A big thanks to the Academy for restoring my faith in awards shows. This year’s show was produced really well and seemed to go by quickly while still including some really great moments. Highlights were Oprah’s speech about Precious, Tucci’s speech about Meryl, Ben Stiller as a Na’vi, Sandra Bullock’s dress and confession about her affair with Streep, Avatar losing Best Pic, and Taylor Lautner. I mean, the show was one of the more predictable in recent years, but without a doubt the biggest upsets were the White Ribbon (foreign film) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (animated feature) losses! Whoa — the two most deserving movies of the year go home empty handed?! Oh well.

And… the results for the D@2 Oscar predictions are as follows:
Benutty – 11
Gary Jr. – 7
Nick – 7

Sorry, Nick. Enjoy those Crayolas. Congrats to Benutty, you’re so smartiescutiesdrunkieswinnies. Yes.