Oscars, the day after


Halle Berry showed up to accept her Razzie for Catwoman (via Boing)


George Bush won a Razzie for his performance as president in Farenheit 9/11. The Razzie being the opposite of an Oscar. I want to see video of Berry's recreation of her sobbing Oscars acceptance speech.


"I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of shit," [Berry] said as she dragged her agent on stage and warned him "next time read the script first."


Many people involved in Motorcycle Diaries were unhappy that Antonio Banderas was selected to perform "Al Otro Lado del Rio" last night


Slate reads Jorge Drexler's singing of the song as his acceptance speech as a form of protest. This comes on top of the Minnie Driver/Beyonce controversy (Driver, looking to launch her music career, was crushed when replaced by Beyonce for the Oscar performance of "Learn to Be Lonely")



Backstage at her press interview, Cate Blanchett was asked whether the Oscar win would change her: "Absolutely, you asshole!"

See video of it at Oscars.com in the Video section, though it's all the way at the end of her Q&A section. Cate's great


Was Arnold at the Oscars last night? They kept playing the theme from Terminator. Was it an homage to the governor?


Jordan hits game-winning shot at the United Center

That would be the son, Jeff, for Loyola. Yes, this has nothing to do with the Oscars