Sean Penn – as Harvey Milk – Best actor in a Motion Picture “Milk”.

” You Commie Homo sons o’ Guns.
We must have equal rights for everyone…”

Quite the upset tonight. Mickey Rourke did not get his statue.

Screenwriter for gay-activist movie ‘Milk’: Very soon–I promise–you will have = rights federally.

Lance Black won for writing Original Screenplay for MILK. It was a great night for all LGBTQ people. Statements were made, boundaries were broken and pledges were also made to a nation. We are very proud of Lance.

Sweeping almost all of the categories “SlumDog Millionaire.” Winning Best Picture and a multitude of other awards.

“Slumdog Millionaire” won the top prize at the 81st annual
Academy Awards ceremony, as well as awards for

1. directing,
2. adapted screenplay,
3. original score,
4. film editing,
5. original song,
6. sound mixing and
7. cinematography.

I think that the show went long and did not move as fast as other awards shows. I don’t know if I liked this “New Show Return to the Basics” kind of presentation. It seemed a little LONG and that there were too many commercial breaks during the telecast. I mean He had to do a stage number as an entertainer and stage performer but it just seemed wrong for an Oscars telecast. My favorite part of the show was the presentation of the original scores with the live performances from SlumDog Millionaire.

It was sad that Peter Gabriel was in the audience but he chose NOT to perform his piece from Wall-E. He complained that the segment was too short. Yet he was there to see the show.

Kudos to the Academy for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor category for Heath Ledger. Only the second actor in Academy history to win a posthumous award.

A good night was had by all. Now on to the parties…

A list of all the winners from Joe My God:

Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black – Milk!!!!!
Best Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Actor
Sean Penn – Milk!!!!!
Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Christina Barcelona
Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire

We interrupt this live blog for a moment of mildly uncomfortable gay panic courtesy of James Franco and Seth Rogan. UGH. And here’s the rest….

Best Live Action Short -Spielzeugland. Best Documentary -Man On Wire. Best Documentary Short – Smile Pinki. Best Visual Effects -The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Best Sound Editing – The Dark Knight. Best Sound Mixing – Slumdog Millionaire. Best Film Editing -Slumdog Millionaire. Best Score - Slumdog Millionaire. Best Song - Slumdog Millionaire. Best Foreign Film - Departures / Japan. Best Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire. Best Animated Film – Wall-E. Best Animated Short – La Maison En Petites Cubes. Best Art Direction – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Best Costume Design -Michael O’Connor – The Duchess. Best Makeup - Greg Carman – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Best Cinematography – Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire.