I make no apologies for the fact that I'm a total Oscar fan. I will, however, apologize if you got caught in my avalanche of tweets
@mjmbecky during the Oscar show! I'll refrain from critiquing the show, as I think those will come out en force this next week. The show had its interesting moments and montages (how about the
musicals for Harry Potter and Eclipse), but it seemed that
The King's Speech,
Inception,
The Fighter, and
The Social Network took home the majority of the awards.
Although I'd seen many of the films featured in the show this year, my favorite was
The King's Speech. As a longtime Colin Firth fan, I have long thought he deserved more recognition for the range of roles he has played. In fact, if you had a chance to see him on 60 Minutes last Sunday (I linked it
here in my Sunday blog post) or on
Inside the Actor's Studio, you know that he has played in films ranging from period pieces such as
Pride and Prejudice (1995) and
A Girl With a Peal Earring to
Bridget Jones Diary,
Mama Mia!, and
The Single Man. When an actor can continue to film roles across the board and allow us to forget the actor and escape into the role, you know they are a master at their craft. Kudos and congratulations to Colin Firth for Best Actor and to
The King's Speech for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Director.
For a nice and easy list of complete winners, check out
The Associated Press:
"List of 83rd Oscar Winners".
I'm glad The King's Speech won, too, even though I was rooting for Inception. :)
ReplyDeletePS~I think for P&P you mean 1995, right?
I really must see The King's Speech. I want to see Inception, too. I need more hours in the day!
ReplyDeleteHeidenkind--Yay! Oh, and thanks for correcting me. :) I went in and fixed that.
ReplyDeleteKailana--It's so good!!! You really must see King's Speech. I loved it, and even though I go on and on about Colin Firth, the story and message were awesome!