2010 Oscars - The beginning of the end

The 2010 Oscars was possibly the worst show I've witnessed since I began watching the annual event in 1994.

The jokes were dull, the presentation sluggish and the winners themselves were predictable and boring. And truly a shame for this was a historic year at the Oscars with the first female director to win the top prize. But that will probably be the only memory to take away from this otherwise drab ceremony which is surely losing its relevance on the world stage.

And pray how could Avatar lose out as best picture of the year. Both the people and critics have spoken out loud. It is THE BIGGEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. It has set new benchmarks in terms of visual style and technology. And it was infinitely better than titanic which raked up all those awards a dozen years ago.

And isn't it sad that the Academy goofed up and forgot to mention Farah Fawcett as part of the In Memoriam segment. Unlucky to have died on the same day as the King of Pop Michael Jackson, and thus provided poor coverage by the news media. And now Oscar forget to pay tribute. Eh. Overall just a bad show.

Although it seemed that they cut down on a lot of the bells & whistles, yet the whole show stretched past the 3.5 hour mark. The ass-kissing testimonies to best Actor nominees were just plain embarrasing and had me squirming in my couch, spare a thought for those nominees who had to sit through it with cameras pointed straight at them..

And why was George Clooney acting all sour and Mr.Grumpy. Guy needs to really take himself less seriously. I think he really isn't laid back as he makes out to be on the reel screen.

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