(Let me set this straight - this isn't a ballot of who I want to win; it's a ballot to win the $20 pool, so it's picks of who I think the Academy will choose. This year, they surprised me more than once.)
- Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained? I did not think they'd let him win two nominations in a row for playing a German dude in a Quentin Tarantino film, no matter how good he was.
- Ang Lee for Directing Life of Pi, over Spielberg? That was amazing! I know I've already expounded over how much I loved Life of Pi. I thought it was pretty much impossible to adapt that book into a movie, and yet... Personally, I thought they should have really won for Best Adapted Screenplay as well.
- Original Score for Life of Pi: wow. I totally did not expect that. I mean, I knew Adele was going to win for Skyfall (a more appropriate Bond song could not have been asked for); but Pi's Lullaby was so poignant, it made my heart ache. The true power of music: to translate emotion without language. I was really happy to see Mychael Danna pick up the Oscar for Original Score.
I am disappointed to see:
- Beasts of the Southern Wild get so little love. I thought it was drop-dead fabulous. Quvenzhané Wallis was simply outstanding, making it pretty incredible that her little shoulders carried such a load. (Makes me wonder if she's even acting or just reacting? then it makes me wonder if it even matters?)
- that they chose to revisit old musicals and not actually allow the five nominees for Best Song perform on the big night.
- so many safe, boring speeches (thanking your lawyer? really?). At least DDL had fun with his. The silver lining really was the Jaws theme ushering people off-stage.
...and thus brings us to the end of the 2012 award season. I like Seth McFarlane - he was quick-witted and just the right amount of irreverent. He's allowed to come back.
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