Videogum liveblogged and livetweeted the Academy Awards last night, including the red carpet pre-show and Barbara Walters special, and Gabe did not kill himself. Success! Slumdog Millionaire won eight statues, including Best Picture and Best Original Song for A.R. Rahman's "Jai Ho," which beat out the M.I.A-assisted "O Saya" from the same film and WALL-E theme "Down To Earth" which John Legend sang in the ceremony (so unnatural, Peter Gabriel). Beyoncé did a cheesy song-and-dance with host Hugh Jackman -- his solo opening number was just a little less :( -- and the kids from High School Musical and Mamma Mia!. Queen Latifah sang with live Auto-Tune during the Dead People Montage so the memories of Charlton Heston and Paul Newman wouldn't have to compete for applause. And Penélope Cruz, Heath Ledger, Kate Winslet, and Sean Penn took the acting awards. Can't wait for Slumdog 2.
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