I did watch the Oscars last night for the first time in many years, and was glad to see Peter Jackson and The Return of the King get so much recognition.

But the thing I'll remember most from the Oscars is this: actresses are shiny.

Charlize Theron? Super shiny. Sandra Bullock? Extra shiny. Nicole Kidman? Not so shiny, but did look like the Martian commander from Mars Attacks!

I think this is going to be an exciting new trend in actress status, with the more famous expensive actresses trying to outshiny each other, until in the end the greatest actresses will be virtually unfilmable and only viewable through smoked glass, at the risk of severe retinal damage.