Jeez. Enough already! Has anyone else had enough about who is going to win what at which award shows? Who is going to wear what? Who is going to date whom?

What an industry ... and the false humility is less than touching. Celebrities make truckloads of money, have status that is SOMETIMES earned by real talent, but a lot of time by generous PR and being a winner in the genetic lottery. Can you imagine any other industry that is so self congratulatory??? Even last year the director of the Emmy show won an Emmy for the directing the Emmy show the year before! --- -

-- Anonymous, March 19, 2001

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I only watch award shows for the dance sequences. Kidding. Actually, I just watch the pre-shows. On mute.I can't stand to hear Joan Rivers speak. The rest I can read about in the paper.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

They are a good excuse for a get together, though. Several women friends and I are gathering for some awards show that's coming up (Academy? I get them all confused) and we're going to work on our craft projects together. My scrapbook, one person's sewing, one person's beading - just whatever we are working on. It's a good time to gossip and make fun of outfits and drool over hottie men.

Of course, I can remember a time when we would have all gotten together for margaritas and raw cooky dough while we watched the awards. That sounds a little more fun than arts and crafts right now.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

What? You think the Golden Globes, the People Choice, the TV Guide Awards, Entertainment Awards, Academy Awards, etc., etc. is TOO many? Kind of makes our fiscal year end "blow out" and employee recognition (a sheet cake from Safeway and some sparkling cider from Trader Joe's) look kind of sad and pathetic. : )

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

I hardly ever watch them, but I do like to look at the dresses in the magazines the week after.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

I go to Oscar-themed parties even though I could care less who wins an Academy Award. I usually win the Oscar pool, too, which amazes no one more than me, since I make no bones about knowing the least about the intricacies of Hollywood gossip and film industry politics and the like.

-- Anonymous, March 23, 2001

This year I picked answers at random without reading the ballot at all and I came in second (though there was a three-way tie for first this year). I'm starting to think that this is how the Academy picks the winners as well. Eenie meenie...

-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001

Was anyone disappointed? I thought Crouching Tiger should have won Best Picture, but oh, well. Actually, I'm sitting here trying to remember who won the other things. Was it Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts? Was Steven Soderbergh Best Director for Traffic?

This is the first time I've watched the whole show in years, and I really only kept it on in the background while I was cleaning out my closet.

Wasn't Steve Martin funny? Didn't Russell Crowe look annoyed with him? My TV wouldn't get that station well, so I could barely see anyone's dress. I could see Jennifer Lopez's nipples, though. She's so classy in Chanel.

-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001

I enjoyed seeing Julia win. I thought Kate Hudson and Sigourney Weaver had the worst dresses (I don't think Bjork's swan counts as a dress).

I spent most of it talking to my exboyfriend about whether or not we should get back together, though, so I didn't catch a lot of it. Steve Martin should host every year, though.

-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001

I enjoyed seeing Jennifer Lopez's nipples. Steve Martin was great, I wouldn't mind him hosting more. Russell Crowe always looks annoyed, except when he wins something. I watched through the Best Supporting Actor award, but I decided it was overall too boring to continue. This year's field just seemed weak.

-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001

I agree, Paul, it was boring. I skipped the entire 9-10 hour to watch the Sopranos, and I didn't feel as if I'd missed anything. Julia Roberts' speech was great, and it made me like her more.

I think JLo's 1999 Versace Grammy dress left more to the imagination than last night's gauze top. I think a lining would have classed that outfit up a bit. But it is fun to see breasts on a Disney channel!

-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001

I think it would take more than a liner to class Jennifer Lopez up. Next year I hope she just wears pasties and a pantyliner. I'm tired of waiting for her to just dispense with the clothes altogether.

I only watched for a little bit before the Sopranos, and I'm going to marry Steve Martin. The only movies that I heard them mention that I had seen were Gladiator and Almost Famous, and I just saw it last week. AF was a wonderful movie, but I don't think Kate Hudson deserved any awards for playing that part. Not to be bitchy, but mostly all she did is pose and bat her eyelashes. The woman who played the Mom was awesome, but she had a better part.

I haven't seen Crouching Tiger, Erin Brokovich, Pollack, or Traffic. Michael Douglas gives me the willies, so I avoid anything with him. I would like to see the other three, though.

-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001

Since you asked for opinions: I love me some Steve Martin. He was fun.

Russell Crowe must have sore teeth, he never smiles. Poor baby.

Goldie Hawn looks amazing, I can't believe she is almsot 60. Or has she already turned 60? Either way, wow. I wish her normally equally glowing & stunningly attractive child hadn't turned into LeAnn Rimes for the awards, though, what with the ugly pewter Gunne Sax dress and $7 perm.

J-Lo's nipples almost overshadowed her huge- ass fake eyelashes, which would have been a shame. How someone so stunning can conscience wrapping themselves in burlap and photographer's scrim is beyond me. Whatever.

To quote Momus: 'Bob Dylan, at the height of his fame, was utterly obnoxious again and again, speaking through his nose. Tell us, Bob, who really (who really?) picks out your clothes?' An amazing songwriter. An utterly unbearable singer.

I thought Julia Roberst was rude to hog time onstage but she managed to be cute about it anyway ("I've already got a TV, thanks!"). She was so giddy to have won, and I was happy for her.

Julie Andrews and Judi Densch are pure class. When I'm 110 years old, I want to look like that. (Okay, that was mean.)

I was happy Soderburgh won.

-- Anonymous, March 26, 2001

My favorite Steve Martin joke from the Oscar broadcast was when he said at first he thought "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was about what Sigfried and Roy do on vacation. :-) I howled in laughter, my wife just looked at me like it wasn't that funny. Great, so I gotta be sure to keep that visual outta my head every time I hear that movie title from now on.

-- Anonymous, March 29, 2001

And then I read later than he had also quipped, "I was going to wear a swan, but I decided that was so last year," regarding Bjork's dress/costume.

-- Anonymous, March 29, 2001