8 Oscars for one film? Shazam! Danny Boyle in particular deserves this, especially for his diverse track record. Trainspotting, Sunshine, 28 days later. It's quite respectable. Enough about him, let's talk about the others.
Every award given out was the right one for the right person except one. Kate Winslet was long overdue and Heath Ledger was by far the most deserving for undoubtedly the best performance of the year, if not ever for a psychopath. The one award I didn't agree with, with my counterpart so accurately called, was Sean Penn for best actor. I'm sure many agree with me. Yes, he's a great actor, but in the competition of who can play the best historical figure, Frank Langella's Nixon was far better. Milk was one of the more liberal movie to be released this past year and acting aside, I believe the (incredibly liberal) Academy would be more likely to vote for a man playing a gay freedom fighter than for a man playing a corrupt selfish ex-president.
And though there was no chance of him winning, I am very happy that Robert Downey Jr. was nominated. It's not often that a comedy get's a nod from the Academy and it's encouraging for future films of the genre.
All in all it was a good night, already films like Watchmen will be potential winners for next year.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment