- Surprises: Pan’s Labyrinth losing Foreign Picture, Melissa Etheridge beating the Dreamgirls trio, Alan Arkin’s dignified acceptance speech
- Fine choices: Martin Scorsese finally getting the little golden man, Happy Feet and An Inconvenient Truth
- Weird: William Monahan clearly used too much Valium, Ellen Degeneres as usual
Overall this was definitely one of the better Oscar shows I can recall. The historical montages for Best Foreign Films, America and Errico Morricone were excellent, though I could have lived many more years without hearing Celine Dion singing any song.
We didn’t see too many of the major nominees, hence the lack of predictions this year. With the sweet new hi-def screen that trend is likely to continue.
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