And The Oscars Went To…
At least two of the Filmwerk team stayed up all night to watch the Oscars unfold… Despite a truly excruciating and terrible pre-show of the red carpet (which seemed more interested in various ugly women’s opinions than actually showing us any stars) the show got underway.
Seth MacFarlane (who needs to learn not to clap while he is presenting) started on a bit of a rocky path, but was saved by William Shatner. Our host then went on to find his strengths not just in the jokes but also in his song and dance capabilities. As usual though as the show went on we saw less and less of our host, but he ad-libs throughout were usually pretty good. A particular highlight involved a Smokey and the Bandit moment with nominee Sally field.
The same could not be said of pretty much any presenter as comedy seemed forced and often irritable (yes you Melissa McCarthy and Paul Rudd). But Daniel Day Lewis probably gave the best speech for his win for Lincoln, and Ben Affleck for most deserving of an Award at the end of night for Argo. Lucky undeserving bastard went to Tarantino for his flabby Django unchained script.
The evening ended up at around 3 ½ hours for the awards – not aided by the overabundance of musical numbers: Bizarrely only celebrating the last 10 years of musical?
There was also a half-hearted effort to celebrate Bond turning 50. Shirley Bassey showed up to sing Goldfinger, which she gamely braved. Adele sang and then won for Skyfall. But not one James Bond showed up – despite the initial idea to have them all (or most of) on stage. A real let down.
We were also happy to see Searching For Sugarman win best Documentary! Here is the full list!
Best Picture: Argo
Directing: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Foreign Language Film: Amour, Austria
Animated Feature Film: Brave
Original Score: Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Original Song: Skyfall from Skyfall, Adele Adkins and Paul Epwort
Production Design: Lincoln
Cinematography: Life of Pi
Sound Mixing: Les Miserables
Sound Editing: Life of Pi, Skyfall (tie)
Costume: Anna Karenina
Film Editing: Argo
Makeup and Hairstyling: Les Miserables
Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Documentary Feature: Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary (short subject): Inocente
Animated Short Film: Paperman
Live Action Short Film: Curfew