Oscars: Memoirs of a dark horse and a Witherspoon

At this point, who has the most Oscars? Memoirs of a Geisha is sweeping everyone else, winning three technical trophies, for art direction, costume design and cinematography.

Jon Stewart with a pointed Oscar count: “Martin Scorsese, zero Oscars. 3-6 Mafia (Best Song winners for “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”), one.”

Again, as expected, Reese Witherspoon is named Best Actress for “Walk the Line.”

“I never thought I’d be here in my whole life!” she enthused in a Southern accent she had lost quite a while ago and promptly proceeds to lose anew as her speech proceeds. Of her character, she noted, “She’s a real woman.”

Kind of the quintessential acceptance speech — too many names thanked, emotional without really being affecting, rambling without completely falling apart, a requisite bit about self-empowerment, even nailed the humanizing moment where she told her kids to go to bed. (Wasn’t that parodied in Tom Hanks’ film at the beginning of the evening?)

She declared her intention to “make work that means something to somebody.” Which explains “Just Like Heaven” and “Legally Blonde 2.”

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