Nouning: The Academy Awards

I just returned home from Hollywood where a group from class watched The Oscars from behind the Kodak Theater. It was a cool night, albeit a little not full of surprises.
This week's will include positives and negatives.

Positive (Oscar) People:
1. Sean Penn: Awesome (Commie, Homo-loving) Best Actor
2. James Franco and Seth Rogan and Janusz Kaminski: Awesome (Comedy) Presenters.
3. Jack Black and Jennifer Aniston: Awesome (Animation) Duo.
4. John Legend: Awesome (Peter Gabriel Replacement) Performance
5. Kate Winslet: Awesome (Best Actress) Acceptance Speech.
6. Dustin Lance Black: Awesome (Kind and Compassionate) Acceptance Speech.
7. Danny Boyle's Daughters: Awesome (Keep an eye on the camera) Oscar Hair.
8. Hugh Jackman: Awesome (Talented) Host

Positive (Oscar) Places:
1. The Kodak Theater: Awesome (Incredibly Close) Re-vamped Theater.
2. India: Awesome (Slumdog) Country
3. Japan: Awesome (two winners) Country
4. Germany: Awesome (Holocaust Film) Backdrop

Positive (Oscar) Things:
1. Natalie Portman's Dress: Awesome (Pink) Deviation from the Champagne Nastiness.
2. Homage to the Movie-Musical: Awesome (Baz Lurman-coordinated) Routine.
3. Hugh Jackman's Opener: Awesome (Hilarious) Kick-off
4. Best Supporting and Lead Actor/Actress Presentation: Awesome (New) Oscar Gimmick.
5. Amy Adams' Necklace: Awesome(Non-Diamond Boringness) Jewelry.
6. The Documentary Guys: Awesome (Magical Shout-Out to Herzog) Prolonged Thank-you.
7. Danny Elfman's Score: Awesome(Overlooked) Nominee.

Negative (Oscar) People:
1. Sophia Loren: Ookie (Old) Presenter.
2. A.R. Rahman: Ookie (Boring Thank-You) Winner.
3. Daniel Day Lewis: Ookie (Absent) Presenter

Negative (Oscar) Places:
1. Japan: Ookie (Beat Israel) Winner for Best Foreign Film.
2. Highland Ave.: Ookie (Closed) Main Road.

Negative (Oscar) Things:
1. Slumdog's Score: Ookie (Elfman-Beating) Score Winner.
2. Champagne-Colored Dresses: Ookie (Boring, Not-for-White-Women) Color of the Season.
3. Predictability: Ookie (Hope-crushing) Trend.
4. Disney-Channel Stars: Ookie (I know they're people but not really) Vanessa, Zac, and Miley.

And that's that.
Also under negatives but not fitting the format: lack of Hellboy 2, Iron Man, and James Franco nominations.