2007 Academy Awards

I normally don't watch award shows, but this Sunday I did catch almost the entirety of the Academy Awards. I have to admit, it was the biggest sham-production ever. I mean there was literally like 3 hours of "pre-Oscar" broadcast before the ceremony, and afterwards all the L.A. news stations seemed to cover was the after-parties. I mean really, did nothing else happen on Sunday that actually constitutes news? And the ceremony itself--it dragged on and on and on... I'm pretty sure it ended about an hour late. It's not that I was particularly opposed to which films and who won. I think it is just the overall gradiose production of award ceremonies that bugs me. Enough is enough--award season is over right?