“Here
is to the losers… the losers of them all!!!” belted out Oscar and red carpet
hosts, Seth McFarlane and Kristen Chenoweth. The two formed the tackiest, most obnoxious duo, with
derogatory slurs and mindless prattling, for the classiest night in Hollywood.
But
enough of the losers… let’s talk about the winners of the evening.
Breaking free
from his typecast as a pea-brained heartthrob, director and leading actor Ben
Affleck received the Best Picture Oscar for Argo
on Sunday at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony. Co-produced by Grant Heslov, George
Clooney and Affleck, the “sexiest producers alive” approached the stage to
thank their crew, family, and “Canada.”
According to Oscars’ history,
there is a direct correlation between the Best Picture and Director awards, but
not last evening. Ang Lee, the
first non-white filmmaker who received Best Director for Brokeback Mountain in 2005, also won the honor this year for his Life of Pi.
Claudio
Miranda, the cinematographer, accepted his award, and reflected on “wonderful
moments” such as the scene made of more than 120,000 candles. Life
of Pi also took home Best Original Score and Best Visual Effects.
Another first
in Oscar’s history was its theme: music in film. Live performances are a whole new world for Hollywood stars;
some cannot do without their cappuccino break, so it was incredible to see
actors such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliff, choreographed in song
and dance. Catherine Zeta Jones
(43 years-old) made it even more surreal as she (still) flaunted her seductiveness in “All that Jazz.”
However, the
show stealer was the cast of Les Miserables,
who performed a medley of “One More Day” and “Suddenly.” No wonder people pay thousands
for a seat in the nosebleed section. No wonder Anne Hathaway took home the
Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Wow.
Jennifer
Laurence, a winner for her edgy role in Silver
Lining’s Playbook, looked star-struck as she gazed in astonishment at the
crowd applauding her for winning Best Actress.
Daniel
Day-Lewis in Lincoln and Christoph
Waltz in Django Unchained received
Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor (respectively) for their portrayal of
characters from the 19th century.
Even
though Day-Lewis became the most decorated male actor in Oscar’s history, with
three Best Actor awards, he received the honor with humility and a smile; he
bashfully acknowledged that he has “received more than [his] portion on good
things in life.”
Maybe
he’ll offer acting classes to McFarlane and Chenoweth, who could learn a little
bit of astuteness. Or at least learn
to feign it.
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