Oscar Winners

It is now time to see how well I understand Hollywood and the Academy. Who did I pick and who actually won?

Best Picture:

I chose: The Artist
The Academy chose: The Artist
+1

Actor in Leading Role:

I chose: Jean Dujardin or George Clooney
The Academy chose: Jean Dujardin
+1

Actress in Leading Role: 

I chose: Michelle Williams
The Academy chose: Meryl Streep
+0

Actor in Supporting Role:

I chose: Kenneth Branagh
The Academny chose: Christopher Plummer
+0

Actress in Supporting Role:

I chose: Octavia Spencer
The Academy chose: Octavia Spencer
+1

Animated Feature Film:

I chose: Chico&Rita
The Academy chose: Rango
+0

Cinematography: 

I chose: Hugo or War Horse
The Academy chose: Hugo
+1

Directing: 

I chose: Scorsese, Allen or Payne
The Academy chose: Michel Hazanavicius
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Total Score: 4/8= 50%

I think I did pretty well. I was rather surprised that Streep won, I was almost sure that Williams would win. I was also surprised that many people were so sure that Viola Davis would win, I really was not thinking that. Her character in the movie was very endearing and she played her very well but I just didn't see it happening. I was surprised that Christopher Plummer won, but very happy. I actually wanted him to win but did not think he had a chance. I wasn't surprised about the Animated feature even though my pick was Chico and Rita. I'm still convinced that it won because Johnny Depp was in it. 

Oh I guess I should also mention my little "it's safe to say Iran won't win in the Foreign Film Category" bit thing. Yeah...Iran totally won. I guess that's good. I really thought that the Academy would take a political stance on it, well maybe they still did but just in a different way. I think the speech that Asghar Farhadi gave was lovely. I also thought that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's speech was nice.  

As far as general thoughts on the Oscars, I just thought they could not manage to try to kiss their own a$$ any more than they have. It was funny at times but my goodness, so delusional about their importance and so out of touch with reality. I think arts are important. I think movies are important and can be life changing but it is not rocket science. Angelina Jolie-what was she thinking? I would've expected that kind of thing from J-Lo or someone (by the way what was that butt thing she and Cameron Diaz did? :S) but not Angelina. Jim Rash is forever my hero now. 

Red Not-All-That-Hot

A lot of people were loving Jennifer Lawrence's dress on the red carpet. It was from Calvin Klein Collection which had a lot success on past red carpets during this award season. I gotta say I don't agree. I mean she looked great, sexy not slutty and age appropriate ( I think, I don't actually know how old she is, I'll look it up later, but she looks young and the dress is young). The dress is also nice, but if she wore that dress to the beach she would still look appropriate and you don't want your Oscars dress to work as a beach dress too. I like that the dress is simple, Jennifer has the kind of body that allows her to make simple become sexy. I do not like the top though. It's all in the cut, I think it looks like a Jersey maxi dress you would throw over your bikini (the top of it, the rest of the dress hugs her body just right). I wish it was a sort of a V-neck or had wide straps or something...else. Overall it was a great look but the top just made it a bit too casual looking for me.