Nice video intro to the doc noms by Albert Maysles. Cool. I love Albert Maysles of Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens and Saleman fame.

The noms are: Man On Wire. The Betrayal by Werner Herzog. The Garden. Trouble the Water

Bill Maher, who this year made the un-nominated doc, Religulous, announced the noms with this: "Documentaries are windows to the world. They give us a candid look beyond our own circumstances and give us the truth…"

The Oscar goes to: Man on Wire.

And there he is: the man on wire himself, Philipe Petit, on the stage with a long white scarf waiting to say what he has to say:

"The shortest speech in Oscar history. Yes." He balances the  statuette on his mouth. Perfect. Now that was good…