From Denny: There was so much hype for months about this year's Oscars that the winners were not much of a surprise. Most people did not seem to think the hosts had much chemistry for this type of show. It is a difficult show to host for the most talented and experienced. You try making "And the winner is..." sound fresh and exciting every millionth time you say it. At some point it does make your eyes glaze over and your brain start to snooze. That's why I enjoy the red carpet fashion show, good or bad, just to liven up things!
I found a video clip about how to do some of the Oscar hair which was interesting, so take a look. And there is another video about the gift bags this year for the "losers." Get this: these are $100,000 gift bags so the losers don't feel bad after they lose in front of millions of viewers. Interesting is how many celebs "re-gift" their gift bags for charities to raffle off - like George Clooney for one. What a great guy!
Here's the list of who won what:
83rd Academy Awards
Best Picture - The King's Speech
Best Director - Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
Best Actor - Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Best Actress - Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor - Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Best Original Screenplay - The King's Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network
Best Animated Feature - Toy Story 3
Best Foreign Language Film - In A Better World
Best Documentary Feature - Inside Job
Best Animated Short - The Lost Thing
Best Live Action Short - God Of Love
Best Documentary Short - Stranger No More
Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction - Alice In Wonderland
Best Original Score - The Social Network
Best Original Song - "We Belong Together"
Best Makeup - The Wolfman
Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing - Inception
Road to the Awards: Red Carpet Hair
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Erin Andrews
Grade: B
ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews sported a silver Kaufman Franco dress. Fashion critics gave this look an average grade. The problem with wearing silver, beige, even white on the red carpet is that it does not photograph that well against all the busy background and the night. Photographers end up using a flash which can wash out detail, causing the dress to look dowdy or uninspiring. If we saw all these dresses in person we would probably think they are gorgeous. Unfortunately, the camera does not record all the richness in detail and color depth that the human eye does.
