OSCAR results!

The results are in! And for the most part I was relatively accurate! I correctly guessed most of the major awards! I guessed that Kate and Penelope would win in the actress categories.. I guessed that Heath Ledger would win Best Supporting Actor, and I guessed that Slumdog would win Best Film and probably alot of other awards! I was wrong however with my prediction that Mickey Rourke would win Best Actor! I was very wrong in fact! Sean Penn won the award with a late surge in votes! Now that may be that the academy thought he gave a better performance in Milk, but I have a cheeky suspicion that background politics played a part! I believe that Mickeys BAFTA and Golden Globes winning speeches turned off the more conservative voters among the academy. It also shows that the academy can, and will vote independently of any other awards show. I just feel that in years to come people will look back and say that 2009 was Mickey Rourkes year and that Oscar was robbed from him! I also didn't guess that Danny Boyle would win for Best Director. This was because I knew that Slumdog would win Best Film and felt that the academy wouldn't let another award go to the Brits - especially after Kate won Best Actress! Dannys awards speech was lovely though! I really enjoyed the whole theme to the night! It was slightly forced and contrived (the bits I've seen on Youtube anywayz!), but I really enjoyed the musical element! It gave the Oscars that Wow factor that you just can't get when Chris Rock or Steve Martin are throwing insults and one liners at the nominees in the audience. It was lovely to see so many stars - old and young - turn out for the show! My highlight of the night was definately Miley Cyrus' answer to the question - Who is your favourite person in history? Her answer.. Angelina Jolie! x