The 79th Academy Awards...
I, as well as millions of people across the nation, tuned in Sunday evening for another year of watching the award presentation of a little gold man named Oscar to the crème de la crème of the film industry.
To highlight some of these awards I would like to start off with a woman filmmaker, Torill Kove, for her animated short The Danish Poet. She is from Norway, which this is the country’s second Academy win, and this was her second nomination for the category, the first being her short My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts. Best Animated Feature was Happy Feet, beating out Cars and Monster House. I loved Happy Feet and Cars, both were very cute and the animation was superb, though I will agree with the Academy on choosing Happy Feet.
Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto Del Fauno) went home with 3 of the golden statues: one for Cinematography, another for Art Direction, and the last for Make-up. I saw this film and was awed by its magical beauty, grotesque characters, and deep intertwined plot. It was completely unique and an all- around great fairy tale movie!
For Costume Design, Marie Antoinette walked away with Oscar on her arm. Sophia Coppola’s filmmaking is very good and this movie was no exception. It made fun of French royalty as it documented Marie Antoinette’s life. Every scene she was always in a new, elegant, elaborate, ornate outfit, I could definitely see why the costumer behind this production deserved the award.
Martin Scorsese finally nabbed his Oscar for Directing The Departed, which also won 3 more awards for Editing, Adapted Screenplay, and Motion Picture of the year. After over 50 years in the business and with movies like Gangs of New York, the Aviator and now the Departed, Mr. Scorsese deserved this award.
On the acting side of things, Best Supporting actress went to Jennifer Hudson for her performance in Dreamgirls. This former American Idol contestant has proved Simon wrong and become even better, proving herself to the Academy. Her voice is spectacular! Helen Mirren won Best actress for the Queen. In an interview with Barbara Walters, Helen, an Englishwoman, explains how she fell in love with the character, and it’s very different from many of the sexy roles she is known for. On a side note in the interview, Barbara comments on how Helen only wears skirts and dresses, then Helen says yes and wonders how American women can wear those “horrible shorts”. Haha! I love my shorts.
For a complete list of awards check out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website. And if you Tivo-ed the wonderful ceremony, be sure to check it out; Ellen DeGeneres hosts the show with her quirky comedic flare and watch for Will Ferrell’s appearance!
To highlight some of these awards I would like to start off with a woman filmmaker, Torill Kove, for her animated short The Danish Poet. She is from Norway, which this is the country’s second Academy win, and this was her second nomination for the category, the first being her short My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts. Best Animated Feature was Happy Feet, beating out Cars and Monster House. I loved Happy Feet and Cars, both were very cute and the animation was superb, though I will agree with the Academy on choosing Happy Feet.
Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto Del Fauno) went home with 3 of the golden statues: one for Cinematography, another for Art Direction, and the last for Make-up. I saw this film and was awed by its magical beauty, grotesque characters, and deep intertwined plot. It was completely unique and an all- around great fairy tale movie!
For Costume Design, Marie Antoinette walked away with Oscar on her arm. Sophia Coppola’s filmmaking is very good and this movie was no exception. It made fun of French royalty as it documented Marie Antoinette’s life. Every scene she was always in a new, elegant, elaborate, ornate outfit, I could definitely see why the costumer behind this production deserved the award.
Martin Scorsese finally nabbed his Oscar for Directing The Departed, which also won 3 more awards for Editing, Adapted Screenplay, and Motion Picture of the year. After over 50 years in the business and with movies like Gangs of New York, the Aviator and now the Departed, Mr. Scorsese deserved this award.
On the acting side of things, Best Supporting actress went to Jennifer Hudson for her performance in Dreamgirls. This former American Idol contestant has proved Simon wrong and become even better, proving herself to the Academy. Her voice is spectacular! Helen Mirren won Best actress for the Queen. In an interview with Barbara Walters, Helen, an Englishwoman, explains how she fell in love with the character, and it’s very different from many of the sexy roles she is known for. On a side note in the interview, Barbara comments on how Helen only wears skirts and dresses, then Helen says yes and wonders how American women can wear those “horrible shorts”. Haha! I love my shorts.
For a complete list of awards check out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website. And if you Tivo-ed the wonderful ceremony, be sure to check it out; Ellen DeGeneres hosts the show with her quirky comedic flare and watch for Will Ferrell’s appearance!
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