Oscars
I’ve got the Oscars on TV at the moment, just to see if anyone slips in anything controversial (ooh-er missus) during their speeches. Normally incredibly tedious affairs, but compere Steve Martin is coming out with some funny stuff: “Well it’s been a great night so far, if you don’t count Julie Andrews getting pistol-whipped by security.”
Why is it that all these great actors presenting awards seem so wooden when reading from the autocue?
Updated to add: Michael Moore’s just won the Oscar for Bowling for Columbine, and, surprise, surprise, he made his anti-war speech:
“Fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president… mean we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons - shame on you Mr Bush.”
Cheers from half the audience, boos from the rest. Respect!
- Media War
- A very decent man
