Oscar 2010 Recap

Oscar 2010 has come and gone and the winners are now basking in their new found golden moment. Sandra Bullock was a lock for Best Actress even though there was much hope for newcomer Gabourey Sidibe. Jeff Bridges who won for Best Actor was also an expected win. But Kathryn Bigelow was a pleasant surprise with her Best Director win for the critically acclaimed Best Picture nominee and winner The Hurt Locker. She made history for being the first woman to claim victory in that category. Mo'Nique graciously accepted her Best Supporting Actress Award for her haunting performance in Precious as did Christoph Walz who won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his much buzzed about role in Inglourios Basterds. Avatar did not carry over its box office magic to the golden stage and was left in the dust created by the war film The Hurt Locker which managed to snag six Oscarwins. The night was thankfully not without some tense and uncomfortable moments. One in particular centered around the awkward moment shared between Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett. During his acceptance speech for the Best Documentary Short for Music by Prudence, his former colleague decided she needed some camera time too and proceeded storm the stage and cut off Williams with ramblings of her own. Due to creative differences and other legal matters she had been fired from the project earlier on which had undoubtedly strained their relationship. Nevertheless it was definitely an uncomfortable display of confusion. Another issue of much contention is the Farrah Fawcett factor. The beloved Charlie's Angels star who lost her battle with cancer last summer was weirdly omitted from the memorial montage segment of the show. But even more stunning was the fact that Michael Jackson made the cut. No offense but Michael Jackson was not exactly lauded for his acting chops. Word on the street is that Fawcett's long time love Ryan O'Neal is devastated and outraged and is demanding an apology and explanation from the Academy who issued a statement that basically explained the fact that including everyone that passed away in the montage is an impossible feat so it was nothing pesonal that she was left out. Hmmm...somehow that explanation doesn't seem satisfactory enough for such an obvious oversight. But on the whole the telecast was pleasant and entertaining if not soothingly light-hearted. Another Oscar night bites the dust!