Oscars Brouhaha 2011!
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retsukoIn no special order:
1) Anne Hathaway could have handled the hosting duties entirely by herself and I would not have noticed James Franco's absence. Her costume changes alone were made of awesome and win, but her charisma, musical talent, and wit were miles better than anything Franco could come up with.*
2) Hailee Steinfeld was robbed! Robbed, I say! *grumbles*
3) Yay, King's Speech! It's nice to see a movie that is simultaneously crowd-pleasing and well-made be honored for its many accomplishments. Out of all the awards it received, though, I was most pleased with the screenplay win. For your work to finally be recognized after years and years of plugging away... I imagine it must be quite validating.
4) Fashion: I would like to buy Hilary Swank's dress. I will wear it everyday. When I am doing laundry, going to the grocery store, teaching, etc. etc. Helen Mirren looked amazing (as per usual) and made me look forward to getting older and more graceful. On the flip side: what was going on with Cate Blanchett and Marisa Tomei? Both of them appeared to be wearing outfits where two dresses were at war with one another. But in dress wearing (as in Highlander) there can be only one!
5) I wish "True Grit" had garnered more awards, but... :(
6) Whoever put those montages of the 10 Best Picture nods together had a monumental task of crazy... and while she/he did the best he/she could, it still didn't make a whole hell of a lot of visual sense.
7) Why do the shorts always play for one week ONLY at the tiny art house theater that is almost impossible to visit without excessive planning in advance? Couldn't these be shown in the bigger theaters? Because I would go. I am curious what these films are like, and just as in an anthology of short stories, you learn a lot about the craft when you have the chance to see it in miniature.
8) On Friday, my Mom and I will have our annual fashion snark session! Wheeee! :D
* Is it just me, or does Mr. Franco seem perpetually stoned?
1) Anne Hathaway could have handled the hosting duties entirely by herself and I would not have noticed James Franco's absence. Her costume changes alone were made of awesome and win, but her charisma, musical talent, and wit were miles better than anything Franco could come up with.*
2) Hailee Steinfeld was robbed! Robbed, I say! *grumbles*
3) Yay, King's Speech! It's nice to see a movie that is simultaneously crowd-pleasing and well-made be honored for its many accomplishments. Out of all the awards it received, though, I was most pleased with the screenplay win. For your work to finally be recognized after years and years of plugging away... I imagine it must be quite validating.
4) Fashion: I would like to buy Hilary Swank's dress. I will wear it everyday. When I am doing laundry, going to the grocery store, teaching, etc. etc. Helen Mirren looked amazing (as per usual) and made me look forward to getting older and more graceful. On the flip side: what was going on with Cate Blanchett and Marisa Tomei? Both of them appeared to be wearing outfits where two dresses were at war with one another. But in dress wearing (as in Highlander) there can be only one!
5) I wish "True Grit" had garnered more awards, but... :(
6) Whoever put those montages of the 10 Best Picture nods together had a monumental task of crazy... and while she/he did the best he/she could, it still didn't make a whole hell of a lot of visual sense.
7) Why do the shorts always play for one week ONLY at the tiny art house theater that is almost impossible to visit without excessive planning in advance? Couldn't these be shown in the bigger theaters? Because I would go. I am curious what these films are like, and just as in an anthology of short stories, you learn a lot about the craft when you have the chance to see it in miniature.
8) On Friday, my Mom and I will have our annual fashion snark session! Wheeee! :D
* Is it just me, or does Mr. Franco seem perpetually stoned?
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Date: 2011-02-28 05:17 am (UTC)Normally Cate Blanchett can do no wrong where I'm concerned, but ugh, that dress! It looked like part of a 1920s cabinet.
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Date: 2011-02-28 05:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-28 05:50 am (UTC)Portman's maternity gown, otoh, rocked the house, and Hathaway's dark red number rocked, though not so much the last gown.
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Date: 2011-02-28 06:23 am (UTC)shorts
Date: 2011-02-28 07:00 pm (UTC)I didn't actually watch the awards, so I appreciate your always-awesome summary :)
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Re: shorts
Date: 2011-02-28 08:17 pm (UTC)Miss you, too! *hugs*
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Date: 2011-03-01 07:24 pm (UTC)