Well, I had a pretty good Oscar night! I correctly picked 15 out of 19, which is a 79% success rate. Here's how it turned out (I've asterisked my correct picks):
Best Picture: The Artist*
Best Director: Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist*
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist*
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners*
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help*
Best Original Screenplay: Midnight In Paris*
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants*
Best Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Cinematography: Hugo
Best Score: The Artist*
Best Song: "Man or Muppet" The Muppets*
Best Art Direction: Hugo*
Best Costumes: The Artist*
Best Makeup: The Iron Lady*
Best Sound: Hugo*
Best Sound Editing: Hugo*
Best Visual Effects: Hugo
Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation*
I didn't pick the Short Film, Documentary, or Animated Feature categories, but here's who won:
Documentary Feature: Undefeated
Documentary Short: Saving Face
Live Action Short: The Shore
Animated Short: The Fantastic Flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Animated Feature: Rango
I probably could have picked Rango, but all the others would have ruined my average. I dodged a bullet there.
It was a good show - Billy Crystal never disappoints and it moved quick. Tributes and montages were kept to a minimum, there were no musical performances, and the thing Cirque Du Soleil was entertaining. It was a lean, entertaining show. I had fun this year, even without writing a series of long blog posts. I can't wait for next year's Oscar season where, no doubt, I will be rooting for The Hobbit.
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