Degrees of OSCAR separation

voted best dressed - Sandra Bullock
in Vera Wang, congrats!

Actress in a Leading role: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

• A friend auditioned to be a dancer. Daren liked her, apparently...
  

Best Picture, Best Directing, Actor in a Leading role: Colin Firth, The King's Speech

• I've watched Pride and Prejudice, and I also watched The King's Speech. (loved both.)
  

Actor in a Supporting role: Christian Bale

• I've watched Little Women, and Dark Knight - and I forgot he had an "accent". (How does he do that?)
  

Adapted from the Book, Film Editing and Music (original score): The Social Network

• ran into Jessie on the street the other day
  

Short Film (live action) God of Love

• Friend of a Friend (who I watched the Oscars with) edited this.

*bonus: I've watched the Nutcracker performed on the Oscar's stage by the American Ballet Company. I know you're jealous, but don't be - I know you have your own stories too, and you have just as much freedom to post them on the interweb as do I.