Manohla Dargis Has Some Ideas About That Hattie McDaniel Biopic
Total Oscars mashup, fueled by post-Bigelow euphoria: "Maybe Sandra Bullock will take all the good will and power she has rightly accrued" to co-produce Mo'Nique's Hattie McDaniel dream project with Oprah. Kristen Stewart, Dargis says, can play Vivien Leigh. [NYT]
Posh Wants To Dress Michelle; Supermodel Calls Women's Day "Absurd"
- Posh had a dream client, and her name is Michelle. "I would love to dress Mrs. Obama absolutely absolutely absolutely! I just think she's incredible and she's a very strong woman and she's beautiful," she said after the Oscars. [Fox]
Basking In The Glow
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Looking For Levity During A Long Show: Oscar LOLs
Last nigh'ts Oscars show was a wee bit predictable and a smidge dull, but we made LOLs out of lemons. Thanks to Scoldy Lox, smijca, twirlywhirly, Rodmanstreet, DonnaPirana and everyone who contributed.
Parade Of Champions: Celebs On Barbara Walters's Last Oscar Special
As it has been for nearly the past 30 years, last night's Oscars were preceded by Barbara Walters's Oscar Special. Except this year would be Barbara's final Oscar-night reverie, and she wasn't going to let us forget it.
Bright Star
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Lindsay And Ungaro Part Ways; YSL Designer Sues Paper For Reprinting His Racist Comments
- "She's not involved in this collection," said Ungaro owner Asim Abdullah just before his show commenced this afternoon, Paris time. He was referring, of course, to "artistic adviser" Lindsay Lohan, whose future at Ungaro had long been in doubt. [WWD]
Get Your Best Oscar Quote E-Cards Here
Many of the words that tumbled from the faces of last night's Oscar winners and presenters seemed to deserve their own greeting cards, so with the help of someecards.com, we gave them the semi-permanent recognition they deserve.
8 Memorable Oscar Moments: A Video Roundup
Four hours! ABC's Academy Award red carpet and show broadcast dragged at times, but there were some notable bits. Eight highlights — whether you missed them or just want to relive them — in a gallery, below.
The Party Triumvirate
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Director Kathryn Bigelow Leads The Hurt Locker To Major, Historic Oscar Wins
Kathryn Bigelow called it a "long journey" for women's achievements. Tonight, that journey finally led to the first Best Director Oscar for a woman, as well as Best Picture. As presenter Barbra Streisand put it, "The time has come."
