There are two degrees of separation between me and a 2008 Oscar Winner. Cynthia Wade won for her documentary short Freeheld about a dying female police lieutenant who is fighting to leave her pension benefits to her domestic partner. Cynthia was a cinematography prof for my friends Ted and Dana at The New School University. What a thrill for Cynthia - congrats! And hers was the category announced by soldiers in Iraq and presented by Tom Hanks which is very special (not like Diablo Cody who picked up her Oscar from lame-o Harrison Ford!)
I'm really excited that Falling Slowly won Best Song for Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. We saw them live at the Danforth Music Hall in November and it was a magical performance. I also thought Jon Stewart was sweet when he let Marketa come back to deliver her acceptance speech after the music cut her off. You go girl! (Marci's web research after the concert said she's 19, he's 37 and they're together.)
Overall I liked the Oscars - heard from several people they thought the show was boring. I thought the red carpet was boring this year but the show was okay. Some of those presenters are sure looking old tho' -
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