Please forgive my lateness in posting the Oscar results. I guess I was so bummed that neither
Taraji P. Henson nor
Viola Davis came close to getting love from the Academy Awards that I just didn't want to comment.
The 81st Annual Academy Awards were more entertaining than usual, thanks to
Hugh Jackman. He was a good host, and his Broadway background made it fun for us, too. I thought it was nice that they didn't spend a lot of money on the opening sequence, and
Anne Hathaway was good, too.
Speaking of performances,
Beyonce and
Queen Latifah really did their respective things. Very nice.
While my girls Henson and Davis didn't pick up Oscar gold, it was a big night for people of color.
Slumdog Millionaire was the belle of the ball, picking up eight statues, including Best Picture.
The presenters were pretty good, too.
Ben Stiller was the standout, even though I wasn't really sure what he was trying to do. It was still funny, though. Another thing that was cool was the way they had the five presenters for the individual awards.
Oh, and can someone please give
Cuba Gooding Jr. a high-five for saying what we all were thinking about
Robert Downey Jr.'s nomination? Not to take anything away from his performance in
Tropic Thunder, but it's hard enough for brothers to get work in Hollywood without White boys dressing up in blackface to take roles.
All in all, the show ran long, but it was worth it. Now, without further ado, here are the winners of the 81st Annual Academy Awards:
Best Picture:
Slumdog Millionaire Actor in a Leading Role:
Sean Penn,
Milk Actress in a Leading Role:
Kate Winslet,
The Reader Actor in a Supporting Role:
Heath Ledger,
The Dark Knight Actress In A Supporting Role:
Penelope Cruz,
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Director:
Danny Boyle,
Slumdog Millionaire Foreign Language Film:
Departures, Japan
Music (Score):
Slumdog Millionaire Music (Song):
Jai Ho,
Slumdog Millionaire Animated Feature Film:
WALL-E Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Slumdog Millionaire Writing (Original Screenplay):
Milk Art Direction:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Cinematography:
Slumdog Millionaire Costume Design:
The Duchess Makeup:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Documentary Feature:
Man on Wire Documentary Short Subject:
Smile Pinki Short Film (Animated):
La Maison en Petits Cubes Short Film (Live Action):
Spielzeugland (Toyland) Film Editing:
Slumdog Millionaire Sound Editing:
The Dark Knight Sound Mixing:
Slumdog Millionaire Visual Effects:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Jean Hersholt Honorary:
Jerry Lewis
Just when you think you can't love Beyonce any more, she says something like this. The Bootylicious One told Britain's Daily Mail, "To me, it's sexier when it doesn't look like you go to the gym. If you look like you've been spending a lot of time in the gym, then it just looks like you spend a lot of time in the gym." (Sidebar -- I didn't say the girl was especially prolific!)
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