My Top 10 Oscar Moments

Both EW and E! Online today have a list of their best and worst Academy Awards moments, which can be found here and here. Both are great, but I've decided to compile my own list of the top 10 Oscar moments. So, here we go:

My Top 10 Oscar Moments(in the order in which they wowed me):

10. Jon Stewart proclaiming that now that Oscar is turning 80, he is automatically the top contender for the Republican presidential nomination.

9. The tribute sequence to screen greats who have died this year, powerfully concluding with an image of Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain.

8. Martin Scorcese, long denied an Oscar himself up until last year despite his brilliant work, presenting the prestigious award for Best Director.

7. Daniel Day Lewis's recitation of poetry-also known as his speech-after winning Best Actor.

6. Jon Stewart claiming that amidst the several gory films being honored, "thank God for teen pregnancy"--referrring to Juno.

5. Diablo Cody winning Best Screenplay for Juno and delivering a sweetly appreciative speech.

4. Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem's bilingual speech, the Spanish part being directed to his mother in the crowd.

3. Markéta Irglová, winner for Once's song "Falling Slowly", being ushered back onstage by Jon Stewart after the orchestra cut her speech off before it even began.

2. Katherine Heigl's beautiful red Escada gown--okay, it wasn't exactly a moment, but seeing it made a girl wish to walk down that carpet one day with equal class and style.

1.Jon Stewart's joke that due to the presence of Jack Nicholson(cooly clad in black shades), they would have to retally the pregancy count at the end of the night.

There were many more, but this is my "best" list just off the top of my head. Overall, I thought that for once the show did a fair job at living up to the all hype that precedes it. Snaps to you, Screenwriters Guild, for making it possible.

*Update* According to Perez Hilton, ratings were down 21% from last year. Eh, well.