Best Supporting Actor- Christian Bale (The Fighter): Like last year, this was the best selection of the night. The way Bale transformed himself into the character of Dicky Eklund was nothing short of amazing!
Best Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo (The Fighter): Great performance as a part of a brilliant ensemble cast. I would have chosen Hailee Steinfeld for her performance in True Grit.
Best Actor - Colin Firth (The King's Speech): Well deserved.
Best Actress - Natalie Portman (The Black Swan): Haven't seen it and I'm not really interested but you have to admit she's come a long way since playing Padme Amidala in The Phantom Menace!
Best Director - Tom Hooper (The King's Speech): Hooper did a wonderful job but I would have given the Oscar to David Fincher for The Social Network.
Best Picture - The King's Speech: Wonderful movie - Great acting, directing, cinematography, well written, inspiring, entertaining - Everything you'd expect from an Oscar-winning film!
Portman's best role to date is still her breakout role in Léon (the inferior US cut was called The Professional). One of the best child performances ever.
ReplyDeleteWe were really pulling for John Hawkes to win for his supporting role in Winter's Bone (one of our favorite films of last year).