Oscar winners, and my personal opinion about them...

Honestly, the only awards I've ever cared about are the Oscars. The Grammy's are lame, the Golden Globes is just a party with trophies being handed out and the Independent Spirit awards is a time for people to convince themselves that they're the modern movie mavericks. But the Oscars is where the elite in the film industry are recognized for their talent and expertise in producing a film of high quality, films that will never get old and films that usually make some kind of difference in the industry. Here are the winners, and my personal opinion as to why or why not I agree.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Jamie Foxx RAY - Impersonation is of the highest forms of flattery, and Jamie Foxx flattered Ray Charles to death, literally. He is so convincing as Ray, and has him down so well he deserved this Oscar.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Morgan Freeman MILLION DOLLAR BABY - This one was long overdue, he should have won it for Shawshank Redemption, but he was great in MDB as well. Congrats!

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Hilary Swank MILLION DOLLAR BABY - Honestly, I thought she was a little over the top in this film, I was pulling for Kate Winslet, but oh well.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Cate Blanchett THE AVIATOR - Another win for a celebrity impersonator, she did a great job as K. Hepburn and is well deserved.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM THE INCREDIBLES Brad Bird Never saw it, the only nominees I saw were Shrek 2, which I felt was not nearly as good as the original, and Shark Tale, which sucked. So I guess the Incredibles was deserving.

ART DIRECTION THE AVIATOR Dante Ferretti (Art Direction); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration) - Excellent set design and an art deco feel to everything, really enhanced the film and captured that era.

BEST PICTURE MILLION DOLLAR BABY Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg - It had all the fixins for a best film, it was formulaic with great characters, a huge character arch and a sweeping story that took you up onto cloud nine then dropped you into the grand canyon. That's why it won and that's why I was pulling for the less conventional work of art that was the Aviator. But Clint Eastwood is a great director, and I have no beef about it.

CINEMATOGRAPHY THE AVIATOR Robert Richardson - I loved the two tone technicolor he used for the first half of the film, and the film in general just looks beautiful.

COSTUME DESIGN THE AVIATOR Sandy Powell - Costumes were good for this film, I had no preference.

DIRECTING MILLION DOLLAR BABY Clint Eastwood - He's one of my favorite directors, so I was happy to see him win. I wanted Marty, but maybe some other year.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE BORN INTO BROTHELS Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski - Never saw it, I just hoped Super Size Me didn't win (phew)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston - Sounded sad and heart piercing, a shoe in for a win FILM

EDITING THE AVIATOR Thelma Schoonmaker - One of the best editors in the business, has cut the majority of Marty's films. A genius of an editor and is the yin to Marty's yang.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE SEA INSIDE Spain Directed by Alejandro Amenábar - I want to see this so bad, looks good. I was disappointed that "A Very Long Engagement" wasn't nominated.

HONORARY AWARD Roger Mayer - I love his restoration work, nice to see him receive some recognition.

HONORARY AWARD Sidney Lumet - 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and etc... Always creates quality dramatic films and never disappoints. Well deserved.

MAKEUP LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso - Lemony Snicket's deserved this award, as makeup was one of the few things that was actually good about the film.

MUSIC (SCORE) FINDING NEVERLAND Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - The music is part of why it was one of the first movies to make me cry in a long time.

MUSIC (SONG) THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES "Al Otro Lado Del Río" Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler - Hadn't heard it until Santana and Antonio Banderas performed it tonight. I liked it, now I just need to see the film.

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) SIDEWAYS Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor - My dad thought it was good, and he's a hard man to convince sometimes when it comes to comedies. So I guess it's deserving.

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth - Charlie Kaufman's a great modern day surrealist, I was happy to see him win for this great film.

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) RYAN Chris Landreth - Does anybody ever actually see these?

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) WASP Andrea Arnold - I heard it was good, I don't know

SOUND EDITING THE INCREDIBLES Michael Silvers and Randy Thom Never heard of an animated feature winning for sound, Aviator should have won.

SOUND MIXING RAY Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa - Musicals usually win this one, and that's alright in my book.

VISUAL EFFECTS SPIDER-MAN 2 John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier - Harry Potter or I, Robot should have won. With all the poorly composited shots and cheesy animation it had, it wasn't deserving. John Dykstra is a pioneer in effects work, and it's good to see him win something at least.

R.I.P. Hunter S. Thompson

Many of you may only know him as the guy who wrote "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", but to many others he's known as the father of gonzo journalism and one of the few honest voices in the world of politics for the past half century. He is a man who I once aspired to be as, until I became happy with myself. But I learned much from him, how to think critically, how to see the truth in what others not only said but what they did. His ability to express his thoughts without worrying about what repercussions might arise. And his vocabulary and beautiful narrative style will never be matched. It saddens me to learn of how he left this world, it's something that none of us would have expected. Him being such a strong personality and sure in his ways. I only hope the best for his family and those who were closest to him whether through personal relations or through publications.

