• Inside the secret history of Oscar speeches. [Esquire]
• Sasha Stone surveys the damage of the Oscar season. [Awards Daily]
• How “Slumdog Millionaire” fits into the recession. [Associated Press]
• Jeff Sneider, formerly of Variety, joins Jeff Wells as one of only two brave souls predicting both Mickey Rourke and Meryl Streep for come-from-behind victories. [The InSneider]
• Michael Cieply notes the USC marching band will play a part in the opening Oscar number. [The Carpetbagger]
• Jeff Wells makes his final calls. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Kim Voynar uses Guitar Hero to predict the Spirits and the Oscars. [Movie City News]