Who Knew Wolverine Could Sing and Dance

So It's all over the winners were announced and the Oscars has been something that it hasn't been in years...entertaining. The musical numbers by Hugh Jackman and guest were actually pretty good, and there were so many funny moments. Seems that the few films I didn't see had a bigger impact on the academy than I thought. For instance Penelope Cruz winning for Vicky Christina Barcelona and Sean Penn for Milk, and there were a few surprises, neither of my picks for both of the screenplay categories and the director category where right, go fig. Two of my second picks won, Ben Button for visual effects and Kate Winslet for The Reader, she deserved it. Then there were the no brainers, Ledger for The Joker, WALL-E for animated feature, and Slumdog Millionaire for best picture, no surprises there. For me the highlights of the show was the decision to get rid of the "oscar clip" for the acting nominees, instead five former winners in each acting nominee presentation came onto the stage each describing one of the actors and actresses performances. It was a great choice to take the Oscars in a new direction and the result was some truly emotional responses. And how about the little movie that could, Slumdog Millionaire. Everyone thought Button was going to sweep, but Slumdog won every category it was nominated in except for one. The last time an independent film arose from obscurity and earned a place in film history was in 2000 with American Beauty. I am so glad Slumdog won because now anyone who hasn't seen it will want to, and it is a film that should be seen by everyone. Congratulations to all the winners.