Well, that wasn’t so bad.
February 25th, 2008 at 01:17am Will Pfeifer
Any Oscar ceremony that has the Coen brothers picking up more than one statue is at least halfway decent, and the wins for Javier Bardem and Daniel Day-Lewis didn’t exactly come as a surprise. Marion Cotillard’s win for LA VIE EN ROSE sure did, though — did anyone predict that?
A few of my favorite moments:
1. Jon Stewart inviting Marketa Irglova back onstage after the commercial after the orchestra (rudely) played her off before she could make any sort of acceptance speech for winning the Best Original Song Oscar for “Falling Slowly” from ONCE (with Glen Hansard, who did get a chance to speak).
2. Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill arguing which of them was more like Halle Berry while presenting the sound awards. This bit of comedy was genuinely funny, unlike most scripted bits.
3. Colin Farrell and John Travolta both slipping on the same spot next to the mic.
4. The film-clip tributes to “Binoculars and Periscopes” and “Bad Dreams.” I wanted to see more!
5. Oh, and did everyone notice that screenplay winner Diablo Cody wore yet another leopard print dress? Can I call ‘em or can I call ‘em?
How about your most memorable Oscar moments?
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1. jan | February 25th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I absolutely agree with you about favorite moment number 1: I was realy irritated when Marketa Irglova didn’t get a chance to speak, and I’m delighted that Jon Stewart brought her back. Whose idea was that, do you think? If it was his, and it seems like it might have been, kudos to Stewart for the classiest act of the night. For me it ranks right up there with the moment from a past year when the writer of the best song, which was from “Motorcycle Diaries,” went up for his acceptance speech and all he did was sing a few lines the way it was supposed to have been sung rather than the way it had been butchered in the big number by Antonio Banderas and I-can’t-remember-his-name-right-now. And I’m so glad that song won; what a sweet moment. Now if she’d just had her hair the way it had been in the movie, and the night before on Independent Spirit Awards………….
2. jan | February 25th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Oh, sorry, forgot: That is leopard print number 4!! How many more do you think she has?
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