The Oscars 2013

Last night was the 85th annual Oscar Awards and like many, many years before I hunkered down and watched all three+ hours of it.
A word about the host: Seth MacFarlane is sort of charming, not hard on the eyes either but I think you have to be a Seth MacFarlane fan to truly appreciate his hosting. I did not appreciate him. In fact, until I saw the Oscar promos, he was never on my radar. He had his moments for sure but overall not one of my favorites.

I did a lot of tweeting with my followers last night as everything was unfolding and I have to say it was quite fun.

The Top Ten Highlights of the Oscars for Me

(In no particular order.)

• The red carpet — I always enjoy watching the celebrities arrive, seeing what they are wearing (both men and women but mostly the women) and how they interact with any fans.
• Charlize Theron and Dustin Hoffman — I just thought they were so adorable together. Charlize walked up to the mike with Dustin like she was doing a runway. Despite their obvious height differences they were incredibly in sync.
• Sandra Bullock — I always enjoy Sandy. She makes me laugh. She makes me cry. I just adore her in any form.
• Adele — it seemed like forever until she made her appearance to sing the Skyfall theme song but it was worth it. She is flawless in so many ways.
• Jamie Foxx’s head tattoo — it was a surprise to a few of us on Twitter.
• Jennifer Lawrence tripping up stairs — poor thing. She fell gracefully and she recovered gracefully.
• Hugh Jackman springing to action to help her — Hello! Had it been me and I knew he was there I would have milked it.
• Octavia Spencer — gorgeous from head to toe.
• George Clooney’s beard — facial hair seemed the popular accessory for the men last night but Clooney always wears it best.
• William Shatner!! — the Star Trek nerd in me was so excited to see Captain Kirk. I was surprised how long the skit was and wondered what the awards show would have been like if he had hosted it.

What were some of your favorite highlights?
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Topic Links
* Visit the Official Oscars website to see highlights and photos
* My top ten fave Oscar dresses for 2013