Oscar's

I have been a fan of the Oscar's for many years. It has been my dream to be there one day sporting the most glorious dress I could find and making charming jokes with interviewers, but alas it was not my year. It wasn't my year, but it was Kate Winslet's! She is my favorite, so it kinda feels like a victory for the both of us. After 6 nominations, she had finally won and didn't have to continue with her "I didn't win face" when someone else won. When they called out her name, I screamed with joy and cried in happiness over this long awaited moment. Her speech did not disappoint with her Dad whistling to let her know where he was sitting and saying how she had practiced this speech a million times with a shampoo bottle. She replies with such charm, "Well it's not a shampoo bottle anymore!" She thanked Peter Jackson, the director responsible for giving her her first feature film in heavenly creatures. She thanked Emma Thompson who was responsible for being a mentor and putting her in her first Oscar nominated film, Sense and Sensibility. It was lovely for her to honor those that gave her her break. She had really been waiting all her life to win this little gold statue and the moment finally came.
It really was one of the best Oscar's of all time. Hugh Jackman did a phenomenal job hosting with grace, charm and skill. His opening number was ridiculously brilliant. I loved that he honored the movies in a way that represented our hard economic times. It is difficult to witness such glamour and excess when unemployment is at it's highest in years. So I thought it was much more appropriate to see Hugh singing and dancing to a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire set for Slumdog with pizza boxes as the computer screens. The part that made me laugh the most and still does when I think about it was, Hugh dancing with dancers in spacey, high tech looking outfits and a strobe light flashing. I thought to myself, "What movie is this?" He then starts singing, "The Reader. I didn't have enough time to see The Reader." The Reader as some of you might know is about an ex-Nazi who falls in love with a teenage boy, so I am glad Hugh did things the way he did. It was honest, hilarious and brilliant. It seems sometimes, that no matter how many Oscar nominated movies you try to see, there is always one that doesn't make the cut. I was happy to see Slumdog Millionaire win so many times as well as take top honor of Best Picture. This movie almost went straight to DVD, but the director didn't give up on this movie and I am glad. It is a beautiful story of the human heart and a story that should inspire everyone.
My favorite part of the Oscar's was the way they presented the main categories of best actor and best supporting roles. They had past winners like Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Shirley Mclain and others to not only help present, but say something to honor each of the nominees. My heart was so happy to see this display of affection. I would have been so humbled to have Sophia Loren say something lovely to me. She is a goddess and she holds a special place in my heart. I get choked up just thinking about what a powerful moment that must have been. All those actresses who had inspired me and created such memorable characters. That's what the Oscar's is about and they did a fabulous job.