• David Carr asks for your input if you ran the Academy. [The Carpetbagger]
• Tom O’Neil talks to Best Supporting Actress contender Penelope Cruz. [Gold Derby]
• Speaking of supporting, Betsy Sharkey writes up an appreciation of the lot. [The Envelope]
• Michelle Phillips wonders which Jerry Lewis will show up at the Oscars next weekend. [Chicago Tribune]
• Peter Bradshaw on the weirdest Oscar acceptance speeches. [The Guardian]
• Patrick Goldstein remembers the Oscar impact of “Patton.” [The Big Picture]
• Cosmo Landesman talks to Amy Adams across the pond. [The Times]
• Nathaniel Rogers gets around to the shorts and docs. [The Film Experience]
• Patricia Leigh Brown talks to Oscarcast designer David Rockwell. [New York Times]