I'll stand by my man

As a true Sean Penn fan, I will remain loyal and stand by his remark at the Oscars. The reality is, the show was mediocre at best, and there were no surprises as far as winners go. At least Penn took his moment on screen to say something of substance...

"When Chris Rock walked onstage to host the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night, he got a standing ovation just for being there - an encouraging sign that the establishment-heavy audience was eager for a show that was fresh and irreverent, with a whiff of the future. That illusion lasted less than five minutes. All those Oscar voters in the audience weren't amused when Mr. Rock started taking some mild jabs at the industry, as he did with an early joke that called Jude Law a second-rank star.
By the end of the evening, Sean Penn was jabbing back with the pompous comment that Jude Law "is one of our finest actors," a humorless, self-important moment he seized before announcing Hilary Swank as the all-too-predictable best-actress winner for "Million Dollar Baby."
The Rock-Penn showdown, and the mini-sweep of top awards for "Baby," create a perfect snapshot of the dilemma the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences faces: it knows it ought to move into the 21st century but hates the idea. "