The 83rd Oscars are history. All in all, British talent was acknowledged yet again, thanks to both The King's Speech and Inception, which scooped 8 awards altogether. Obviously the former was the big hit of the night, winning accolades for Best Film, Best Director and Best Leading Actor, while the latter won the technical categories, namely, sound and visual effects.
Having said this, I watched - as I've usually done the last few years - the ceremony live, and I told my C1 students this morning that I got bored to death. The hosting by Anne and James was appalling. To me they lacked chemistry on stage, as he looked totally uninterested while she was overexcited and, at times, sickly sweet. Nothing to do with the good old days of the great Billy Crystal - or even the acid humor of Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes for that matter. If they were trying to appeal to a younger, hipper audience, the ceremony producers failed to do so - and with a loud crash. To make matters even worse, every odds-on favourite won the Oscar in each category across the board, so there was no space for surprises - Javier Bardem? - that might have spiced up the event a little.
Anyway, enough of my words. An image is worth a thousand of them, it's said, so down below I'm embedding a couple of CNN clips. Firstly, a quick recap of the ceremony's highlights:
Do you have any comments about the much-hyped annual event? Were you surprised / disappointed by any of the prizes awarded this year? Post your thoughts here, will you?
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