Word: crashing
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...political animosities weren?t familial (as in The Moon and the Son) or civic (as in Crash) or historical (as in Good Night, and Good Luck.), they were national and global. And partisan. George W. Bush?s name was not mentioned all night, but Stewart got his first hearty laugh of the night when he solemnly informed the audience that Bjork, whose bizarre bird-draped couture had stoked a stir five years ago, ?couldn?t be here tonight. She was trying on her Oscar dress and Dick Cheney shot...
...Crash Landed. The Los Angeles-set race drama beat the rural gay love story Brokeback Mountain. Yes, home court advantage even matters at the Oscars...
...Moms, not agents, got credit for this year?s successes. Best Actor winner Philip Seymour Hoffman gave a shout out to his mom, who raised him and three siblings on her own. Crash director Paul Haggis shared that he was wearing his late mother?s ring. Best Director Ang Lee sent a message to his Mama in Mandarin. Just about every winner named Mom as an inspiration. Hopefully Dads cleaned up at the Technical Awards...
...Dolly Parton was the night?s minimalist. The kitschy country legend belted out her best song bid, Transamerica?s Travelin? Thru, without the aid of the slow-motion dancers, smoke machines and elaborate sets that turned listenable tunes from Crash and Hustle & Flow into cringe-worthy performance...
...zero-tolerance orchestra. Past gabby winners Cuba Gooding Jr. and Julia Roberts wouldn?t have had a chance with this year?s schedule-conscious conductor. Co-winners, like Crash, scriptwriter Bobby Moresco who won for original screenplay, never got to utter a word. In fact, we had lots more to say?about Jon Stewart?s under-stated hosting, Meryl Streep & Lily Tomlin?s witty presenting, Isaac Mizrahi?s good behavior, the penguins who made the trip?(music swells...