"Mostly, we sit around and make catty remarks about what you're wearing at home. it works both ways, people!"

Jesss, London,

Suzy, not to scold, but acting is not "impersonation," not even when the character is based on an historical figure. As you suggest, costume and makeup contribute substantially to the storytelling, as do production design, cinematography, and the large number of disciplines that do, in fact, have their own Oscar categories.

Actors contribute to this rich mix, not mimicry, but emotional truth, behavior the audience not only accepts as authentic, but experiences more deeply than mere observation. The actors are the door through which we enter a narrative to experience it as our own, as emotionally real as any other experience we have

You may prove your error. Hire costume and makeup professionals to dress and paint you to look like Edith Piaf. Have your friends videotape your rendition of "La Vie En Rose." Now, compare your impersonation to Marion Cotillard's performance. I believe you will see enough of a difference to justify M Cotillard's statuette.

And I am assuming you can sing.

Randy Ratliff, Kansas City, MO, USA

Periscopes, not telescopes.

Misha, Chisinau, Moldova

Oscar Night organizers have chosen the best person for the show.That is Jon Stewart

Rayan, Plantation,Florida, USA

So here's the thing - the oscar is always going to go to someone who most cleverly impersonates a real person (living or dead) shouldn't that Oscar go to make up and costume??? or at the very least there should be a separate award for Best Impersonation. Its not so difficult to copy someones mannerisms as it is to interpret and embody words on a page and bring them to life.....

Suzy Robinson, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong

Jon Stewart. The funniest man in the room and a gentleman to boot. He had Marketa Irglova (winner for best song with Glen Hansard) return to the stage after the orchestra stopped her from speaking and let her have her moment.

Mr Stewart, I salute you.

Caroline, Wexford, Ireland

"You have to give Barack Obama credit, he’s overcome a great deal. Not just he’s an African-American. Barack Hussein Obama is his name. His middle name is the last name of Iraq’s former tyrant. His last name rhymes with Osama. That’s not easy to overcome. I think we all remember the ill fated 1944 presidential campaign of Gaydolf Titler. It’s just a shame, Titler had so many good ideas. We just couldn’t get past the name. And the moustache."

Jon Stewartfan, New York,

A good dose of wit and sense of humour is trefreshing here at of the Oscars. Has anybody noticed the total absence of wit from the French Cesars, or the Cannes film festival, and the others rendez-vous on the festival circuit?
Jon Stewart : good job.
Nathan Halevy
Los Angeles

Nathan Halevy, Los Angeles, United States

The Daily Show is great satire. I think is has some of the best writers around at the moment and JS is a legend.

Oliver James, London, UK

Thank God for a true wit!

leila , manchester, uk

i watched the oscar night it was nice and the winer deserved to win espacily Daniel Lewis to win in best actor .
thanks
Mayyadah

Mayyadah , Amman, Jordan