Oscars

[selenak]

Local concerns first: having watched and awarded Spielzeugland myself last month when I was in the short film jury, I was thrilled to bits it won for best live action short film. Yay Jochen Freydank! (Also, the name of either movie or director isn't that difficult to pronounce, guys. Sheesh.)

Now, on to the big picture(s):

- Hugh Jackman singing was great fun whenever he did it, but that number with him as Frost and Anne Hathaway as Nixon was the best (and I agree with Shirley MacLaine; she has a good voice and needs to sing more)

- there was an incredible high percentage of British winners this night, am I right or am I right?

- hooray for both the Milk scriptwriter and Sean Penn bringing up Proposition 8; so important to point out the struggle is ongoing, and that people need to act now just as much as they did in Harvey Milk's lifetime

- speaking of the later, when they named Robert de Niro as one of the presenters for best actor I thought for sure it would be Mickey Rourke (because of the Angel Heart connection), so Sean Penn was a surprise after all, and a pleasant one (I so wanted Milk to get more than "just" one Oscar), and he gave a great speech (in its humour and matter-of-fact-ness contrast to Kate Winslet's openly emotional one; they just fit each of their personas, plus Penn's "you commie, homo-loving sons of guns" probably makes it on to icons within a day)

- Kate Winslet was adorable, and looked gorgeous; as someone who first saw her ages ago in Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (long before Lord of the Rings made Jackson a household name) and then in Sense and Sensibility, I cheered when she thanked Peter Jackson and Emma Thompson; plus the whistling of her father was perfect; and she remembered to thank Bernhard Schlink (correctly pronounced), the author of the novel her film was based on, which gratifies the, no pun intended, reader in me!

Comments

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

From the way the BBC has been going on, you'd think it was Brits all the way (though they did remember to mention Ledger - and for some reason Cruz). I only found about about Penn from you!

I like the idea of Sense and Sensitivity, but I don't think it's what you mean.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

*edits*

Also, he. I don't blame the BBC, it really was very Brit-dominant. Here's Penn's acceptance speech in case they're not showing it:

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

I honestly didn't know the Oscar's were on last night. SInce I watch most of my television on-line or from computer files I just missed it...

Am I that much out of touch???

[lizamanynames.livejournal.com]

Let's not forget the australians and Indians (especially Indians!) made a good showing, too! Very low CanCon this year (sorry, translated from Canadian: Canadian Content). But meh, why the hell would anybody outside our country care about Paschendael? :/

[crossoverman.livejournal.com]

Kate Winslet was - as I always knew - down-to-earth and perfect. Thanking Jackson and Thompson was incredible. Her father whistling was priceless. Man, fame just hasn't gone to her head!

[wemblee.livejournal.com]

I know zip about Rourke other than "This was his big comeback!" so I feel a little bad for him, but I SO expected Milk to get shut out and only get Best Screenplay as a sort of "consolation prize" (note: I thought it was an awesome screenplay), so I was SO happy to see it get more than one Oscar. Miiiiiilk. :D

Kate Winslet did look gorgeous. And Anne Hathaway, too.

Can I just take time out to randomly say that I love your posts and that you're awesome?

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Oh, the Indians triumphed big time, but I would hope the BBC mentioned THAT in their coverage and Kalypso wouldn't have to find it out via my journal.*g*

[selenak.livejournal.com]

It happen to me, too, at times. Just not with the Oscars.:)

[selenak.livejournal.com]

It's amazing to think she already can look back on two decades of a career - and as you say, has remained down-to-earth (not to mention a wonderful actress).

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Milk versus Rourke: yes, how I felt, too, as I haven't seen The Wrestler yet and thus do not know what his performance is like. (I actually hadn't liked Mickey Rourke during his big time of stardom in the 80s, but that doesn't matter; given all the praise for his comeback from people I respect, I'll definitely go and see it one it starts in Germany.)

And aw, thank you!

[lizamanynames.livejournal.com]

...good point. XD