More about Daniel Craig: Denise Hale, who was inside at the dinner, says that guests were pretty excited about his presence. Also new to that crowd – which always includes heavyweights like Barry Diller, Diane von Furstenberg and Rupert Murdoch – were Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google. Hale said that Page's date, Lucy Southworth, looked "stunning ... and made San Franciscans proud." The home team at the party also included Billy, Vanessa and Peter Getty, Vendela Vida (with her brother-in-law William Eggers), and Eleanor, Francis and Roman Coppola.

(www.sfgate.com)

Oh wow a German movie won best foreign film. And one of my favorite directors finally got an Oscar for best movie and directing!

And Israel slipped in with the best short movie. Meh, better than nothing.