The 2008 Academy Awards Hollywood Style

There is one word in my mind that describes last night’s Academy Awards show, glamorous. After months of the writer’s strike and the Golden Globes ceremony being cancelled, Hollywood dressed up for the Oscars and looked fabulous. The actors and actresses were absolutely stunning on the red carpet! It was like they finally had a reason to dress up and be celebrities and they didn’t want to disappoint their fans. Those critiquing the red carpet outfits claimed actors and actresses were being safe in their fashion choices. I don’t think the actors and actresses were playing it safe, I think they opted for classic Hollywood glamour and style. In my opinion Helen Mirren and Marion Cotillard outshone the rest. Take a look at the best dressed of last night’s Academy Awards.

After watching an hour-long red carpet show just to get a glimpse of Johnny Depp I was disappointed due to his late arrival and immediate seating. I had to settle for glimpses of him in the audience! And to my dismay, Johnny Depp did not win the best actor award for his performance in Sweeney Todd. Although he was great as the murdering singing barber of Fleet Street, I doubted he would beat out Daniel Day Lewis’ performance for There Will be Blood. Daniel Day Lewis deserved the best actor award!

My favorite moments of the Academy Awards show were first Daniel Day Lewis’ quiet, dignified and almost shy acceptance speech for his bigger than life and outstanding performance in There Will be Blood. His performance was so opposite of his everyday personality displayed in his speech that I was blown away by how great an actor he is. I also loved how he bowed to queen Helen Mirren and she knighted him. My second favorite moment was Marion Cotillard’s utter surprise and humility at winning the best actress award for her performance in La Vie en Rose. She was so beautiful, genuine, grateful, and thrilled and I loved how she thanked love, life, and beauty in her speech and then walked off stage wiping tears from her face as Forrest Whitaker comforted her. And my third favorite moment was how Javier Bardem spoke to his mother in Spanish during his acceptance speech for best supporting actor for his performance in No Country for Old Men and then he thanked the Coen brothers for giving him the worst hair style of all time in the movie.

Here’s the complete list of the Academy Award winners:

2008 ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Best Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Foreign-Language Film: The Counterfeiters, Austria
Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno
Animated Feature Film: Ratatouille
Art Direction: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
Sound Mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Sound Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Original Score: Atonement, Dario Marianelli
Original Song: Falling Slowly from Once, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Costume: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
Documentary Short Subject: Freeheld
Makeup: La Vie en Rose
Animated Short Film: Peter & the Wolf
Live Action Short Film: Le Mozart des Pickpockets (`The Mozart of Pickpockets')
Visual Effects: The Golden Compass

Labels: 2008 Academy Awards, Daniel Day Lewis, Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem, La Vie en Rose, Marion Cotillard, No Country for Old Men, Oscars, There Will be Blood

  posted by Matildakay at 11:06 AM 0 comments

2008 Glitz-less Golden Globes


Last night's glitz-less Golden Globes news-press announcement format was the equivalent of a deflated balloon. For Johnny Depp to finally be recognized for his outstanding acting and then NOT be able to watch him accept his Golden Globe, is more than this Johnny Depp fanatic could stand.

So I boycotted the non-cerimonial Golden Globes along with all the actors and writers.

However, I was estactic to learn that some of my favorite actors were recognized along with Johnny Depp. Cate Blanchett won for her portrayal of Bob Dylan, Daniel Day Lewis won for There Will be Blood. (Johnny Depp will have to compete against Daniel Day Lewis for the Oscar! Yikes!) And Queen Latifah won for Life Support. David Duchovny won for Californication (my newest favorite TV show!) and Jeremy Piven won for Entourage (my favorite boys on TV!).

Atonement and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street won best picture for drama and musical/comedy, and Ratatouille (which I loved!) won best animated film. I LOVE Sweeney Todd and I'm dying to see Atonement, I hope it plays in Bakersfield.

Here's the complete list of Golden Globe winners:

MOTION PICTURES:

—Picture, Drama: Atonement.
—Actress, Drama: Julie Christie, Away From Her.
—Actor, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood.
—Picture, Musical or Comedy: Sweeney Todd.
—Actress, Musical or Comedy: Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose.
—Actor, Musical or Comedy: Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd.
—Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There.
—Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men.
—Director: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
—Screenplay: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men.
—Foreign Language: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, France and U.S.
—Animated Film: Ratatouille.
—Original Score: Dario Marianelli, Atonement.
—Original Song: Guaranteed from Into the Wild.

TELEVISION:

—Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, Damages.
—Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men.
—Series, Musical or Comedy: Extras, HBO.
—Series, Drama Mad Men, AMC.
—Actress, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
—Actor, Musical or Comedy: David Duchovny, Californication.
—Miniseries or Movie: Longford, HBO.
—Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Queen Latifah, Life Support.
—Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Jim Broadbent, Longford.
—Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Samantha Morton, Longford.
—Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jeremy Piven, Entourage.

Labels: 2008 Golden Globes, Californication, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day Lewis, Entourage, Johnny Depp, Queen Latifah, Ratatouille, Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  posted by Matildakay at 10:20 AM 0 comments