With last night's handing out of the 78th annual Oscars the awards season has now come and gone. The cheese would like to personally commend the Acadamy one of the better years in recent memory. With that in mind here are the cheese's thoughts on the night...
-The biggest surprise was the lack of no favorite. In all six major categories not a single movie won more than one award (though Brokeback Mountain and Crash both won in Adapted and Original Screenplay respectively). Especially nice was the fact that the Director and Picture awards were split, something that doesn't often happen. The Acadamy, with no huge box office picture in the mix this year, actually voted for performances rather than revenue, making for some very deserving winners.
-John Stewart, while not loved by critics, was his dry calm self, and seemed to bring a little reality into the evening, which was a nice change of pace.
-You can say whatever you want, but after a Blame Canada nomination, and 8 Mile win, the 36 Mafia winning best song was not a big surprise. Plus, Dolly Parton, come on!
-Stephan Colbert should do voice over work for every ad every made, period!
-Watching Tom Hanks getting darted in the neck and then hit over the head with a violin...priceless.
-Why do period pieces always win Costume and Cinematography? OK, the cheese didn't see Memories of a Geisha, but there is no way a bunch of Kimonos and Tuxedos are better than Tim Burton's latex leaden world of Willy Wonka. And it is nigh impossible the cinematgraphy was better than both Brokeback Mountain and Good Night and Good Luck.
-George Clooney, while not winning the Director race, has firmly followed in the footsteps of Eastwood, Redford, and Gibson as the newest actor turned great director. He'll win that statue eventually.
-Nick Park, 5 lifetime nominations, 4 wins. Who knew plasticene characters could be so accomplished?
-And finally, let's all start a petition to have Joan Rivers executed by the state. Last night on the red carpet she mistook Lee Majors (the 5 million dollar man) for Larry McMurtry (co-screenwriter of Brokeback Mountain)...need I say more?
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If you can only win one award in a lifetime, then that's probably not the one you want to win
I'd like to add Joan's daughter to the petition.
well, melissa is the on the card, but she wouldn't be the main event
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