Thanks to the Garthman I don't even have to leave my page to see the results.

Chris Cooper won for Supporting Actor, and I couldn't be happier. I've loved this actor ever since Lone Star.

Zeta-Jones is a fine winner for Supporting Actress, although I thought Meryl Streep was a better choice.

I haven't seen Spirited Away, but I was pretty unimpressed with the other nominees. Lilo and Stitch was good, but it was no Toy Story. And certainly it was no Bambi or Dumbo.

Bowling for Columbine was an obvious and awful choice. Does this man ever shave? I'm pretty unkempt most of the time, but even I find it in myself to get clean cut for dress-for-success-Thursday. He can't even attempt it for the friggin' Oscars, when he was a lock to win. What a schlub. He gives all the other schlubs in the world a bad name.

I'm surprised that Adrien Brody won Best Actor. Of course, I didn't see his movie, and I can't remember who the hell else was a nominee, but this does prove that the Holocaust still has a lot of power in Hollywood. That's not a bad thing, mind you. Oh hey, look at that, Garth ran through all the nominees, and I didn't see one of their movies, so I'll shut up now.

Nicole Kidman - not at all surprising. You're famous, you're gorgeous, you make yourself ugly for a movie part. Result: You win an Oscar.

Chicago wins best picture. Not a surpise, I thought they were easily a three to one favorite going in. Hollywood is ready for the musical again, and they couldn't give this to Moulin Rouge, it was just too wierd and poppy. Chicago, though, was a real musical. Like Garth, I thought The Hours was a better movie. Hell, The Two Towers was a better movie. If that series is going to win anything, ever, it will be next year for The Return of the King.

Also like Garth, I'm shocked, shocked, that Scorcese managed to lose Best Director again. I haven't see The Pianist, but based on repeated viewings of Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby Polanski deserved this, pedophile or not. Heehee, I can't think of that guy without thinking that he "performed cuddliness" on a fourteen year-old now, thanks to Colby Cosh.

Not sure what happened with Adapted Screenplay, Garth is just pissed that Adaptation didn't win. I'm not really surprised. It was just too obvious. An adapted screenplay that makes such a big deal about the adapting? If there is one thing Hollywood hates, it's having the curtain pulled away to find a balding, overweight man pulling the levers.

So that concludes my coverage of the Oscars on TBOTCOTW and Blogcritics. Hope you enjoyed.