Well, that was interesting. the 84th Academy Awards have come and gone and even though I didn't do so hot (I got 13 right, in my predictions), I take solace in the fact that of the one's I got wrong were my runner-ups (save for Documentary, Costume and Film Editing). I had a feeling Hugo was going to ride some love into winning the Sound and possibly Cinematography categories, but Visual Effects really surprised me. I mean, when a Best Picture nominee is in the category, history favors it, but I felt that Rise of the Planet of the Apes had it locked up for sure. Shows what I know. While I was off in Film Editing, I can't say I am no more than thrilled with Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall for their great work on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (arguably my second favorite of the year). As I mentioned in Documentary, I wouldn't be surprised if I was dead wrong, which I was, unfortunately. I do feel great, though, that I was able to guess 2/3 of the Best Shorts (and the third one was my alternate!). All in all, while I was happy with some of the surprises, I was pointing in the right direction for if I was wrong. Though I did make a joke to my mom when Meryl Streep won, saying, "I think the Academy is out to prove how wrong I was." Not to say she wasn't deserving, of course, but with the pro Davis campaign, well, you know what I mean...
The ceremony itself was quite fun, one of the better ones since the 81st and a hand full of others before that that I can remember. The presenters were fun, particularly the antics of Robert Downey Jr. as well as Emma Stone, whose co-presenters in both categories (Gwenyth Paltrow with the former Ben Stiller the latter), balanced each other nicely. Mr. Crystal was, as expected, top notch. While he was a little more safe than some would have wanted, I thought he did a great job considering the past two pairings. All in all, a nice evening, not the best. If I would grade this one compared to previous ceremonies, I'd give it a B+. Thanks to all for reading my blogs, its been fun. Expect some more blogs when I get the chance, for now, have fun at the movies...
Biggest Surprise: Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall for Film Editing (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)
-While Mrs. Streep was a shock, I at least had her runner-up
Favorite Win: Bret McKenzie for Best Original Song (Man or Muppet The Muppets)
-Not my first choice from the film, but hey a win's a win
Favorite Speech: Christopher Plummer for Best Supporting Actor (Beginners)
-Though Asghar Farhadi was a close second for Best Foreign Film
Least Favorite Win: Robert Richardson for Best Cinematography (Hugo)
-Not because he isn't deserving, he is. My pride just swayed me to stick with Lubezki for Tree of Life, could you blame me?
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