Urbanski screwed out of Best Actor award during unwatchably bad Oscar show.
From
the Hollywood Reporter:
What was the point, Academy? What did Franco bring to the table? His appearance played more like one of his performance art pieces than an actual attempt to be host. At least Hathaway can sing and dance and be funny. After a strong, humorous pretaped opening where Franco and Hathaway both held their own (being inserted into the best film nominees along with, at one point, both Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman) they lost their way quickly. As did the show. Hathaway did a song that was supposed to be a joke about Hugh Jackman canceling his duet with her at the last minute. And Franco appeared in drag for almost no reason (and to little humorous effect). But other than that, theirs was a dull attempt to either be safe or prove that anybody can host the Oscars. What the Academy will learn -- if they read the reviews or listen to viewers -- is that big stars are not enough. You need to be entertaining. (And, no disrespect intended, but Franco and Hathaway are probably not, in the heart of this country, considered big-name stars.)
Somewhere Ricky Gervais is laughing like a school girl. If Franco thought Gervais "bombed," he'd better not get on the Internet on Monday. Or, for that matter, the next several weeks. It wasn't just that he didn't actually host -- meaning, do more than just introduce presenters but actually entertain viewers and guide them through the night's proceedings -- he often looked bored or like he was back in Pineapple Express.
More at
HR.
Anyway, here's
the complete list of winners & losers.
Who the heck is
James Franco, anyway?