Monday, March 22, 2010

the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Opening numbers can't get much better!! NPH, dancers & fans lol!! then of course our hosts Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin arriving from the ceiling!

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin ... to Taylor Lautner and Zac Efron ... take a good look this is you in 5 years ... L.O.L.

And the Oscar goes to ... Christoph Waltz Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Inglorious Bastards

Ryan Reynolds introducing ``The Blind Side`` for Best Picture

And the Oscar goes to … ``Up`` for Best Animated Feature

And the Oscar goes to ... TBone Burnett Ryan Bingham "The Weary Kind" ... Best Original Song from "Crazy Heart"

Chris Pine introducing ``District 9`` for Best Picture

Pretty funny banter between Tina Fey & Robert Downey Jr about actor vs writer …

And the Oscar goes to Mark Bowl ... Best Screenplay for "the Hurt Locker"

Love this little tribute to John Hughes!! Such amazing movies!! so many memories!!

Samuel Jackson and one of those hats … introducing ``Up`` for Best Picture

And the Oscar goes to ... Nicolas Schmerkin ... Best Animated Short for "Logorama"

And the Oscar goes to ... "Music by Prudence" Best Documentary Short for Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

And the Oscar goes to ... Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson ... Best Live Action Short for "the New Tenants"

Ben Stiller presenting the Oscar for Best Makeup comes out dressed or should i say body painted as an Avatar lol

And the Oscar goes to ... Barney Burman Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow ... Best Makeup for "Star Trek"

Jeff Bridges introducing the first Best Picture nom I haven't yet seen for "A Serious Man"

Love Rachel McAdams ... Stunningly beautiful!! Always! I think my fave dress so far!!

And the Oscar goes to ... Geoffery Fletcher ... Best Adapted Screenplay for "Precious

Always beautiful Queen Latifah ...Steve Martin Too funny!! "working on bringing down the house was the highlight of her life" lol

Always love Robin Williams … he`s way to funny for his own good lol

And the Oscar goes to ... Mo'nique ... Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Precious"

Colin Firth introducing another Best Picture nom I haven't seen in "An Education"

And the Oscar goes to ... Rick Carter Robert Stomberg and Kim Sinclair ... Best Art Direction for Avatar

Tom Ford presenting at the Oscars?! Well I guess if it's for Best Costume Design ...

And the Oscar goes to ... Sandy Powell ... Best Costume Design for "the Young Victoria"

Haven't seen Charlize Theron in a LONG time ... Introducing "Precious" for Best Picture

Tribute to Horror Films?!? Ok ... And Kristen Stewart? Ya that was rough!!

Zac Efron can make anyone look good!!! Such a hottie!!! Oscars hahaha Morgan Freeman! "The Voice"

And the Oscar goes to ... Paul NJ Ottoson ... Best Sound Editing for "The Hurt Locker" Oscars creepy looking guy!!

And the Oscar goes to ... Paul NJ Ottosson and Ray Beckett ... Best Sound Mixing for "The Hurt Locker"

Elisabeth Banks ... Another actress I haven't seen in forever! Love her dress tho!!

John Travolta ... Intro'ing his old friend Quinten Tarentino's film "Inglorious Bastards" for Best Picture

Sandra Bullock ... Beautiful dress and overallness lol ... Love her!!

And the Oscar goes to ... Mauro Fiore ... Best Cinematogeaphy for "Avatar"

Honouring those that have passed in 2009 with Demi More and James Taylor .... PATRICK Swayze ... DOM Deloise ... BRITTANY Murphy ... MICHAEL Jackson ... NATASHA Richardson ... FARAH Fawcett ... RIP GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!!

Bring on the dancers!! Love it as they present the songs for Best Score

And the Oscar goes to ... Michael Giacchino ... Best Original Score for "Up"

And the Oscar goes to ... Joe Letteri Stephen Rosenbaum Richard Baneham and Andrew R Jones ... Best Special Effects for "Avatar"

Jason Bateman happy to boss George Clooney around while producing "Up in the Air" nominated for Best Picture

And the Oscar goes to ... Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens ... Best Feature Documentary for "The Cove"

And the Oscar goes to ... Bob Murawski and Chris Innis ... Best Film Editing for "The Hurt Locker" Makes them 3 for 3 tonight!!

So I think for some of these Best Picture introductions they're using people who haven't worked in a while ... Enter Keanu Reeves

And the Oscar goes to ... Argentina ... Best Foreign Language Film for "The Secret in their Eyes/El Secreto De Sus Ojos"

Avatar is a love story?! According to Kathy Bates yes introducing ``Avatar`` for Best Picture

I love that they're still doing the Best Actor & Best Actress nominations with people telling stories about the actors! Such a great idea!

And the Oscar goes to ... Jeff Bridges ... Best Actor in a Leading Role for "Crazy Heart"

And the Oscar goes to...Sandra Bullock...Best Actress in a Leading Role 4 "The Blind Side" amazing win 4 her!!! Role of a lifetime!

And the Oscar goes to ... Kathryn Bigelow ... Best Director for "The Hurt Locker"

And the Oscar goes to … "The Hurt Locker" for Best Picture ...

And we're done for another year ... Thanks for tuning in folks ... Till next time ... God speed! Good night!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Games …

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics were very momentous for Canada … Not only did we win Gold for the first time on Canadian soil, but we won 14!!! the most Gold medals won by any country at an Olympics and and Host Country also!  Our first Gold came from Alexandre Bilodeau in Men`s Moguls and ended with the Men`s Hockey Team defeating the USA … overall we were 3rd place for total medals behind the USA and Germany … most people blamed the Government for the whole ``Own the Podium`` for almost jinxing our athletes, however i think that coming out on top in terms of Gold medals means that we did Own the Podium … especially in the Women`s 2-person Bobsleigh where we took Gold & Silver!!

The sights of all Canadians celebrating in the streets and being so ``un-Canadian`` was beautiful to behold!! Throughout the 17 days of the Olympics i have never felt more proud to be Canadian.

The closing ceremonies we`re nothing short of spectacular with the nod to Russia and the 2014 Winter Olympics.  I loved that Canadian Celebrities came out to pay homage to their place of birth!  and they couldn't`t have said it better …

I AM CANADIAN!!  Catherine O`Hara : ``We`re Sorry!``  70495409 70495410

I AM CANADIAN!! William Shatner We Dream Big!!  70494786 70494800

I AM CANADIAN!! Michael J Fox : ``We Will Claim You!``  70496433 70496447

I AM CANADIAN!!  Micheal Buble!!  70496974 70496988 70497005 70499677

MADE IN CANADA!! Awesome!  70499701 70499706 70499707

This is definitely a Winter Olympics I will personally never forget!  Thank you to the world for coming to play and allowing us to host these unforgettable winter games!! It's been a great 17 days see you in 4 years!

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