Gayest Oscars Ever!

Ok, I admit it: I saw the "Boy From Oz" on Broadway and loved it.I didn’t care how tight Hugh Jackman‘s leggings were nor how faux-bronzed his skin looked. Icould watch him dance and twirl (and do jazz hands) on stage all night long. And last nite was no different. Jackman’s latest gig ashost at Sunday’s 81st Annual Academy Awardstotally smacked of Alan Cumming’s emcee from "Cabaret" with a touchof Rufus Wainwright throw in for good measure. This "gay-ification" of the Oscar’s was, in my opinion, aneffort tobring back some of that old Hollywood glamour. And guess what? It totally worked! The crowd swooned over Jackman, while likewise indulging in their fave Hollywood stars, old and new–from Eva Marie Saint (who played alongside Paul Newman in the 1960 film Exodus) and a fierce, almost tranny-looking Sophia Loren–who presented acting awards en masse.

More gay thingslast night included a hefty on-screen kissing montage, Sarah Jessica Parker‘s dress (What gaydidn’t love her Carrie Bradshaw-esque Dior Haute Couture frock?) and a fantastical musical numberfeaturing Jackman, Beyoncé and that (undoubtedly) gay kid from High School Musical, among others. Further, "Big Love" scribe Dustin Lance Blackwon the award forBest Original Screenplay for Milk.With Milk director Gus Van Sant proudly looking on, an emotional Black gave a truly touching and heart-warming speech:

"I wanna thank my mom, who has always loved me for who I am even when there was pressure not to. But most of all, if Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he’d want me to say to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than by their churches, by the government or by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights federally, across this great nation of ours. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you, God, for giving us Harvey Milk."

As for the gay-noument? Sean Penn clutched the Oscar for Best Lead Actor for his brilliant turn as Harvey Milk in Milk. The usually abrasive (and annoying) Pennactually gave a pretty goodspeech, which began with a joke and ended with somemuch-needed blastingof homophobes and Proposition 8:

"Thank you, you commie, homo-loving sons of guns…For those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in tonight, I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren’s eyes if they continue that way of support. We’ve got to have equal rights for everyone."

What do you think?