Oscar postmortem

I was on some newspaper website yesterday afternoon, and I wish I could remember which one but I can't, and it had one of those random little sidebar polls, asking if people were planning to watch the Oscars. And the answer options were either "yes," "no, I'll watch something else," or "no, I don't watch TV."

Am I the only person who sees something missing here? How about "no, I watch TV sometimes but I won't be watching it at that particular time"? Doesn't that seem like a valid option? I mean, the three possible answers imply that if you watch TV, you watch it round the clock. It just seems weird.

Anyway, I'm not really one to talk, because I did watch the Oscars, or at least part of them. I have to say, I don't actually really enjoy the Oscars that much, and also I'm not a big moviegoer so I've usually seen only a very few of the nominated movies, and I find almost all of the acceptance speeches so awkward that I want to hit the mute button. And the ones that aren't awkward are the ones that were clearly memorized in advance and aren't exciting or touching at all (Mo'Nique, anyone?).

(Though, I will say that I liked the speech from the costume design winner. Yeah, she was a little braggy about this being her third Oscar, but she is RIGHT. Historical films ALWAYS win this category, when in fact I think it's a lot more work to costume a contemporary film that requires a lot more subtlety. For example, I really thought The Queen deserved to win the year it was nominated, because it was a real challenge to dress Helen Mirren in the queen's notable, and sometimes awkward, style.)

But! The dresses! And the occasional ball-related joke! But really, the dresses! Some of my favorites (all photos from NYMag.com):

OK, I know it's a bit over the top, but the purple! Oh, the purple. Heart Zoe Saldana:


Rachel McAdams just looked incredibly freaking gorgeous and classy:


Is it weird to have two Mean Girls actresses here? Oh, if only Lindsay Lohan hadn't fallen apart, and could be up here to complete the trifecta. But at least we can console ourselves with Amanda Seyfried's lovely dress:


Queen Latifah has some seriously bad movies out there, but this dress made me more inclined to forgive them:


I almost never like Cameron Diaz's red carpet dresses, or if I do like the dress, I hate the makeup or the hair. But this time, she got everything right:


Which dresses stood out to you last night? Was there anyone who seemed like an obvious walking catastrophe? I honestly can't think of anyone who looked downright terrible.