6:45 pm: Anne Hathaway looks terrific. Her personality shines, James Franco not so much.
6:50 pm: I'm glad Inception won best cinematography. Too bad Christopher Nolan wasn't nominated for best director.
Props to Kirk Douglas who just keeps on going. And he's funny. He presents Best supporting actress which goes to Melissa Leo for The Fighter.
7:17 pm: Adam Sorkin wins Best Adapted Screenplay for Social Network. Best original screenplay goes to David Seidler for King's Speech. He's got a good sense of humor. Colin Firth looks very pleased for him.
7:41 pm: The production numbers are really boring. It's certainly not an exciting show so far. Anne Hathaway has a lot of costume changes. Nicole Kidman's dress looks much better on stage than it did on the red carpet.
Inception wins both sound mixing and sound editing awards. You can tell everyone associated with the film feels Director Christopher Nolan was slighted. All the Inception winners thank him first.
Billy Crystal: Still the best Oscar host in recent decades.
This show is dragging. Really dragging.
9:00 pm. I missed the memorial segment because I walked out of the room when I heard Celine Dion singing. Was it good?
The final awards: Best Director, King's Speech. Will it be a sweep?
Natalie Portman wins best Actress. Very nice intros by Jeff Bridges. Colin Firth wins best Actor, his speech seems awkward. Was he saying he was about to pee? I like Colin Firth, but I'm looking forward to seeing Javier Bardem and Biutiful much more than the Kings Speech.
Worst presentation of Best picture ever. It completely failed to do justice to the films. It was a mish-mash of a photo montage with a speech being read over the images. Why not present a brief clip of each film, so people could see why the film was nominated and get inspired to see it?
Winner of Best Picture: The King's Speech. Total: Four Oscars, twelve nominations.
It feels like midnight and it's only 9:45 p.m. here. All in all, an excruciatingly long, unfunny, lackluster show. James Franco was not a good choice for host. He brought no personality or zip to the show. Anne Hathaway was good, but she needed a much stronger partner. And fewer costume changes.