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...Guild victory, she showed her typical acceptance-speech excellence, hitting every mark - including sincerity - and wrapping up with thanks to her seated husband Jesse James. The famous tattooed tough guy and chopper enthusiast visibly choked up in front of the cameras as she spoke. (See the top 10 post-Oscar busts...
Bullock's personal acceptance of her two Razzie awards for the deplorable All About Steve the evening before the Oscars was just icing on the self-deprecation cake. Rather than view the Razzies, saluting the worst that Hollywood has to offer, as an embarrassment and praying people would ignore it, she embraced it. Instead of an obvious Oscar hindrance, her willingness to laugh about it pretty much sealed her deal...
...Bullock pulled a wagon full of All About Steve DVDs onto the Golden Raspberry Awards stage for a money shot that was guaranteed to be seen around the world. "You know, nothing ever lets me get too full of myself," Bullock said after the Oscars. She promised to keep both her Razzie and Oscar trophies prominently displayed in her home. "They'll sit side by side on a nice little shelf somewhere," she said. "The Razzie maybe on a different shelf ... lower." (Watch a video about the great film performances...
...Backstage, Bullock happily recollected her award season's greatest moments, including kissing Streep ("No one has ever taken the bull by the horns before, but I did"), and hit another everywoman bull's-eye with her post-Oscar plans. There was no need for champagne or parties after her wild ride. "I just want a burger," she said. "I want to eat and not sweat it and not worry that the dress will bust open. That's all I can give you. And I'd like...
...classic comedy strategy of the have-nots making fun of the haves, and the hoary Oscar tradition of using famous movies and celebrities as the punch lines to jokes understandable to the mass of viewers - most of whom haven't seen, and might not have heard of, the smaller films and actors, who tend to get the awards. Oooh, Avatar, $2.5 billion at the box office ... Heh heh, George Clooney, world's coolest movie star ... Rim shot. (See pictures of Oscar fashion from the red carpet...