See where cynicism gets you? (See predictions below.) I just knew The King's Speech deserved the big prize, but I thought the Academy was going to favour an American movie. But enough excuses. When all is said and done, how about that 83rd Academy Awards show, hey? How many awkward moments did you count? 83? And why didn't they get Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman to host? But with all of this year's suck-age, there were some good moments.
Off the top of my head, here's a list of 10 awesome moments:
- Anne Hathaway's self-deprecating reference to an Academy Award-blunders drinking game.
- Cate Blanchett saying: "That's gross."
- Melissa Leo's zoned-out Farrah-Fawcett-on-David-Letterman-esque speech.
- Natalie Portman unabashedly letting everyone know who she has sex with.
- The Coen brothers not paying attention at all.
- The creepy Bob Hope hologram looking more alive than James Franco.
- Jeff Bridges.
- Mila Kunis's dress making me go all "The Kids Are All Right."
- The intense sexual chemistry between Helen Mirren and Russell Brand.
- The King's Speech's writer's speech.
