Well, I predicted 13 accurate winners, so an ok score for me, even though I could've done better. What a night for Martin Scorsese who finally picked up his Oscar, and when The Departed got the top prize from none other than Jack's hands himself (this is the 3rd year in a row when my favorite film of the year won Best Picture), but how surprising were these Oscars?
Alan Arkin won for Best Supporting Actor, a great win that almost nobody predicted, which is fantastic. Of course, we had our share of bad surprises, notably Children Of Men losing for Best Cinematography, Dreamgirls not picking up the Oscar for Best Original Song, losing to An Inconvenient Truth and Pan's Labyrinth losing for Best Foreign Language Film. Had it won, it would've tied The Departed with the most Oscars : Four.
All Best Picture nominees had at least an Oscar, and this was a tight race all the way to the end. With great dance numbers and a great presentation from Ellen DeGeneres, this was a great Academy Award ceremony, and I'm counting down until next year. Until then, have fun watching and predicting the films for 2007.
Best Picture nominees trophies
Babel : Best Original Score
The Departed : Best Picture, Best Director - Martin Scorsese, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing
Letters From Iwo Jima : Best Sound Editing
Little Miss Sunshine : Best Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin, Best Original Screenplay
The Queen : Best Actress - Helen Mirren
Other Awards
Best Actor : Forest Whitaker - The Last King Of Scotland
Best Supporting Actress : Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Best Art Direction : Pan's Labyrinth
Best Costume Design : Marie Antoinette
Best Cinematography : Pan's Labyrinth
Best Makeup : Pan's Labyrinth
Best Sound Mixing : Dreamgirls
Best Visual Effects : Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Best Animated Feature Film : Happy Feet
Best Documentary Feature : An Inconvenient Truth
Best Foreign Language Film : The Lives Of Others (Germany)
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