It has the most nominations, and it won all the early awards. It's a big screen epic with A-list stars.

You don't mock the importance of the event. This isn't the MTV Music Video Awards. We expect the Oscar host to be like a beloved aunt or uncle on stage playing the ringmaster to a family reunion.

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes?

It's nice to get awards but the only awards I want are titles. They probably voted for me because I give them a story.

People just can't go on with an awards show like nothing happened.

I think this is the year of the smaller films with independent spirits.