Some of these "set-ups" for the presenters are incredibly weak.
Agree. (That shit with RDJ was painfully unfunny. And he's a funny guy in general.)
from Deadline:
Surprising that Hugo is winning so many technical awards. On the other hand, with a cost of $200+M, it probably employed every member of every craft guild in Hollywood and beyond, and they all voted for it. The Graham King Films/Paramount 3D pic has only made domestic $69.3M and foreign $46.4M for a worldwide total box office of $115.8M. In other words, it’ll never earn out.
That's a problem when you "work" in Hollywood World 24/7, box office becomes your religion.
why wasn't tin tin nominated?
They thought motion-capture animation wasn't "real" animation.
EDIT - Speaking of Ben Stiller, when was the last time he was funny? He's entering Eddie Murphy career phase. *shivers*
EDIT 2 - another long set-up that goes nowhere.