The 83th Annual Academy Awards

The wrath of bad hosting has swarmed every review all over the internet about the Academy Awards show this evening.

Where is that sexy man with an Australian accent dancing the stage in a charming manner?? Mr Hugh Jackman you have been missed this year!

Indeed, James Franco and Anne Hathaway might not have been the best idea to host such the biggest event in the film world.

Despite an overall rewarding of brilliant performances and no truly shocking didn’t-see-that-coming upsets, the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will likely be remembered as the night James Franco couldn’t act like a host.
Somewhere Ricky Gervais is laughing like a school girl. If Franco thought Gervais “bombed,” he’d better not get on the Internet on Monday. Or, for that matter, the next several weeks. It wasn’t just that he didn’t actually host — meaning, do more than just introduce presenters but actually entertain viewers and guide them through the night’s proceedings — he often looked bored or like he was back in Pineapple Express.- The Hollywood Reporter

It is sad to have such a long show that underlies a lengthy boredom- all the waiting and the overwhelming commercials… But to have boring hosts through it all made it simply unwatchable. At least Hathaway proved to try and be entertaining…

Alas, maybe Franco can cut his hand off to survive while stuck amongst rocks, but yet he cannot find a way out of his own misery for the 3 hour long event to be known in history as the least interesting to watch.

On the other note, the films nominated were no surprise to anyone- that is if you have not lived under a rock this whole time.

And the winnings, not so surprising as well…

So here comes the list:
BEST PICTURE:
The King’s Speech by Tom Hooper
BEST DIRECTOR:
Tom Hooper-The King’s Speech
ACTORS IN LEADING ROLE:
Collin Firth- The King’s Speech
ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE:
Christian Bale- The Fighter
ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE:
Nathalie Portman-Black Swan
ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE:
Melissa Leo- The Fighter
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Toy Story 3
ART DIRECTION:
Alice in Wonderland-Robert Stromberg (Production Design); Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration)
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Inception-Wally Pfister
COSTUME DESIGN:
Alice in Wonderland-Colleen Atwood
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Inside Job-Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT:
Strangers No More-Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
FILM EDITING
The Social Network-Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
In a Better World-Denmark
MAKE UP
The Wolfman-Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
MUSIC (original score)
The Social Network-Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
ORIGINAL SONG
Toy Story 3 “We Belong Together” Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
The Lost Thing-Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
(LIVE ACTION)
God of Love-Luke Matheny
SOUND EDITING
Inception- Richard King
SOUND MIXING
Inception-Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
VISUAL EFFECTS
Inception-Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Social Network-Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The King’s Speech-Screenplay by David Seidler