The Oscars Blew Me Away!

I won't lie, when I heard Hugh Jackman was hosting the 2009 Oscars I was a bit skeptical about how they would turn out, not that I have anything against Hugh (I love him!), it's just normally the people who host the Oscars are top notch comedians or actors that are well known for their humor, so really I would of never paired Hugh with the Oscars, that is until I watched them tonight! I think Hugh was wonderful and that's coming from someone who sadly missed a big part of the show (I had forgotten they were on tonight lol). I enjoyed how he was able to throw his musical background into the mix and make this year's Oscars the most musically enjoyable to date! I especially enjoyed the number he did along side Beyonce, it was so qwirky and funny how they performed a ton of famous songs from musicals in a combo. I posted the best video I could find online of the performance below, enjoy it! :)

I was also very happy to see Kate Winslet win Best Performance by an Actress she deserves it so much! And her speech was so beautiful I love the way she expresses herself, lol and her father's whistle was hilarious! Here's the video of her acceptance speech...

THE WINNERS OF THE NIGHT WERE:

• Best Motion Picture of the Year Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Christian Colson
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Winner: Sean Penn for Milk (2008/I)
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Winner: Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)
• Best Achievement in Directing Winner: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
• Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Winner: Okuribito (2008)(Japan)
• Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar("Jai Ho")
• Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman
• Best Achievement in Editing Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Chris Dickens
• Best Achievement in Sound Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty
• Best Achievement in Sound Editing Winner: The Dark Knight (2008) - Richard King
• Best Achievement in Visual Effects Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron
• Best Documentary, Short Subjects Winner: Smile Pinki (2008) - Megan Mylan
• Best Documentary, Features Winner: Man on Wire (2008) - James Marsh, Simon Chinn
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Winner: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)
• Best Short Film, Live Action Winner: Spielzeugland (2007) - Jochen Alexander Freydank
• Best Achievement in Cinematography Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Achievement in Makeup Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Greg Cannom
• Best Achievement in Costume Design Winner: The Duchess (2008) - Michael O'Connor
• Best Achievement in Art Direction Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
• Best Short Film, Animated Winner: Maison en petits cubes, La (2008) - Kunio Katô
• Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Winner: WALL·E (2008) - Andrew Stanton
• Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winner: Milk (2008/I) - Dustin Lance Black
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Winner: Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

(Note to self: I need to watch The Reader, Doubt, Slumdog Millionaire, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and Milk.)