When the car has been driven before being shut off, say the day before, the oil will have drained back into the pan, as much as it will by the next morning.
So, lifting the front end enough to reach the plug and get a catch-pan under it, is about the best we can hope for. And, considering there is going to be at least a quart in the cooler anyway, there's no need to wait hours for the last drop to fall out - when the dripping slows to several seconds between drips - put the dang plug in and take it off the jack stands.
I pre-fill the filter, and with a little practice one can flip it over and place it onto the threaded post - in one quick motion, and usually not spill a drop. But, if you do, that's why God made rags!
I use the AMO 10W-40: buy it by the case from Marc Haibeck (fellow FBI member)