For the full story go to: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050221/people_nm/people_thompson_dc_5

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

Yes, today is my birthday, wish me a good one damnit! late Jon

Demetri was on Conan again tonight...

Here's a transcript of his set: There's a store in my neighborhood called "Futon World". Makes me think of a magical place that becomes less comfortable over time. Whenever I meet somebody who has a kid they show me a photo of their kid. But when I give them a photo of me to show to THEIR kid, I'm weird. I'm all like "Yeah that's cute, here give him this, tell him it's Demetri. And I don't know, give him my number, we'll hang out, I don't care." If you wanna get into a fight, just be curious. That's your short cut, just ask questions. "What are you looking at?" "What's your problem?" But you can't ask any question you know, 'cause it'll ruin it. You can say "Wanna step outside?", but you can't say "Wanna go for a walk?" I think a secret admirer is just a stalker with stationary. I like statues 'cause they show what great people would look like if birds crapped all over'em. Pidgeons have no sense of history. Every dance move is "the robot". If you can imagine an advanced enough robot. I was in a clothing store the other day and and the lady who worked their got mad at me. Because she asked me a question she said "What size are you?" I said "Actual". I'm not to scale. I was in Crate & Barrel, and you know what they don't have there? Crates and/or barrels. "Do you know where I can go to avoid crates and barrels?" "Yeah man, you should go to Crate & Barrel" "Thanks" If you wanna sound like a creep just add "ladies" to the end of everything you say. It could be harmless to you know what I mean, like "Yeah I was in the peace corp. for a couple years after college...LADIES" I think it's weird how "fingerpuppets" sounds okay as a noun. I think the worst place for a fire would be in the factory where they make those trick birthday candles. "Alright we're done with this one, we got it...OH CRAP! Again, alright guys everybody make a wish, let's put this one out." "Cotton Balls" is an example of something that I would buy, but not want for a nickname. "Yeah this is Leo and Eric and uh, this over here is my boy Cotton Balls." "Hey what's up, I'm Dry Everywhere". "Cinammon Buns" on the other hand, yeah I would buy that and have that as a nickname. "Hey are you Cinnamon Buns?" "You bet your sweet ass I am"

Demetri Martin Jokes - He's a writer on Late Night

Fore more go to: www.demetrimartin.com

The last one is my personal favorite:

I keep a lighter in my back pocket all the time. I'm not a smoker, I just really like certain songs.

If I had to describe a banana, I would use the words delicious and challenging.

I use this product called "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." Because sometimes when I'm eating toast, I like to be incredulous. How was breakfast? Unbelievable.

I like parties, but I don't like pinatas. Because the pinata promotes violence against flamboyant animals. Hey, there's a donkey with some pizzaz. Let's kick its ass. What I'm trying to say is, don't make the same Halloween costume mistake that I did.

People and squirrels are very different. Most people will not argue that. But I find that there is one situation in which they're very similar. And that is: when I am driving towards them in my car.

I have a jar at home, and I put pennies in it whenever I curse. The other day I spilled the jar. I owe it about $25.

'Sort of' is such a harmless thing to say. Sort of. It's just a filler. Sort of - it doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, sort of means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live."

My friend named his car. And I don't want to be judgemental, but... what a dork.

Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I'm swimming, sometimes I'm not sure which one it is. I gotta go by the outfit. Pants - uh oh. Bathing suit - okay. Naked - we'll see.

Whenever I try to spell banana, it makes me feel stupid. Cause I don't know when to end it. I'm like, how many nas are on this thing? Bana - keep going. Bananana - damn!

I wonder what the most intelligent thing ever said was that started with the word 'dude.' "Dude, these are isotopes." "Dude, we removed your kidney. You're gonna be fine." "Dude, I am so stoked to win this Nobel Prize."

I think it's interesting that "cologne" rhymes with "alone."

I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that's 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says "go outside."

My plumbing is all screwed up. Because it turns out, I do not own a garbage disposal.

Another term for "balloon" is: bad breath holder.

I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you're really making a decision about your behavior for the day. Like if you put on flipflops, you're saying: "Hope I don't get chased today."

Sometimes when something good happens to me I wait two weeks before I tell anybody, just so I can use the word "fortnight".

INSOMNIA: a blessing or a curse?

Haven't been sleepin' well in the evening time lately. Went to bed at 4am this mornin' and had to get up by 8am. The night before I went to bed at 3 am. I can't remember the last time I went to bed before 1am. I know I need the sleep, but for some reason or another I find myself always fighting sleep. I got some kind of psychological issue with it. I love to sleep, but whenever I do I wake up somewhat pissed and frustrated because I just wasted a few hours of my life doing nothing. Also I find that in those hours of sleeplessness that's when I get the best ideas for scripts and films and etc. So for now my motto is: "I'll sleep when I'm dead"