fajrdrako | 83rd Academy Awards...

Watched the 83rd Academy Awards tonight.

I don't always watch. Some years I don't respect any of the nominations. Some years I dislike the big movie of the year so much I don't want anything to do with the awards. Some years I don't like any of the movies enough to care.

This year, I loved The King's Speech enough to care very much.

aurieaephialia and

fairestcat came over and we watched the whole thing, with supper followed by snacks. And I enjoyed myself thoroughly.

I even enjoyed looking at the dresses. I remember one year all the actresses wore black. Then the next year, they all wore white. This year we had a variety of lovely dresses of all colours (including black and white), and Anne Hathaway proved that she looks lovely in everything. I liked her blue dress bsest - the second to last one she wore. Really liked Melissa Leo's dress, too. Loved the song where Anne Hathaway teased Hugh Jackman, especially about being "wolver to your ine". I think she'll be a terrific Catwoman - assuming there is a decent script. She had a lot of charm, and James Franco seemed happy to be her straight man.

I wanted The King's Speech to win more categories than it did, especially "best costumes". I will concede that though the costumes were absolutely perfect, subtle, detailed, and magnificently authentic, they weren't stunning like Alice in Wonderland. By the time they got to "Best Actor" and "Best Motion Picture", I was perfectly happy. And once again, Colin Firth made me cry, a little, with his acceptance speech.

Now I want to see those other movies.