Sunday, February 22, 2009

2008 Academy Awards

I can't go to bed without raving about tonight's Oscar Award Show. Wow! It was total entertainment, clever, fun, flamboyant, lots of new innovations - and Hugh Jackman, as emcee, was fantastic. He sang. He danced. He made jokes. He was totally charming.

The introductions for the four top actor/actress awards were amazing. They showed five top actors/actresses that had received the same award, then onto the stage they came. Each made a personalized introduction for this year's nominees, leaving barely a dry eye. It was a pretty cool way to introduce the nominees and the winners.

BEST MOVIE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST LEAD ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
BEST LEAD ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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