The 81st Academy Awards are now over, and now it's all Monday Morning quarterbacking on the show and the winners
The show itself was fine enough. Hugh Jackman showed amazing guts with the opening song and dance routine that started the show off fast and furious. The fashions were what the were and there were the good moments and the awkward moments too on camera. Tina Fey and Steve Martin stole the funny moments award, and the award to the most awkward moment, too many to mention, and the competition was too fierce. All pretty standard stuff.
I know we were all sitting on the edge of our seats for the Sound Editing, and Costume Design Oscars to be doled out. But after all the junk, we got to the meat. The reason you watch. The BIG awards.
Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner of the night. Eight Oscars in ten tries this year including Best Picture. A movie that is good to be sure, but I have contended all along it is overrated. Nothing at all wrong with it, just not 8 in 10 Oscar good. I still contend that Changeling is the best movie of the year, and sadly wasn't even seriously invited to the party.
No surprise with Heath Ledger as Best Supporting Actor for Batman, Sean Penn for Best Actor in Milk. Kate Winslet finally breaks through as Best Actress for The Reader, and her award- a long time coming.
The big surprise came with Penelope Cruz for Best Supporting Actress for the Quirky Woody Allen flick, Victoria, Christina Barcelona. Clearly moved, I think it was the best moment of the night. Real emotion with no agenda. Cruz seemed somewhat stunned as she held Oscar, and gave as nice a speech as can be expected under stunning circumstances, in both English and Spanish. A real lesson for future winners to follow. Well Done.
Now that the 2008 movies have been honored and put to bed, time to move on to 2009. Who will be this years Slumdog Millionaire?
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