The 82nd Academy Awards show will go down in history as the year a woman director finally took home the top prize. It was definitely one of the biggest highlights of the entire show. The Hurt Locker deserved the win, even though there was a lot of buzz surrounding the highest grossing movie of all time, Avatar. Hopefully this is one of those instances where more people take notice of a movie after it wins top honors, because it would be a shame if it didn’t.
Of all the awards on this evening, none were really a surprise. Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep, along with the awards for Best Picture/Director, were the only races of the entire night. I’d say that unless you were living under a rock anyone would have been able to pick who would win the other top awards based on movie critics predictions, which made for a rather dull show. There were some highlights however that did make it at least a little worthwhile. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin managed to supply a few chuckles, Neil Patrick Harris did an amazing job kicking the show off with a song and dance number, the tribute to John Hughes was truly moving (especially with Molly Ringwald introducing it), and like usual the In Memoriam montage was unforgettable. The only issue I had with the montage is that they included Michael Jackson, but not Farrah Fawcett or Bea Arthur. Sure Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, but his influence on Hollywood wasn’t as large as those two ladies. They may have been better known as television stars, but he was definitely better known for his music.
As an avid movie fan and a fan of the Academy Awards show, I’d have to say this one was pretty lackluster. There were no grand, moving speeches, Miley Cyrus seemed too nervous to be on stage, Kristen Stewart didn’t crack a smile (but then again does she ever?), musician T-Bone Burnett didn’t say a thing after co-winning the award for Best Original Song (apparently he was sick), and Jack Nicholson wasn’t there wearing his trademark sunglasses and smile. History may have been made last night, but we here at Real Style Network’s Celebrities and Entertainment Blog are hoping for a better showing next year. Check out our best dressed from the red carpet here.
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I couldn’t be bothered to watch them. They are always soo long. Thanks for the recap.