pretty funny.

RICHARD KING WINNING!!!!!!!!!

"Please welcome Seth Rogan, James Franco and Academy Award winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski"
LMFAO

Roboto as mentioned above

De Niro on Penn

Stiller as Phoenix as mentioned above

I really liked the acting tributes. But my favorite moment was Kate Winslet finally winning. I had my fears that Streep might surprise tonight and I wouldn't have been dissapointed but I am really glad that Kate finally has one!

It was most definately Kate Winslet's Oscar win...I was pacing back and forth moments before that was announced. When it was announced, I had to make sure they actully said 'The Oscar goes to...Kate Winslet'...lol

I loved the format of the show!!!!! The way they presented the acting awards was much more intimate and it really showed how much they enjoyed each nominated performance. I also liked the story they told about how a movie is made and presented the awards following that timeline. The musical numbers were incredible! I hope Jackman hosts again.

P.S. Congraduations Kate Winslet and Heath Ledger!!!!!!!!!

I REALLY enjoyed the post-production/production/pre-production format. Great way to get the audience involved with the technical awards.

Still pissed that the scores weren't played for the winner's respective movies.

But Hugh Jackman was stellar. So was Will Smith. Hosting duo?

I loved how the acting awards were presented. It seemed more intimated, and it was nice seeing some familiar faces that we may have forgotten about. I also loved the opening number. Especially, when Anne Hathaway got on stage. Wow, she sounded amazing.

The highlight of a very dull show was 1) Dustin Lance Black speech and 2) Pineapple Express review of comedies

Also, I had no idea that Mama Mia! signaled the return of the musical...

really happy to see penelope cruz win, all in all a pretty predictable night. except for departures winning somehow (did n e one see that?) and mickey rourke losing which ruined the night for me personally. mayb next time

I agree with most of the posts. Loved the format of preproduction, post production, ect. Loved having 5 winners up their and giving more personal accounts of nominees. Esp. when the nominees looked touched (Anne Hathaway's reaction to Shirley Mclain esp.) I personally thought jackman did well. I was glad they returned to what the oscars used to be, a stylish celebratory production instead of a lame comedy act with awards in between dumb jokes.

I agree with Ryne as well. Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Hairspray, Across the Universe, Dreamgirls, & Sweeny Todd didn't really make any impact. It was definitely High School Musical 3 & Mamma Mia's brilliance that revived the genre. lol.

Javier Bardem is shooting a film in Europe, that's why he couldn't attend the ceremony. As for Day-Lewis, well, he's Daniel Day-Lewis lol.

anyone know why Leo was not present last night?

Maybe Dicaprio didn't want to attend, who knows. I mean it wasn't mandatory for him to be there really.