Race car drivers showering. Accident-prone soda drinkers. Conan O'Brien as you've never, ever wanted to see him before.

That's right, we're talking about the other big game: Picking the best commercials of the Super Bowl. For some people, that's the only competition worth talking about.

Which commercial was funniest? Which was the most tasteless? Which made you rethink your opinion of Alec Baldwin's essential humanity?

Take the poll and let us know.

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Sure, the Super Bowl had its share of jaw-dropping moments, but there were plenty of other memorable performances besides the amazing, nail-biting matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. (Which was awesome, by the way.)

Check out some of the action on and off the field in our Performers and Parties gallery.

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Some air jockeys have God as their copilot. But one unlucky dude chose Tommy Lee, and the results weren't exactly auspicious.

The Mötley Crüe man and a buddy were tooling around the Southern California skies in a helicopter Sunday morning when they allegedly decided to do the aerial equivalent of donuts in front a police chopper.

"[The pilot] was flying rather erratically, and he did get close to one of our helicopters,'' said LAPD Officer Karen Smith. "The tower over the area was concerned about his flying, too."

Faster than you could say Dr. Feelgood, the high-flying duo was forced to land at the closest airport. Lee's pilot pal, whose identity was not immediately revealed, was then hauled in to the LAPD's Van Nuys station, given a breath test and released without charge, pending the results. (Per TMZ, the pilot claimed he had a drink after landing.)

As for Lee, who was riding shotgun, "he had nothing to do with the situation, so he was just released," Smith said.

Oscar winner Halle Berry was obviously one of the most beautiful celebrity moms of all time when she delivered the first time. Could there be second spawn pending? That's what some folks are saying.

Check out the video above and take our poll to let us know if you think she's expecting the pitter-patter of tiny feet, or is maybe just due for a few extra reps on the Pilates machine.

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It was a bad weekend to be an A-list actress or a Best Picture nominee. It was a good weekend—for the third weekend running—to be Paul Blart.

Kevin James' surprising Paul Blart: Mall Cop slipped to No. 2 in the box office standings, but picked up another $14 million, its studio estimated, and raised its haul to $83.4 million. Overall, the new Liam Neeson thriller, Taken, led all films with $24.6 million.

As for one Renée Zellweger and those five Oscar hopefuls…?

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There's a reason oddsmakers don't think Slumdog Millionaire is an Oscar underdog. It's not.

The India-set indie cemented its front-runner status with a win Saturday night for Danny Boyle at the 61st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards.

The Office, The Wire, Recount and America's Next Top Model were among the honorees in the TV categories.

Boyle beat out David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) and Gus Van Sant (Milk), all of whom he'll face at the Oscars, plus Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight), whom he won't.

Since 1948, the DGA winner has only missed out on the Oscar six times. Half of those instances, however, have occurred since 1995. Ang Lee is the last DGA winner to win Best Director and not see his film (2005's Brokeback Mountain) win Best Picture, too.

Slumdog's DGA win comes one week after it claimed top prizes from the producers and actors guilds.

Carl Reiner, who was to host tonight's ceremony, was a last-minute scratch (food poisoning, Variety reported). Jon Cryer was a last-minute substitute.

(Originally published Jan. 31, 2009, at 11 p.m. PT.)

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Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez is officially a free agent...in terms of marriage.

A judge finalized the divorce from his wife of more than five years, Cynthia, on Jan. 12 in Florida's Miami-Dade County Court, stating the marriage is "irretrievably broken." The once-happy couple have two daughters.

The pair made headlines last year when they split amidst rumors of A-Rod's infidelities and a relationship/obsession with Madonna.

Despite not being spotted publicly recently, Rodriguez, 33, and the Material Mom, 50, are rumored to have spent last weekend together at Jerry Seinfeld's East Hampton home.