Oscars: here's what you didn't see
Wednesday, February 25, 2009Posted by
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Once the show started, Hugh Jackman's memorable opening number got a standing ovation from the crowd. "Milk" producer Bruce Cohen and Sean Penn ran out to the lobby for a minute and returned literally seconds before Dustin Lance Black won Best Original Screenplay for the film.
Penelope Cruz, clutching her Oscar, explained what she had said in Spanish during her acceptance speech: "I said I wanted to dedicate it to all the actors of my country and all the people there who are watching at home. This is for them." Backstage, virtually every question was from the Spanish-language press, and Penelope seemed pleased to speak her native language.
You see a lot of entertaining moments at the Oscars, but this one was probably the funniest: During the commercial breaks, people strolled around and schmoozed; during one, Seth Rogen's laugh was impersonated by both Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard: "We love your laugh, 'Heh heh heh!' " Seth stood back, and you could tell he had that, "Wow, how cool was that?" moment.
One major change this year was the fact that, due to the super-tight seating conditions, most cameras were wireless and robotic, popping out from nowhere. People just didn't know when the cameras were on them (as opposed to other years when each camera was on a cameraman's shoulder), which probably explains some of the candid moments caught on TV.
Clutching his Best Picture Oscar and smiling from ear to ear, "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle was the king of the world and the last person to come into the press room backstage. "One of the lovely things about this evening and in the Academy giving us this is that it is an independent film; it won against the odds," he marveled.
After winning for Best Actress, a beaming Kate Winslet came backstage with her Oscar and had some words for those in her home country who've complained that her awards-acceptance speeches have been too emotional. "I really don't care," she insisted. "I'm sad that my country can't be pleased with the successes of their own kind, as the US does."
"Obviously, it belongs to Matilda," explained Heath Ledger's sister Kate, with father Kim adding that the Oscar statue will be placed in a trust until Heath's daughter is 18. "Whatever has to happen in the meantime, will happen. But I'm sure it will go somewhere secure, and then it will end up with Matilda."
Boyle also talked about the decision to fly the whole "Slumdog" cast to Hollywood for the show. "We had been thinking about it, because you want to share the experience," he said. "We were concerned about distorting their lives, because they're all in school... It's impossible to imagine what they think of coming here tonight."
Penelope Cruz, clutching her Oscar, explained what she had said in Spanish during her acceptance speech: "I said I wanted to dedicate it to all the actors of my country and all the people there who are watching at home. This is for them." Backstage, virtually every question was from the Spanish-language press, and Penelope seemed pleased to speak her native language.
You see a lot of entertaining moments at the Oscars, but this one was probably the funniest: During the commercial breaks, people strolled around and schmoozed; during one, Seth Rogen's laugh was impersonated by both Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard: "We love your laugh, 'Heh heh heh!' " Seth stood back, and you could tell he had that, "Wow, how cool was that?" moment.
One major change this year was the fact that, due to the super-tight seating conditions, most cameras were wireless and robotic, popping out from nowhere. People just didn't know when the cameras were on them (as opposed to other years when each camera was on a cameraman's shoulder), which probably explains some of the candid moments caught on TV.
Clutching his Best Picture Oscar and smiling from ear to ear, "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle was the king of the world and the last person to come into the press room backstage. "One of the lovely things about this evening and in the Academy giving us this is that it is an independent film; it won against the odds," he marveled.
After winning for Best Actress, a beaming Kate Winslet came backstage with her Oscar and had some words for those in her home country who've complained that her awards-acceptance speeches have been too emotional. "I really don't care," she insisted. "I'm sad that my country can't be pleased with the successes of their own kind, as the US does."
"Obviously, it belongs to Matilda," explained Heath Ledger's sister Kate, with father Kim adding that the Oscar statue will be placed in a trust until Heath's daughter is 18. "Whatever has to happen in the meantime, will happen. But I'm sure it will go somewhere secure, and then it will end up with Matilda."
Boyle also talked about the decision to fly the whole "Slumdog" cast to Hollywood for the show. "We had been thinking about it, because you want to share the experience," he said. "We were concerned about distorting their lives, because they're all in school... It's impossible to imagine what they think of coming here tonight."
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