Oscar 2008: Tears, Surprises, Class

The Sherman-esque march of No Country for Old Men over There Will Be Blood was tipped with Javier Bardem’s Best Supporting Actor win and the Coen brothers’ victory for Best Adapted Screenplay, but there were plenty of other emotional and/or surprising moments at this year’s Oscar ceremony, well moderated by Jon Stewart. The latter category includes Diablo Cody’s Best Original Screenplay win for Juno and Tilda Swinton’s Best Supporting Actress win for Michael Clayton, while the former includes Cody’s teary speech (ended with parachute-ripcord abruptness), a sincerely overwhelmed Marion Cotillard’s acceptance of the Best Actress statuette for La Vie en Rose, and Freeheld co-directors Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth’s acceptance of the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. The classiest/best feel-good moment of the night, though, hands down, has to be the smart audible call to let Markéta Irglova, a Best Original Song co-winner for the wonderful Once, come back out for her own words of acceptance. It was a nice gesture, and one returned with a moving and well-articulated speech of appreciation.

One thought on “Oscar 2008: Tears, Surprises, Class

  1. So, I actually enjoyed the Oscars this year. Granted, I’m a total weirdo… I thought that it wasn’t the total circle-jerk that these things usually are. I wasn’t that surprised to hear that the ratings were low, but I didn’t think it would have been the “lowest” in recorded history (or whatever it was).

    No real point here, though…

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