I saw the Oscars live last nite, and I thought it was one of the best the Academy has ever had! Loved Hugh Jackman, glad alot of the extra junk was cut, I am sooo tired of all the singing and dancing to fill in for prior shows. I think 2 things would have made it perfect: 1) Start it at 8pm Eastern and end it by 10:30pm at the latest!! I personally don't need Ben Stiller etc to give me comic relief. Just get on with the show. 2) Don't put all the top awards at the end of the show. It would liven it up to spread it around through out the show. Otherwise great show and the stage was great too.