Baby Got Back-lace: 85th Academy Awards Red Carpet

The 85th Academy Awards was a pretty tame red carpet and ceremony this year. There was no Angelina this time, so who were we to look towards for that odd stand out piece of jewelry or limb? Perhaps we are just expecting too much and anything less than eyebrow raising just leaves us unimpressed. Once again, the longest, most self indulgent of awards shows started a half hour later than all others at 8:30pm EST but the red carpet coverage started 3 hours before and the trends were a mixed bag.

The "Superbowl" of Hollywood

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And so another Oscar show has come to pass and we are left feeling much better than we did last year. Billy Crystal returned and brought back all the oldies that are still goodies. The night was really a tribute to the Oscar tradition and Old Hollywood, although many are grumbling about the Academy being a bit too old and out of touch.

One curious observation, why does a notoriously long awards show start a half hour later than all the other awards shows at 8:30?

At least the fashion was a mixed bag last night so let's recap!