A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.
The votes are in.
The ballots are being counted.
Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann and more at Australian Oscar Nominees receptionAustralians In Film
Spotted in the crowd of well wishers was iconic Australian director Philip Noyce as well.
It has been 90 years ofOscarsand no woman has ever won.
I really am intensely hoping Mandy becomes the first, said theElvisdirector, who was mobbed at the reception.
Mandy Walker and Baz LuhrmannBaz Bamigboye
It is going to be one of those two outcomes, I guess, she laughed.
Producer Weiss was there with his family and young son, already in a tux.
We literally were face to face, and I got a hug.
How lovely, she laughed.
And there she went off into the night.
I loved Condons story about how her evolving career brought her to Los Angeles, where she now lives.
He was deep in conversation with Bono, who I overheard wishing him well at the Oscars.
She said he has been giving them out to many fellow nominees.
The Russians Are Coming!
you could go on and on.
I understand he will have a special spot in this Sundays In Memoriam segment at the Oscars.
It is definitely worth a read this weekend if you want to prepare to watch the Oscars.
And no, it wasnt some random bald naked guy.
A keynote letter is also in it by Giorgio Armani who else?
as he explains how Oscar has been so important to him and other designers.
It is a stunner.
There has been a 223% spike in online readership about the Oscars this season.
Guess who is first?
Meryl Streep, of course, with an overall total of 554.
Where do they keep all this stuff?
The Ranker is busy, well,rankingeverything from Best Oscar Hosts (Jimmy Kimmel is No.
- to Most Memorable Oscar Moments (the Will Smith slap is only No.
The UK beats em all with 34.
And here you sit, on top of a glass mountain called success.
Youre one of the chosen five, and the whole towns holding its breath to see who won it.
Its been quite a climb, hasnt it, Frankie?
Down at the bottom, scuffling for dimes in those smokers, all the way to the top.
Ever think about it?
