It was a wonderful ceremony, probably the best Oscar show in the last 5 years. Billy Crystal was wonderful, you can just tell that the Oscars are HIS show. The program was crisp, it moved along at a nice pace without feeling too rushed and the special reflections and presentations made to honor a number of the stars who had past away this year was done with taste and class. Well done. The evening was then capped off as it should have been, with Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King winning Best picture.
Meanwhile, at the first annual “The Movie Blog Oscar Party”, Day-Vuh destroyed the competition, winning the Oscar pool by correctly predicting 20 of the 24 winners. I’m sure he’ll be posting and boasting about this for months. I’ll post more of my thoughts later today about the show and its winners and should have been winners.
For now, here are the results of the Oscars last night…
| BEST PICTURE • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King DIRECTOR ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY ADAPTED SCREENPLAY FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM ANIMATED FEATURE ORIGINAL SCORE ORIGINAL SONG
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ART DIRECTION CINEMATOGRAPHY COSTUME DESIGN MAKEUP DOCUMENTARY FEATURE SOUND SOUND EDITING VISUAL EFFECTS FILM EDITING
SHORT FILM – ANIMATED SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT |
