The irony that permeates the night after the 83rd Academy Awards marked the official end of the 2010 movie season is the way that Anne Hathaway and James Franco, the two young, hip movie stars tapped to host the show and inject some youth and excitement into the proceedings, had to preside over The King’s Speech winning every major award. Many of us talk and threaten and bluster over boycotting the Oscars when things like this happen, when Crash defeated Brokeback Mountain or Shakespeare in Love won over Saving Private Ryan, but I feel betrayed this year in a way that I haven’t felt in the past.
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Academy Award Predictions
After over a month, I’m finally back with some new content. Hoping to continue to actually update this thing in March.
The Oscars are tonight. I’m looking forward to them this year much more than previous years, simply because I’ve seen so many of the nominees compared to previous years. Here’s what I’m thinking about the big categories from tonight’s ceremony:
