Oscar Post Mortem
I am watching Jay Leno and they are dissecting the Oscars. The defining moments were Adrien Brody making the most of moment in terms of kissing Halle Berry and then making a really passionate speech. Of course the hero turned anti hero Michael Moore was booed by the audience for this anti-war and anti-Bush statments. I too agree that this is not the platform for making political statements. Nicole Kidman showed that she has no brains and spoke a bunch of crap in her acceptance speech. There was a comment on the show today when Polanski won the Oscar and Scorcese getting snubbed again. " Who do I have to rape in this town to get the Oscar ?". Another former bridesmaid got his honorary Oscar, Peter O' Toole.
Are the Oscars a sham? Does marketing or hysteria make the difference. Is it politically coloured?
Chicago won the Oscar for Best Picture with the Pianist taking the rest of the biggies. Pedro Almodovar looked like as if he had misplaced his hairdryer before he got here and then read out from a paper (how sad).
This was the 75th Oscar ceremony and was "..not too great except for the Oscar for Best Kiss for Adrien Brody.." as my friend Javed wrote.