Well, the Oscars have come and gone, much like Joe Turner did on the Broadway stage, but that is a different entertainment genre, and will be left alone while I move on to mention some of the standout features of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards presentation and celebration. As is typical to every year’s ceremony, the event was star studded and featured many popular presenters as well as the dynamic duo of hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Kate Winslet , Barbra Streisand and Zac Efron are just a few names from the incredibly diverse and famous list of presenters, while audience members and nominees complete this incredible picture. Well, that’s not intended to ignore audiences who are watching from their homes or those people who are visiting Los Angeles in hopes to catch a bit of the glitch and glamour of the ceremony and celebrities.
The nominations this year also seemed particularly relevant. A female director and an African American director were both nominated, which presented an opportunity for making history as neither population had one an Oscar for best direction in the past. There were other spectacular aspects of the evening, and while the list of nominees and winners is extensive, many people are anxious for the arrival of those final moments when the best leading actor and actress as well as best director and best picture awards are finally announced.
Sandra Bullock won the award for best performance by a leading actress for her work in The Blind Side . Another history making moment occurred when Jeff Bridges won his first Oscar and it was for his performance in Crazy Heart. Meanwhile, the award for best direction did make history as it was awarded to Katherine Bigelow, who not only won the Oscar but became the first woman to ever do so. In addition, the film she director The Hurt Locker received the award for best picture, which to some people was something of an upset. Avatar was one of the films that was popularly believed to be destined to take home the award for best picture.
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