I thought Clooney gave a fine acceptance speech. It's refreshing to hear someone accept an Oscar and not thank everyone including their plumber. I also appreciated his point that, while Hollywood may be "out of touch with the mainstream", sometimes that's a good thing. I couldn't agree more. I have little faith in mainstream America to do what is best for the country.
I thought Stewart was great but I understand that if you aren't a fan of his already, he can take a little time to warm up to. I remember not linking the Daily Show the first few times I watched it but gradually growing to love Stewart as time went on.
I loved the opening, including the gay cowboy montage. And it was great to here Colbert doing the voice overs. I also loved when Stewart, talking about the popularity or remakes, mentioned "Walk the Line" as being "Ray" with white people. Jamie Fox got a good laugh out of that.
Overall, I wasn't surprised by any of the awards. I had previously heard that the SAG awards suggested that Crash was going to win. I was glad to see BBM get the awards that it did. Overall, not the worst Acadamy Awards I have seen.