Last night the stars of the silver screen graced our TV screens for the hottest movie event on the calender. Those of us Brits that stayed up to join in the celebration are surely about to take a nap, but boy was it worth it. Jon Stewart was funny and relaxed as the host and although the amount of pre-recorded footage used was a little tedious, we can only speculate that the lacking scripts were a result of the writers’ strike. However, such issues did not dent the night which was ablaze with beautiful dresses and Armani tuxes. There were no real surprise wins, and as predicted, the Coen brothers stole the show. Anyway, enough babble, here are the results:
Best picture: “No Country for Old Men”
Best actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best supporting actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Best supporting actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Best director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Best foreign film: The Counterfeiters, Austria
Adapted screenplay: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Original screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno
Animated feature film: Ratatouille
Art direction: Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
Sound mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Sound editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Original score: Atonement, Dario Marianelli
Original song: ‘Falling Slowly’ from Once
Costume: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Documentary feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
Documentary short: Freeheld
Film editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Makeup: La Vie en Rose
Animated short film: Peter & the Wolf
Live action short film: Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)
Visual effects: The Golden Compass
And thats that for another year!!
Sarah Butt ©
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