Last night the BF and I continued our annual tradition and watched the Academy Awards last night. I enjoyed more this than I have in the past. I really liked the way they present the acting awards with previous winners of the same category and I thought Hugh Jackman did an excellent job hosting. The one thing I didn't like was that whole musical number with Jackman , Beyonce and others. I feel it wasn't needed and the time they used for it could have gone to the Best Song noms so they could preform their songs in their entirity. I do admit that this year the winners were pretty predictible but I am so happy that Sean Penn won instead of Mickey Rouke. Also I am very happy for Kate Winslet. She has deserved an Oscar for so long. I mean at age 33 she has had 6 noms. Over all it was pretty enjoyable. Here is the list of winners:
- Motion Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire."
- Actor: Sean Penn, "Milk."
- Actress: Kate Winslet, "The Reader."
- Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight."
- Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."
- Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire."
- Foreign Film: "Departures," Japan.
- Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire."
- Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, "Milk."
- Animated Feature Film: "WALL-E."
- Art Direction: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
- Cinematography: "Slumdog Millionaire."
- Sound Mixing: "Slumdog Millionaire."
- Sound Editing: "The Dark Knight."
- Original Score: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman.
- Original Song: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.
- Costume: "The Duchess."
- Documentary Feature: "Man on Wire."
- Documentary (short subject): "Smile Pinki."
- Film Editing: "Slumdog Millionaire."
- Makeup: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
- Animated Short Film: "La Maison en Petits Cubes."
- Live Action Short Film: "Spielzeugland (Toyland)."
- Visual Effects: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar statuette): Jerry Lewis
