by Sapphire Mason-Brown

Created on: March 10, 2010   Last Updated: March 11, 2010

The biggest night in films has come and gone, not without a few surprises. Sci-Fi epic Avatar and the suspense filled Iraq film, The Hurt locker fought it out with The Hurt Locker being the eventual winner on the night. It was a good year for independent film, Lee Daniels’ tale of domestic abuse, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and Crazy Heart, the story of a down and out country and western singer. Taking home some gold. For the first time since 1987, the Oscars were hosted by more than one host. Comedy veteran, Steve Martin, and currently beloved funny man, Alec Baldwin took the helm for this prestigious ceremony. Both actors were wonderful presenters, hilarious, with great comedy, they played upon their fictional rivalry with onstage banter and “behind the scenes” sketches. It does sound like a perfect combination does it not? The combination was great, but I feel the ceremony did not utilise it’s host as mush as it could have, or as much as they have in recent years. It has led some to say, “Why have the ceremony hosted by such greats as Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin if you’re barely going to see them?”

The ceremony was opened by Neil Patrick Harris by a top notch musical number, clearly his hosting the Emmys did well for him on the awards hosting circuit. With a team of amazing dancers, he sings and dances about sharing fame introducing the hosts for the evening who descend from the ceiling from the ceiling in a fashion that could never be taken seriously with these two doing it. There open featured such great lines as, “Meryl Streep holds the record for most nominations as an actress, or as I like to think of it, most losses” and “I know you loved Invictus, because it combined two of your favourite passions; rugby and tension between blacks and whites.”
Beginning the awards segment was Penelope Cruz. With much grace, she presented the award for best supporting actor. This was one of the awards that was seen to have a definite winner. The predictions were not incorrect with Cristoph Waltz winning the award for his role as “Jew hunter” Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds. All the awards during the season gave him a great deal of practice resulting in in a wonderful speech.

A slight change to the award format, each nominee for best picture was presented by and actor followed by a montage of the great scenes the film had to offer. Ryan Reynold began the procedure presenting

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