LIVE! During the Oscars!

11:59 pm: The show ends with a montage of upcoming films of 2009, which look really exciting...and with that, after 6 hours of blogging live, it's off to bed for me...I'll post reactions tomorrow...thanks for reading!

11:53 pm: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE WINS BEST PICTURE! Finishing a true Cinderella story, Slumdog Millionaire picks up 8 Academy Awards
11:43 pm: Sean Penn takes Best Actor for Milk, I'm a little disappointed for Mickey Rourke...Picture is next...super nervous...
11:32 pm: Kate Winslet wins for Revolutionary Road--I mean--The Reader. HOORAY! A standing ovation, a whistle from her dad, an extremely heartfelt speech, wonderful...two more awards to go, Best Actor and Best Picture
11:20 pm: Danny Boyle wins for Slumdog (bringing its total to 7) and gives a wonderful speech
11:11 pm: Make a wish! You can tell that the director/producer of the telecast come from a musical theater background, this is a really "theatrical" show, although I do love me some Queen Latifah...
11:07 pm: It's happened ladies and gentlemen! It took almost 3 hours, but we have the first upset of the night in foreign language film, Departures, from Japan, is the winner over Cannes favorites and winners The Class and Waltz with Bashir
11:02 pm: whoa, that song montage was a total let down...SO disappointed, the Slumdog tunes were horrible, but Jai Ho wins, so not all is lost...
10:57 pm: John Legend! Hooray! I'm glad Peter Gabriel got pissy and didn't want to perform
10:54 pm: Win #5, A.R. Rahman wins best original score for Slumdog
10:41 pm: K- Humanitarian award...I can take a break, I need to pee and am thirsty
10:35 pm: The Slumdog train rolls on- statue #4 for editing
10:33 pm: Slumdog picks up sound mixing, somewhat of a surprise with the split, bringing its total to 3
10:28 pm: Prince is opening his after-party to the public! $100 at the door! Damnit! It's times like this I wish teleportation was legit...Ben Button picks up visual effects and The Dark Knight wins sound editing
10:14 pm: Holy teeth on one of the documentary directors! YIKES!
10:08 pm: Heath Ledger wins Best Supporting Actor, standing ovation ensues...I'm not sure how I feel about his win...I ask; If he hadn't died, would he still have won?
9:56 pm: Decision made, the inclusion of the HSM cast made me not like it, at all...
9:54 pm: Don't know how I feel about these musical numbers...this isn't the Tonys...
9:44 pm: James Franco + Seth Rogen + Judd Apatow = amazing
9:35 pm: Ben and Natalie are pretty good, and hooray! Slumdog picks up its 2nd award!
9:30 pm: I'm pumped for the new U2 cd that drops next Tuesday
9:17 pm: I really like this format, the creation of a movie. And Ben Button picks up Art Direction
9:10 pm: Bob (my roomate, as an Asian man steps to the podium) "You're not French!" well said, haha
9:05 pm: Space Chimps in the animation montage?! REALLY?!
9:01 pm: the first win for Slumdog!! Tina and Steve made a great pair...I hope this is a sign of good things to come...
8:57 pm: I think this is the only award Milk wins tonight...but hooray!
8:48 pm: Penelope wins, AND a shout out to Pedro Almodovar!
8:43 pm: The first award; this is an interesting way to present the awards...I don't know if I like it...
8:35 pm: Hugh Jackman's opening is AMAZING
8:31 pm: OH.MY.GOD....I'M SO FREAKIN EXCITED!
8:30 pm: IT'S STARTING! I'VE BEEN WAITING 365 DAYS FOR THIS!!!
8:26 pm: David Rockwell is a phenomenal designer; he designed Hairspray on Broadway, a bunch of hotels, the new JetBlue terminal at JFK...this set looks spectacular
8:15 pm: If I ever hear the words "Academy Award Nominee Miley Cyrus", I will have a stroke
8:06 pm: Another view of Miley Cyrus (pokes eyes out)
8:01 pm: Switching to ABC....Kate Winslet looks even hotter in HD
7:56 pm: If I see another commercial for "the pre-Broadway engagement of Dirty Dancing!", I'm going to puke
7:47 pm: Kate Winslet = STUNNING
7:43 pm: I saw Penelope when I was in Cannes, she is as beautiful in person as she is on tv, and Kate Winslet has arrived!
7:38 pm: Brad and Angelina just got out of their limo- they look amazing, I want to BE them
6:56 pm: My favorite picture of the night so far:

The ENTIRE! cast of Slumdog Millionaire. There was a moment, where the cast of Slumdog Millionaire AND John Legend were on the screen at the same time- there was an incredible amount of awesomeness on the screen, I thought it was going to explode..
6:00 pm: And we're off! The live pre-show on e!..the sound of Miley Cyrus' voice is like nails on a chalk board; I'd rather rip my eyes and ears out than see/hear her. And I'm not exaggerating.