For those of you who saw the Oscars last night, I hope you would agree with me that Jon Stewart did an amazing job as host. Reelfanatic mentioned that the middle third of the presentation is usually pretty boring. I totally agree with him, but last night kept my attention all the way through.
Being a huge Coen fan, I had my fingers crossed for them to win big for their latest, No Country for Old Men. The Coens didn’t make Oscar history by winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay (I was really hoping Roderick Jaynes would make an appearance), but 3 out of 4 isn’t bad at all in my book. The film was nominated for 8. I was really happy for the duo because even though they are taken seriously in Hollywood, I felt like they were getting rewarded for all their hard work over the past few decades.
Another big winner I was hoping to see was There Will Be Blood. Directed by P.T. Anderson, this movie was no exception in his catalog of blockbusters. It was nominated for 7 awards and won for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), and for Cinematography. And speaking of Day-Lewis, it’s hard to come up with words grand enough to describe him. The man is totally normal and totally awesome. I loved his speech.
A few others I was glad to see were Once winning Original Song, Juno for Original Screenplay, and Tilda Swinton for Best Supporting Actress in Michael Clayton. Ratatouille is one I still need to see and am looking forward to seeing. I know ReelFanatic is happy it won. Another great year for movies. You should check out some of the nominated films if you haven’t seen them.
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