5. Anne Hathaway’s Fashions There are always moments that seem like nothing when you witness them, but go viral and become major talking points. This year had plenty. Anne Hathaway was the heavy favorite to win the Best Supporting Actress award, which she did. But what everyone is talking about is her dress. For those who didn’t see it, the dress came to a point in a way that made it look as if the Les Mis star was chilly.
Then news emerged that Hathaway had switched dresses at the last minute because her original dress was almost identical to co-star Amanda Seyfried’s. Why the consensus favorite for a statue yielded to her whiny co-star, I don’t know. But she did and it became a storyline that didn’t need to ever be written.
4. Voters Share the Wealth It’s happened before, but this year Academy voters split all of the major categories among the year’s most acclaimed movies. Breaking it down, it’s actually quite a remarkable feat. Argo- Best Picture, Life of Pi - Best Director, Lincoln-Lead Actor, Silver Linings Playbook- Lead Actress, Django Unchained-Supporting Actor, Les Miserables- Supporting Actress. Things couldn’t have worked out that perfectly if they tried. The snub was Zero Dark Thirty, which was an apparent victim of Hollywood politics.
3. The Family Guy isn’t Family Friendly Let’s be honest, no child is staying awake once the technical categories were up. It gets boring. But people are still complaining the show was too vulgar. Host Seth MacFarlane did blend some traditional comedy with some PG-13 fare. Be honest though, it wasn’t anything worse than other controversial award show hosts and it was tame compared to his “Family Guy” material.
His opening was witty, his songs were sometimes funny and sometimes borderline offensive, but we obviously weren’t going to get Billy Crystal and the typical material when MacFarlane was chosen to host. His music theme proved to be semi-successful, but we could take it or leave it. He has already said on his Twitter page that he won’t return to host next year, so we’ll see what the producers come up with. I don’t think anyone would object to a Hugh Jackman return.
2. Argo, Argoing, Argone It seemed like it would happen after Argo won Best Picture at most of the major award shows, and sure enough Ben Affleck got to give the most important acceptance speech since he and Matt Damon won Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars in 1998 for Good Will Hunting. So even with the snub in the Directing category and the fact that he was never even mentioned for a lead acting nod, Affleck closed out the night’s speeches with a rushed but emotional ode to his wife, his business partners and everyone else he could possibly thank. It’s even reported that he shaved off his lucky beard at an Oscars after party. So we can now lay Argo to rest. Unless you haven’t seen it, then rent it immediately.
1. Jennifer Lawrence Completes Her Takeover The Silver Linings star was anything but a sure thing for Best Actress. Jessica Chastain had a bit of leverage over her until we discovered the Academy was leaving the Bin Laden film out in the cold. But Lawrence was a deserving winner and the moments that followed perfectly represent why the country has fallen in love with her. She stepped on the stage’s first step and promptly fell down. It was just a slight trip and she was up before Hugh Jackman and presenter Jean Dujardin could get to her to lend a helping hand. But it broke the ice with the audience and made her nervous speech come off as even more charming.
Then backstage she proceeded to playfully flip off a photographer. Of course it was captured on film. Then when questioned by the media, Lawrence was a seasoned pro giving witty answers to all the asinine questions reporters make their living asking. Much like how Ben Affleck shaved his beard right after the show, Lawrence died her hair brown the next morning and was off to finish filming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. I think we all look at J Law as a buddy now.
We are officially done with award season, with Oscar season, with Argo season. There are some springtime blockbusters to prepare us for a very exciting summer film season coming up. There are even some intriguing indies if you haven’t gotten your fill. But it sure was a fun trip down the red carpet.
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