Oscars roundup: Renfro, ratings and crazy ol’ Gary Busey
I was originally thinking of liveblogging the 80th Annual Academy Awards… but I ended up having to go into work and help cover them for real. But from what I gathered, a bunch of people won a bunch of awards for movies I haven’t seen. Here are the only three things you really need to know about last night…
Tuning out: Roughly 32 million people watched the Oscars last night, but while that may sound like a lot, it’s actually 20% less than last year. Wait a second… you mean to tell me there were actually people out there who didn’t want to sit still for almost four hours watching a bunch of celebrities masturbating over their own achievements? Shocking!
No love for Renfro: Actor Brad Renfro, who died January 15 of a heroin and morphine overdose, was noticeably absent from this year’s memorial slideshow. The montage was supposed to include everyone in the industry who died between February 1, 2007 and January 31, 2008. Meanwhile Heath Ledger, who died two weeks after Renfro, made the cut and got a huge applause.
Attack of the 50-foot Busey: While most men on the red carpet were decked out in designer suits, Gary Busey apparently preferred a form-fitting suit of dimensia. Here’s a video of him going a little crazy around Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Garner and whoever that other chick is.
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I hate you a little for not knowing Laura Linney.
the way they act like Busey is undeserving of camera time breaks my heart. guy’s just trying to get some face time. just trying to rub elbows! who are you to judge, seacrest? WHO ARE YOU!