Last year it was a film about talking. This year it was a film without talking. I wasn't really surprised at the amount of awards "The Artist" won, but I would have liked "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" to win a few more. Ah well.
I've loved award shows all my life, when I was younger it was all the pretty dresses and the fancy setting and everything, and it's still that a little bit now, but now its more the glamour I see go into the night, and it's my dream to be there one day.
I thought Stephen Fry did a wonderful presenting job tonight, keeping me interested and entertained throughout the star spangled evening. His jokes were witty, relevant and at some times just cringe worthy, but I love bad jokes. Tom Jones was also a good choice to open the show with a James Bond number, Thunderball. He's got a good voice, considering he's 72!
Like I've said, I wasn't surprised at "The Artist" cleaning out so widely- winning Best original screenplay (credit to Michel Hazanavicious), Best director (Michel Hazanavicious again), Best actor (Jean Dujardin), Best film, Original music (Ludovic Bource), Best costume design (Mark Bridges) and Best cinematography (Guillaume Schiffman). I myself haven't seen the film but I am told its very good, and I do like the idea of a modern throwback to the silent film era- after all, they don't make films today like they used to!
Another big film this year was Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker Tailor Solider Spy". I have seen this film and thoroughly enjoyed it- I found the performances given engaging and fascinating to watch. It was interesting to see the film with my dad and sister, who have both read the book, because they did not like the casting much, saying they couldn't see the actors in those roles, whereas I thought the parts were played superbly. This film won only two awards, Best adapted screenplay (credit to Bridget O'Connor, deceased, and Peter Straughan. And of course John le Carre for the novel) and Outstanding british film. The writer that gave the winning speech for best adapted screenplay started it off with "I'd like to thank The Artist for not being a book first", which I think was both a funny and good point to make. He went on to talk of his wife, who passed away before the film was made but who helped to write it. I think this showed the audience what a clever man he is, for being able to continue with the film, and it engaged the audience in his speech and made us empathise with him and sympathise for him.
A surprise for me was the "Harry Potter" finale only winning one award, Best production design. It wasn't nominated for as many as i thought it would be either, but I suppose this is because of the films audience. A very well deserved award I felt was John Hurt winning Outstanding contribution to British Cinema, following his role in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", all the "Harry Potter" films and so many more, I think he is a phenomenal actor and a credit to British cinema. After Martin Scorsese trying his luck in 3D this year, with "Hugo", I felt his Fellowship was very well deserved. He has made some fantastic films in his years, and is another credit to British cinema. I wasn't surprised at Meryl Streep winning best actress, although I haven't seen her portrayal of Maggie Thatcher in "The Iron Lady", I can understand it being a hard role to play and I think Meryl Streep is a fine actress, in the variety of films I've seen her in. Also, she recovered with great dignity after losing her shoe on the steps up to the stage. Only a woman as fine as her.
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