Perhaps some of the best Oscar acceptance speeches ever! Gracious, thoughtful, funny, not too over the top emotionally, I thought the awards went pretty well. LOVED having 5 past winners announce the acting categories. Hugh did an admirable job with his opening movie musical montage – but that mess with Beyonce and D-listers from High School Musical…not so much! Was so happy for Kate Winslet – she’s long been overdue. But I still think she was nominated for the wrong film. Revolutionary Road was fantastic (though definitely not the ‘feel good’ nor ‘date’ movie of the year). Tthe performances left me breathless. Kate and Leo both should have been nominated – ditto Sam Mendes. And Sean Penn’s win? In a word – Awesome! I did enjoy The Wrestler and Mickey Rourke was great, but I felt he was kind of playing himself whereas Penn Transformed himself into Harvey Milk.There was much hootin’ and hollerin’ from the Rich Mix cinema in East London where Alison and I returned for a 2nd year for their Oscar Extravaganza. This year we were joined by Tina, Neil and Katie and made a fairly respectable showing in the Oscar Quiz! Even got my own version of a shampoo bottle! Speaking of winning and Oscars – major kudos to Mark L. Davis (a stalwart of my Oscar parties back in the States). He handily won his work’s Oscar pool! See Oscar party pics
