Post secret tweets in an Academy Awards twittered world

February 23, 9:54 PMBaltimore Celebrity Headlines ExaminerCheryl Taragin

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Okay all you Twitter-enraptured Oscarphiles, you know who you are. Microblogging streams of consciousness in 140-characters or less while “Slumdog Millionaire” practically swept all major categories, including Best Picture.

Never mind that Ryan Seacrest made several embarrassing red carpets flubs, or that producers failed to flash individual names of the Best Foreign Language Film winners (we may never know who these people are).

What matters is that jack-of-all-trades Hugh Jackman pleased most everyone's palates (during the smattering of time he appeared on stage), and that the Academy finally awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to comedian Jerry Lewis.

But then Twitter lovers, having immediately tapped into the undercurrent of approval pulsing across the Twitterverse their computer screens, already knew Jackman’s performance resonated well with the viewing audience.

Last night's Oscar “twatching” was an easy way to connect and be connected. For example, within hours of the telecast, I knew a few winner press conferences had already posted online.

Of course, not everyone connected to Twitter tried to keep up with live updates. For every ten people networking, there must have been at least one using Twitter for an ulterior motive. Say, people like me who like to eavesdrop on tweets. I sometimes indulge in the guilty pleasure as a way to pass the time. Besides, where else could I overhear anything remotely as entertaining?

The following are actual tweets culled during and immediately after the PC (punctually correct) broadcast. Maybe you’ll even recognize a few of your own. Mind you, I take no responsibility for spelling or accuracy.

“Was that an eyeroll from Sophia Loren at the approach of Brangelina? I think it was. Definite cold shoulder. Yes, I am watching the Oscars.”

“Was anyone else worried that after Angelina Jolie saw the kids from Slumdog Millionaire she would try to adopt all of them?”

“Oscars Worst Dressed:WTF were their stylists thinking!Beyonce,Jessica Biel,Alicia Keys,Rachel Adams,Miley Cyrus(age inappropriate)Ugh!”

“well we got our oscar gowns at the flea market in hollywood and took our fotos with a non kodak throw away”

“is still trying to erase the memory of warching Hugh Jackman give Barbara Walters a lap dance. That was seriously upsetting.”

“one question? do you think Hugh Jackman's wife would mind if he married me instead? cos he must be the perfect man! surely?”

“Oscar - is it an academy awards? a name? or the rubbish bin guy from Sesame Street?”

“the oscars snubbing springsteen is total bollocks. that is all.”

“Ann Hathaway out-sang Beyonce. That's pretty much awesome.”

“Mickey Rourke was robbed. Sean Penn is a good actor, but come on, did you see The Wrestler? Best performance of the year.”

“While Sean Penn tirades about gay rights at the Oscars, little does he know there's a rumble arising from a barn in Pasadena...”

“i bet robin wright penn wins most arguments with 'at least i never married madonna!’”

“bed time. i'll end by noting, i wonder if robin wright penn is pissed mickey rourke got mentioned by her husband and not her... eee. i'd be.”

“Kate winslets dad is the real zorro. SHhh”

“Congrats to Kate Winslet at oscars. I hope you've forgiven me about the time I accidentally grabbed your bosom, an' all that.”

“Yeah, at first I thought Stiller was making a movie about Orthodox Jews.”

“PPS- Dear Asian filmmakers, if u are nominated for the Oscars, PLEASE learn Eng wds other than thankyou! You do not wrk at a grocery store!”

“Quote of Oscars night: "Sank you to mai pencil" - Kunio Kato, after winning Best Animated Short Film.”

“The award for Best Hat goes to Slumdog Milliner”

“Hollywood is going crazy right now. Streets closed off. Sirens wailing outiside. Let the Oscar After Parties begin!”

“Wow, Jimmy Kimmel crew takes over the press bus to parking and acts rudely about it, took some guys $30k camera and shoved it aside”

“sharon stone just jokingly slapped her boyfriend when he told her their car had broken down”

“already spotted at Oscar after-parties: Victoria Beckham in Victoria Beckham Collection”

“victoria b eva and kate beckinsale all huddled together at eltons chewing gum”

“Already spotted at Oscar after-parties: Carrie Underwood in Georges Chakra with Swarovski crystals and pearls.”

“Wow! Is it possible to ask out reita pinta [Freida Pinto]? I think so! And that jackass zac efron is a midget.”

“At the Slumdog party there are Kodak one time use cameras for people to take and use. Best picture wins a Kodak Zi6 video camera!”

“Daniel Craig, Sarah Jessica Parker and Natalie Portman have already arrived at the Vanity Fair party - with the Oscars ceremony still on”

“At luella dinner, is that keira knightly??! Food looks amazing, goodbye diet, focus on trying to stay sober for djing”

“Mickey Rourke after the Vanity Fair Party: ‘Party? Was that a party? That was just a bunch of people standing around kissing a--.’”

“Just embarrassed myself on a number 56 by laughing far too exhuberently at the TheOnion and UncaScroogeMcD commentary on oscars”

“Staring at my walls & sippin' my slurpee... Gee, I wish I had stayed home earlier to watch the Academy Awards. Oh, well. Next year, maybe.”

“Thx for keeping me up to date on the oscars. I quit watching the year Walk the Line was robbed for best picture for a political statement.”

“Twas fun tweeting about the oscars. Unlike some, I don't tend to delete tweets simply to keep updates count low (totally foreign concept!)”

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See pictures of celebrities walking the red carpet here