Oscars 2015

So, after a long and exhausting Oscar Night, let me sum up my Oscar thoughts! I've decided to ignore the fact that 'Birdman' won in some of the big categories where I would much rather have seen 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' win and just celebrate the actors' wins instead. The Best Actor in a Leading Role category was a tense one and, judging by their reaction, Cate Blanchett (who presented this award) and Eddie Redmayne himself were as happy and relieved to see him win as I was. Best moment of the night for me - although it was amazing to finally see Julianne Moore win an Oscar as well, right? This we had expected to happen all along, of course, so no surprise there.

As for the actual show I thought Neil Patrick Harris did an "okay" job as a first-time Academy Awards host and, of course, his John Travolta joke was his best one of the night. Lady Gaga's simple tribute to 'The Sound of Music' I thought was absolutely wonderful and her performance gave me goosebumps all over.

The Oscars red carpet this year has not been the most exciting one ever but my favourites had to be Cate Blanchett in Margiela, Rosamund Pike in Givenchy Couture and Reese Witherspoon in Tom Ford (here). What did you guys think?

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Mr. Turner

So, I've already decided on my pick for the Achievement in Cinematography award at the Oscars next month and it's 'Mr. Turner', a film by director Mike Leigh. This film is about the great British painter J.M.W. Turner and although, in my opinion, it lacks a proper story and can therefore feel a little dull at times, it is a bit like watching beautiful paintings coming to life, thanks to the fantastic cinematography by Dick Pope (a name we'll now remember forever, btw, thanks to AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who mispronounced his name and called him 'Dick Poop' at the Oscar nominations earlier this month). So if you're thinking of going to see this film, do not expect a gripping storyline but do let yourself be amazed by the outstanding beautifully filmed scenes instead. Check out the trailer below: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GKlo2xWvuI[/embed]

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Oscar Nominations 2015 Live Stream

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/embed/U1G_C6ygtRA[/embed] For all my fellow film geeks: watch the Oscars Nominations 2015 live stream here at 14:30h (Dutch time). The nominations will be presented by directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams, actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.

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