Oscar Rant

Another year of the movies...hooray! Unfortunately for this slate of movies, none were terribly compelling in this years best movie race, although I still always enjoy watching the stars come out. Besides Juno, none of the other titles were real barn burners. Good movies but certainly a drab selection (depressing?) and hence the Oscars themselves had very little drama. As usual there was the shocking supporting category. It seems the voters always throw a wrench for this category. And because of this you always get the wackiest acceptance speeches because the winning person really didn't expect to be standing there (hence the Bat suit with nipples reference, huh?). The picture to the left sums up what the Oscar means to me. For all artists, whether they be writer's, actors, and key grips (?)...pretty much any individual that produces something from their brain with the intention to entertain, the most watched talked about award is certainly an Oscar. The Pulitzer is nice, Tony's is swell, but to me the granddaddy of them all is winning for something related to a movie. A gazillion dollar industry that probably is most seen worldwide. Thus to win one of these awards has got to be a satisfying acceptance of what you've tried to accomplish in your life.

In an otherwise boring telecast, my excitement for Diablo Cody winning for original screenplay was most memorable. Here is an outsider, thrown into Hollywood, with an air of indifference (or breath of fresh air) brings some individualistic flair to a mostly boring affair. A real heartfelt win and you could feel it as she made her way up to the microphone. As a blogger myself it is refreshing to see someone make it...and being able to read her daily thoughts makes her seem a lot more accessible and to me, a more believable honest individual (a girl next store). Heck I don't know her, it could all be an act, but with her winning the Oscar I felt like my sister was up there. Rooting all the way and why didn't she smooch Harrison! She will kick herself someday...she could have embraced Indiana Jones and Han Solo in one.