2008 Woodie Awards
Hollywood's best on Oscar Night
Sat Paul Goyal
Issue date: 3/12/07 Section: Voices
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ABC's Oscar Night is the most dazzling celebrity event in Show Biz. All roads lead to the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland where the prestigious Academy Awards for the best achievement in motion pictures are presented. This year Ellen DeGeneres hosted the ceremony, which I watched on ABC on Feb. 25.
Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, and Reese Witherspoon were some of the presenters who added excitement and glamour to the big night. The show was flawless. Everything was choreographed beautifully. It was fascinating to watch the celebrities come in touch-me-not ensembles, with acceptance notes tucked like tiny parachutes hidden in pockets, and gorgeous women in high heels and dazzling ENT (ear, neck and throat) jewelry.
It was a Vanity Fair on stage and Ellen playing the Shakespearean fool in the Hollywood comedy of manners and costumes. I would have given Ellen DeGeneres a laughing Buddha, if not an Oscar for her cathartic wit and humor: "My job…is to relax you and put your mind at ease, and make you forget this is a make-or-break night for you. I can't imagine what you people are going through."
Helen Mirren won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen. She looked iconic and royal.
According to an Associated Press article, Mirren saluted the queen in her acceptance speech for maintaining "her dignity, her sense of duty, and her hairstyle" for more than 50 years.
Mirren may be sipping tea with the real queen at Buckingham Palace soon.
Jennifer Hudson, best supporting actress winner for Dreamgirls, delivered an animated acceptance speech. Her feminine grace touched the hearts of millions when she danced ecstatically.
Forest Whitaker, best actor winner for The Last King of Scotland, spoke from his heart in his account of watching movies from the back seat of his dad's car as well as of cherishing a dream of playing a role worthy of royalty. He is charismatic and cruel; both loved and feared in his role as Uganda's ruthless former president Idi Amin.
Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, and Reese Witherspoon were some of the presenters who added excitement and glamour to the big night. The show was flawless. Everything was choreographed beautifully. It was fascinating to watch the celebrities come in touch-me-not ensembles, with acceptance notes tucked like tiny parachutes hidden in pockets, and gorgeous women in high heels and dazzling ENT (ear, neck and throat) jewelry.
It was a Vanity Fair on stage and Ellen playing the Shakespearean fool in the Hollywood comedy of manners and costumes. I would have given Ellen DeGeneres a laughing Buddha, if not an Oscar for her cathartic wit and humor: "My job…is to relax you and put your mind at ease, and make you forget this is a make-or-break night for you. I can't imagine what you people are going through."
Helen Mirren won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen. She looked iconic and royal.
According to an Associated Press article, Mirren saluted the queen in her acceptance speech for maintaining "her dignity, her sense of duty, and her hairstyle" for more than 50 years.
Mirren may be sipping tea with the real queen at Buckingham Palace soon.
Jennifer Hudson, best supporting actress winner for Dreamgirls, delivered an animated acceptance speech. Her feminine grace touched the hearts of millions when she danced ecstatically.
Forest Whitaker, best actor winner for The Last King of Scotland, spoke from his heart in his account of watching movies from the back seat of his dad's car as well as of cherishing a dream of playing a role worthy of royalty. He is charismatic and cruel; both loved and feared in his role as Uganda's ruthless former president Idi Amin.
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