2007 Oscars: Cadbury Eggs and Wearable Envelopes
Last night’s Academy Awards were bookended by two extraordinarily unexpected events. Yes, The Departed was something of a surprise for Best Picture and, sure, maybe Eddie Murphy got robbed, and, indeed, Melissa Etheridge’s labored tune had no business winning Original Song. But let’s set our sights past that for a while.
First, before Ellen ever appeared in her red velvet tux, Cameron Diaz surprised us all by showing up in an envelope:
The visual juxtaposition is incontrovertible. It’s an envelope. But why? Is this some statement on the concealment of communication? Is she sending subtle hints that she’s available for pen pal relationships?
The second earth shaking moment came when the whole show finally ground to a delayed halt. When the confetti cleared, Noel was declared the winner of the Oscar prediction pool. Yes, Noel. Having picked thirteen winners correctly, he won the golden bag of egg-shaped candy and the respect of his peers.
We can perhaps cite Mesh and his handy faking-the-Oscars guide for Noel’s triumph, but I’m not sure if blame can be pinned on the same for Diaz’s stationary-inspired couture.
Ol' Slippery said:
on February 26, 2007 at 4:25 pm
I’m just disappointed that An Inconvenient Truth didn’t win the “Most Objective and Least Politically Motivated Movie Since Birth Of a Nation” Award.
Luke said:
on March 12, 2007 at 10:20 am
Hey Elissa (and hi to Noel),
How’s the learning? I’m writing up my art resume and listed our show, “Are We There Yet?” which brought me to your page. I was also wondering if you have a resume I could look at to reference other student exhibitions. I live in NYC now with AROD. Its exciting, mostly. We live in a small studio apartment in Brooklyn with no furniture. I’m interested in the artscene here but wary and, not to mention, poor. Drop me a note if you have time,
Luke
PS. Do you know if they make envelope tuxedos? And… I wish she (Diaz) had put her address on the dress.