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Here are some of my thoughts about this year's Oscar awards....
A
bit disappointed with the way Ellen Degeneres handled the hosting
chores this year. Not enough punch. Lame parts like the tambourine
and choir that went nowhere, same with the useless vacuum cleaner bit.
General
comments: Interesting filler segments with the dancers and their
shadow formations behind a screen. Best was their Happy Feet
rendition. This Oscar show was not not very lively and really very
long. The camera seemed to have fixated on the same actors over and
over, such as Jack Nicholson (as usual the scenestealer), Leo diCaprio
and Mark Wahlberg. The Celine Dion song number was not very good, dull
and unnecessary! Not too many interesting speeches this year.
Best presenters:
1. Abigail Breslin and Jaden Smith for the Best Animated Short Film.
2.
Anne Hathway and Emily Blunt presenting in their "Devil Wears Prada"
characters (with hilarious support from Meryl Streep in the audience)
for Best Costume Design.
3. Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and
Steven Spielberg clowning around and presenting Best Director to most
deserving winner Martin Scorsese!
Most beautiful presenters were
Gwyneth Paltrow (whom I haven't seen for a long while) and Jennifer
Lopez (looking different with the short curls, but great as usual).
Most surprising wins:
1.
Alan Arkin for "Little Miss Sunshine" for his few onscreen minutes that
was the heart of the movie. The buzz was too loud for Eddie Murphy,
and he seemed to have left the theater after his loss.
2. "The Departed" for Best Picture - I admit I broke into applause when Jack Nicholson announced this winner!
3. Melissa Etheridge over the Dreamgirls trio of nominees... right after their great musical number!
4.
"The Lives of Others" from Germany over triple awardee "Pan's
Labyrinth"! I really have to find myself a copy of this movie!
Best
musical number: I know it is over the top, but the Jennifer
Hudson-Beyonce led Dreamgirls number was a much needed shot to enliven
the ceremonies!
Disappointing loss: The grand gilded royal
costumes of "Curse of the Golden Flower" costumes lost ot the more
common French ballgowns of "Marie Antoinette"
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