24 carat gold, 13.5 inches tall statuette

Yup, you guessed it. It's Oscar trophy of the crusader knight, holding a sword. The 78th annual Academy Awards is this weekend. Who wouldn't want to hold that britannium Oscar statuette? My favorite part of the coverage is the guests on the red carpet. Occassionally, there would be a witty comment from the winners, but all in all it's a pretty boring celebration (if you're nominated but not picked). This year Jon Stewart will be the "smart, engaging, irrevelent and funny" host! I'm tuning in. Here's the list of the nominees.

Best Picture:
• "Brokeback Mountain"
• "Capote"
• "Crash"
• "Good Night, and Good Luck."
• "Munich"
Foreign Language Film:
• "Don't Tell"
• "Joyeux Noël"
• "Paradise Now"
• "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days"
• "Tsotsi"
Actor in a Leading Role:
• Philip Seymour Hoffman -- "Capote"
• Terrence Howard -- "Hustle & Flow"
• Heath Ledger -- "Brokeback Mountain"
• Joaquin Phoenix -- "Walk the Line"
• David Strathairn -- "Good Night, and Good Luck."
Actress in a Leading Role:
• Judi Dench -- "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
• Felicity Huffman -- "Transamerica"
• Keira Knightley -- "Pride & Prejudice"
• Charlize Theron -- "North Country"
• Reese Witherspoon -- "Walk the Line"
Actor in a Supporting Role:
• George Clooney -- "Syriana"
• Matt Dillon -- "Crash"
• Paul Giamatti -- "Cinderella Man"
• Jake Gyllenhaal -- "Brokeback Mountain"
• William Hurt -- "A History of Violence"
Actress in a Supporting Role:
• Amy Adams -- "Junebug"
• Catherine Keener -- "Capote"
• Frances McDormand -- "North Country"
• Rachel Weisz -- "The Constant Gardener"
• Michelle Williams -- "Brokeback Mountain"

The only film I saw from the list was Syriana with SG. Jorge Clooney was amazing. Come Sunday, I bet he'll win an Oscar. The film is about the influence of the oil industry and the dependence of the US on oil. It talks about how the US is willing to kill reformists to ensure chaos in the Middle East and control of the oil. Oil, big oil, oil executives, oil analysts, oil geography, oil politics, big time oil power brokers, oil (can I say oil again?) It's a good flick, though, I don't know why it's called Syriana.

Two of my favorite quotes: "You are innocent until investigated" and "You want to know what the business world thinks of you? We think 100 years ago you were living out here in tents in the desert chopping each others heads off and that’s exactly where you are going to be in another hundred. So, yes, on behalf of my firm I accept your money." Disturbing.

Up-to-date: Here's the list of winners at the Oscars. Congratulations to Crash for Best Picture!! Two thumbs up for Ang Lee!!

Omigosh! Three 6 Mafia performing "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" at the Oscars AND won Best Orginal Song in Hustle & Flow. I'm stunned. It was soo wrong. I have nothing against black folks, but this performance of pimps and hos just doesn't do it for me. Can we say coonery or buffoonery to the black community? It's a definite head shake. Pimpdom ain't cool, kids.