On nights like this
When the world's a bit amiss.
And the lights go down.
Across the trailer park.
I get down, I feel had.
I feel on the verge of going mad.
And then it's time to punch the clock.

I put on some make-up
And turn on the tape deck.
And pull the wig back on my head.
Suddenly I'm Miss Midwest Midnight Checkout Queen
Until I head home.
And I put myself to bed.

I look back on where I'm from.
Look at the woman I've become.
And the strangest things seem suddenly routine.
I look up from my Vermouth on the rocks
The gift wrapped wig still in the box
Of towering velveteen.

I put on some make-up
Some LaVern Baker.
I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf.
Suddenly I'm Miss Beehive 1963
Until I wake up.
And I turn back to myself.

Some girls they have natural ease.
They wear it any way they please.
With their French flip curls
And perfumed magazines.
Wear it up, let it down.
This is the best way that I've found
To be the best you've ever seen.

I put on some make-up,
Turn on the eight-tack.
I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf.
Suddenly I'm Miss Farrah Fawcett
From TV
Until I wake up.
And I turn back to myself.

Shag, bi-level, bob
Dorothy Hamill do,
Sausage curl, chicken wings
It's all because of you
With your blow dried, feather backed
Toni home wave, too
Flip, for, frizz, flop
It's all because of you.

Okay Everybody.

I put on some make-up
Turn up the eight track.
I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf.
Suddenly I'm this punk rock star
Of stage and screen
And I ain't never.
I'm never turning back.

Wig In A Box written by Stephen Trask,
performed by Hedwig and The Angry Inch for
the film(2001) and musical(1998) Hedwig And The Angry Inch.

Alas, I present the 2008 Academy Award nominations. Because this is my blog and my party I supplied a few
pictures(mostly names) of the nominee I think will take the award for their category. You don't have to see the film to
know who's going to go home with the award. I'm not even going to try to fill out the tags box.

BEST PICTURE
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

BEST ACTOR
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"

The battle is really between these two

Sean Penn(It's getting hot in here)
and Mickey Rourke

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

Viola Davis

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"

Danny Boyle (I couldn't find a decent picture)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Mike Leigh, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Martin McDonagh, "In Bruges"
Andrew Stanton, and Jim Reardon; original story by Stanton and Pete Docter"WALL-E"

Dustin Lance Black.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare, "The Reader"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Frost/Nixon?

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"The Baader-Meinhof Complex" (Germany)
"The Class" (France)
"Departures" (Japan)
"Revanche" (Austria)
"Waltz with Bashir" (Israel)

Waltz With Bashir

BEST ANIMATED FILM
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

WALL-E

BEST ART DIRECTION
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

The Dark Knight

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Changeling" Tom Stern
"Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle
"The Reader," Chris Menges
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Claudio Miranda
"The Dark Knight," Wally Pfister

A tie between Slumdog Millionaire and The Dark Knight?

BEST FILM EDITING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
"The Dark Knight," Lee Smith
"Frost/Nixon," Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
"Milk," Elliot Graham
"Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens

Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"Australia," Catherine Martin
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Jacqueline West
"The Duchess," Michael O'Conner
"Milk", Danny Glicker
"Revolutionary Road," Albert Wolsky

The Duchess

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"The Garden"
"Man on Wire"
"Trouble the Water"

Man On Wire

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Slumdog Millionaire," "Jai Ho"
"Slumdog Millionaire," "O Saya"
"WALL-E," "Down To Earth"

"Jai Ho"

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance," James Newton Howard
"Milk," Danny Elfman
"Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman
"WALL-E," Thomas Newman

WALL-E

BEST MAKEUP
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army,"

Wow, any of these deserve it. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will probably take it.

BEST SOUND EDITING
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

The Dark Knight

BEST SOUND MIXING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

WALL-E

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

The Curious Case of Bejamin Button

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)"
"Manon on the Asphalt"
"New Boy"
"The Pig"
"Spielzeugland (Toyland)"

I haven't seen any of these short films. A little help?

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"La Maison en Petits Cubes"
"Lavatory - Lovestory"
"Oktapodi"
"Presto"
"This Way Up"

Again, I haven't seen or heard about any of these animated short films.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
"The Conscience of Nhem En"
"The Final Inch"
"Smile Pinki"
"The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306"

I don't think I've ever even seen a documentary short film.

Okay, first off, I'm a little disappointed that I haven't seen many of the films nominated this year
yet, unlike last year when I saw three of the five films nominated for Best Picture(There Will Be Blood,
No Country For Old Men and Juno). I did see a little of Michael Clayton but George Clooney is just not my
cup of tea. As I'm sure everyone who has read my blog more then a couple times knows that I've been
following Milk pretty obsessively since pre-production and despite that I still haven't seen the film.
A few of the reasons being, getting to the theater isn't the easiest task in the world with my family,
it's about a gay politician, basicly meaning I'm the only one in my family who wants to see it,
and it's rated R. So obviously my parents are going to assume there is probably gay sex
everywhere and people doing drugs off each other and swearing and other "bad stuff" and that Milk
couldn't possibly be rated R for the simple fact that Harvey Milk was shot five times, including
twice in the head at close range. Basicly, it's been a battle to get my parents to let me and take me to
see it, but I haven't given up yet. Anyway. I'm so happy to see that Milk got so many nominations,
especially for Sean Penn and Josh Brolin. I figured Sean Penn would be nominated but you never really
know after seeing Sean Penn getting snubbed so many times. But Josh Brolin was kind of a surprise, a very
nice surprise. I hear his performance is chilling. As much as I would like to root for both of them
I really want Heath Ledger to win. As I wrote in my little review for The Dark Knight on this blog
Heath Ledger's performance was frightening, enthralling. He blows everyone else out of the water. But
my stance on Sean Penn is still the same, if he doesn't win you will hear from me. Now I do have a few
quick questions and comments before I end this post.

1. Why in the world is Bolt nominated? I will be shocked if WALL-E does not win. I'm kind of surprised it
wasn't nominated for Best Picture.
2. I just want to send a little FUCK YOU to the academy for completely ignoring Revolutionary Road.
3. Where is The Dark Knight's nomination for Best Picture and Aaron Eckhart's nomination for Best supporting Actor?
4. I wish Anne Hathaway and Kate Winslet could both win.
5. Yay Danny Elfman! I know you're not going to win but I don't care!
And a couple quick shout outs. Where are the nominations for Sally Hawkins, Leonardo Dicaprio, David Cross,
Ralph Fiennes, and Bruce Springsten for his song "The Wrestler"? I think there are a few more I'm forgetting
but you know who you are!

In the end these nominations don't surprise me. I'm both pleased and pissed off, just like last year.
So what do you think?
What is your opinion on the nominations? Who are you rooting for? Or did they forgot someone?