Academy Awards Highlights

I'm discovering that I'm not really big on awards shows. I watched the last 30 minutes or so of the Grammys as I rode my bike in my living room (it's on a trainer, which is a piece of equipment that turns my road bike into a stationary bike). Well, last night I only caught the last hour of the Academy Awards, turning it on right in the middle of the "Falling Slowly" performance. Here are my highlights from that point on:

• performance of "Falling Slowly" - if you have not yet downloaded the soundtrack to the movie "Once" do it NOW. This song in particular is one of the most moving songs I've come across in a long time... just a beautiful melody and the synergy of the two vocals is fantastic.

• Jon Stewart inviting Marketa Irglova back to say her thank-yous - I was quite impressed with Jon Stewart all night, actually. He was an entertaining host (for the portion that I saw) and didn't try to push any boundaries or push any personal agenda. But what I found extremely classy was when, after she was cut off at the mic by the music going into a commercial break and not able to say her acceptance thank-yous, Jon invited Marketa BACK on stage after the break and let her say her piece as well - which was a beautifully humble word of thanks and encouragement to the independent artist community. Very classy, indeed.
• "Juno" winning "Best Original Screenplay" - while I can't say anything about her lifestyle, I will say that "Juno" was a beautiful story and well-deserving of the recognition. (Read more about writer Diablo Cody here. [HT: Randy])

Comments

[Jeremy]

You are correct Carla - thanks for pointing that out! It's been fixed...

[Carla]

I think you meant "winning" instead of "willing" on the point.

Haven't checked out the movie yet, but we'll rent it when it's out on dvd.