80th Academy Awards

BEST PICTURE

No Country For Old Men

In the end, the best one the top award-- HOORAY! 'Tis rare and beautiful and joyous and contagious and wonderous. YAY!

BEST DIRECTOR

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No Country For Old Men

These boys are odd but thankfully so-- love the "playing in our side of the sandbox" quote. I partially wanted the love to be shared for PT Anderson or even Julian Schnabel, but I just can't complain-- I want too, but I can't.

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Who else could win this award-- his speech quite splendid and classy...so happy The Queen knighted him.

BEST ACTRESS

Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose

In the end it Le Mone and not Le Christie crowned, but honestly the AMPAS folk love them biopics, we can't be too surprised can we-- seven of the last ten actresses were playing real people. I still hoped for a Laura Linney shocker, but wasn't gonna happen. Her speech was nicely trembling and exciting-- I'm a fan now.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men

Like Day-Lewis, who else could have won the award-- happily and deserved.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

What was she wearing... it's too funny because one of my best friends looks like Tilda Swinton and that was my running Oscar joke... not bitter about this one (even though Bob Dylan deserved it.) I can't be bitter, Swinton gave such a eloquent, funny and a bit naughty speech.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Juno- Diablo Cody

So nervous about this one, but the most worthy got it-- kudos out to the "superhuman Ellen Page."

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

No Country For Old Men- Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

They've only "adapted Homer and Cormac McCarthy"-- love this Midwestern bred, married to Frances McDormand (Joel) duo.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Ratatouille

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Taxi to the Dark Side

BEST FOREIGN FILM

The Counterfeiters

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

There Will Be Blood- Robert Elswit

This year, cinematography was unusually brilliant, I was secretly hoping for a five way tie, but Elswit makes me happy, even though a Deakins win (either for Jesse James or No Country would have made me swoon.)

BEST ART DIRECTION

Sweeney Todd- Dante Ferritti & Francesca Lo Schiavo

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Elizabeth: The Golden Age- Alexandra Bryne

BEST FILM EDITING

The Bourne Ultimatum- Christopher Rouse

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Atonement- Dario Marianelli

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Falling Slowly," Once- Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

I was too thrilled for this victory and then what do you-- they cut the mic off Irglova right as she began to speak. How freaking dare you cut off Irglova, cut one of them Plan B tributes (bee-stings?) And then relief-- my hero Jon Stewart brought back the lovely Irglova to speak, and a lovely one it was. I fell in love with Once all over again. YAY!

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Freeheld

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

The Mozart of Pickpockets

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Peter & the Wolf

BEST MAKE-UP

La Vie en Rose

BEST SOUND MIXING

The Bourne Ultimatum

BEST SOUND EDITING

The Bourne Ultimatum

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Golden Compass

Another Oscar year over, another hangover. The good-- Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart-- he funny! Amy Adams was cute as a button nailing the Disneyified performance of "Happy Working Song." The bad-- cutting off MARKETA IRGLOVA (again thank you Jon Stewart.) The ugly-- Bee Movie presenting an Oscar-- stop this crap!