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The 80th Academy Awards were held last night. Below are the winners and my two cents about them. Do you agree with the Academy's decisions? Do you agree or disagree with me? Let me know.

BEST PICTURE

"No Country for Old Men"

My opinion: I’d have loved to see “Juno” win Best
Picture, but this was my second choice. Honestly
anything other than “Michael Clayton” could have won
and I wouldn’t have been disappointed.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Daniel Day-Lewis for "There Will Be Blood"

My opinion: Daniel Day, all the way.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Marion Cotillard for "La Vie En Rose"

My opinion: None. Yet to see this one.

DIRECTING

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen for "No Country For Old Men"

My opinion: There’s nothing like a Coen Brothers
acceptance speech.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Javier Bardem for "No Country For Old Men"

My opinion: My favorite scene from a movie this year
has to be the “No Country” coin toss in the gas station.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Tilda Swinton for "Michael Clayton"

My opinion: BULL! This is ridiculous. Her part in
“Michael Clayton” was ridiculously typical. The
Academy may as well have awarded Laura Linney for her
role in “Breach.” It’s the same thing.

I was rooting for Saoirse Ronan who played Briony in
“Atonement.”

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"Ratatouille"

My opinion: Of course “Ratatouille” was going to win
Best Animated Feature. It’s a Brad Bird/Pixar film.
But was the Academy really so desperate for other
nominees that they settled for “Surf’s Up?”

How about “The Simpsons Movie” or “Bee Movie?” Both
were light-years better than that dull, second-rate
penguin flick.

SCREENPLAY (Adapted)

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen for "No Country For Old Men"

My opinion: You can’t go wrong with Cormac McCarthy
and the Coens.

SCREENPLAY (Original)

Diablo Cody for "Juno"

My Opinion: Absolutely wonderful! Even though the
Academy never awards the quirky comedies with Best
Picture they at least have the courtesy of throwing
the Best Original Screenplay Oscar their way.

ART DIRECTION

"Sweeney Todd"

My opinion: Sweeney Todd didn’t look very different from every other Tim Burton film, but what the hell... Congrats, Sweeney.

MUSIC (SONG)

Falling Slowly from "Once"

My opinion: “Once” is a supremely over-rated movie, but this is a great song none-the-less.

CATEGORIES I’M NOT QUALIFIED TO CRITIQUE

CINEMATOGRAPHY

"There Will Be Blood"

COSTUME DESIGN

"Elizabeth: The Golden Age"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Taxi to the Dark Side"

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

"Freeheld"

FILM EDITING

"The Bourne Ultimatum"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"The Counterfeiters"

MAKEUP

"La Vie En Rose"

MUSIC (SCORE)

Dario Marianelli for "Atonement"

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

"Peter and the Wolf"

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

"The Mozart of Pickpockets"

SOUND EDITING

"The Bourne Ultimatum"

SOUND MIXING

"The Bourne Ultimatum"

VISUAL EFFECTS

"The Golden Compass"