Oscar Leaves Out Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur

By James Sheldon on March 8th, 2010

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I’m Oscar’d out.

The show was boring, but watchable. The only two things that captivated me were the dancing and the enjoyable tribute to John Hughes. The crazy lady, aka, Elinor Burkett, who pulled a total Kanye on “Best Documentary Short” winner, Roger Ross Williams, was mildly entertaining. And sure, she did me a huge favor in allowing me to cross another individual off the list of potential investors for my next independent effort. Unfortunately, she was too drunk to make it compelling, and too powerless to hijack the show.

Baldwin and Martin were a decent tag-team, but I couldn’t get over the two different materials of their tuxedos. It looked like an ad for laundry detergent–one had been washed multiple times in a cheap detergent, and the other had been washed in color-guard Cheer. (No. Never wash your tuxedo in the washing machine.)

I was a bit miffed during the “In Memoriam” section, as I seem to be on a yearly basis. They always leave someone out. This year, they left out two entertainment icons: Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur. I was ripping the decision to a good friend who works at Paramount, and we could come to no logical conclusion. I thought maybe because they were considered to be “TV” actors. He suggested that perhaps they couldn’t get clearance from families. Ultimately, I just think the Academy dropped the ball.

If you can enlighten me, I’d appreciate it. I would stop agonizing during the post-Oscar celebration, and be able to clearly state, “The reason they were left out was _________________________.”

If I sound insincere, let me boldly proclaim that my family named our Subaru Forester, “Maude.” It is as versatile as Bea Arthur was for so many years.

(Image via: NY Daily News)