82nd Academy Awards Ceremony, March 7, 2010

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are doing an excellent job hosting the show -

and the show is flowing nicely!
I am so excited to attend an Oscar Party here in LA! The day started off lovely and then it started raining, but everyone was prepared.
I simply cannot stop smiling at all of the excitement going on all around me!
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Best Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man,
Up, Up in the Air


My God Child, Kenda and I absolutely loved the animated film by Jonas Rivera" UP"! It also just won in the category of Best Animated Feature Film - It was the kind of film that made one really think about something so important. How we value and treat the people that we

L-o-v-e.

Based on the novel "Push" by Saphire, the film "Precious" just won an Oscar in the category of Adapted Screen Play. Jeffrey Fletcher was so thrown and could barely talk. He was holding back tears as he accepted the award.

Mo'Nique just won in the category of Actress in a Supporting Role - YES!






Mo'Nique was outstanding. Her character is the reason why we should show children love and protect them at all cost.

The nominated films for Best Picture:
A Serious Man
An Education
Avatar
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
The Blind Side
The Hurt Locker (Won two Academy Awards this evening!)
Up in the Air
UP

Best Actor:
Colin Firth - A Single Man
George Clooney - Up in the Air
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Morgan Freeman - Invictus

Best Actress:
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
Helen Mirren - The Last Station
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Best Director:
James Cameron for Avatar
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels for Precious
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds

Art Direction:
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro (Art Direction); Caroline Smith (Set Decoration)
View Nominee Info Nine
John Myhre (Art Direction); Gordon Sim (Set Decoration)
View Nominee Info Sherlock Holmes
Sarah Greenwood (Art Direction); Katie Spencer (Set Decoration)
View Nominee Info The Young Victoria
Patrice Vermette (Art Direction); Maggie Gray (Set Decoration)
View Nominee Info

Enjoy the show because we certainly are!

Smooches,

Carla

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