And the Winners Were…

Hey everybody, so I assume a lot of you watched the Oscars on Sunday night. I of course did, and must say I was pleased to see the winners…for starters, my fav of the night won for Best Supporting Actress, yes, I am referring to Penelope Cruz for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. I mean, she really didn’t have anyone else close to her, and that performance was well worth the award. The second speech of the night really moved me. It came from the writer of the script for Milk. That guy looked sooo young and he is soo talented! I hope to see more of his work soon. Heath Ledger of course was not a surprise, and then came the Best Actress award. Most people knew who the winner was going to be on this one, but you know, I had a little but of doubt. The academy really likes Meryl Streep, and a lot was said about Anne Hathaway’s performance. Regardless, the Academy got it right and selected Kate Winslet for the Reader. She was amazing on this! This award was well overdue, and it came at a perfect time when she delivered not one, but two of the best performances of the year. Then came Best Actor, and this one really stressed me out. You have in one hand the great Sean Penn who just gets nominated every other year, and on the other the unbelievable return of Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. I have to say, both are great performances, but deep deep inside I wanted Mickey to win. But as I predicted, the Academy went ahead and choose otherwise. Then movie of the night came along, and I knew who they were going to choose. I wish I was there to change it since I was soo into The Reader or Benjamin Button. Slumdog Millionaire is without question a great movie, but I really wanted either of the previous two to win. As for the actual show, I loved it! I think this was a very fresh, new concept they came up with, and the whole thing with having 5 previous winners in the acting categories just couldn’t be better thought. Seeing Tilda Swinton, Sophia Loren, Shirley McClain, Nicole, Marion Cotillard I mean that was just amazing. Hugh Jackman impressed me, the guy can sing, dance and charm for sure! Overall a very great Oscar season full of life and excellent people in it. Hope you guys enjoyed it as well…