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I have to say that the Academy Awards are getting better and better each year. They get you in and get you out as fast as they can now. I remember not too long ago when the ceremony was like 6 hours and it started at 8 and ended at midnight. It was just insane. The acceptance speeches would go on forever and it was just boring. This year and last year it was 3 hours long and the mics were turned off after 2 minutes of an acceptance speech. That’s the way it should be.

We are also beginning to see new advances in the way the old men of the Academy think. Black men and women are winning awards. This year was the first year a female won for best director. That’s pretty amazing. It’s beginning to no longer matter what color your skin is or what your gender is. The Academy is beginning to see the talent and that’s the way it should have been all along. Also, congrats Sandra Bullock!

The show was hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin and I’m surprised they didn’t get as much stage time as hosts have in the past. I recall hosts getting to do a lot more than Alec and Steve did last night. I was super excited for them to host because they are both so hilarious. There were definitely funny moments, but I kind of wished for more. I remember when Ellen DeGeneres hosted and she wore the swan dress that Bjork wore. Soooo funny. I love her. Either way, the show was enjoyable. The movie The Hurt Locker walked away with pretty much every award it was nominated for including best picture. I haven’t seen it, but last night definitely persuaded me to see it.

What did y’all think?