I hate being sick. I’m sure everyone does, so it seems to go without saying, but I said it anyway. I started feeling a bit out of sorts on Wednesday and then when I woke up on Thursday morning, I was a wreck. I made it alive (as evidenced by this post) and went back to work on Friday. I was about 75% over the weekend and I’d put myself around 80% today. I could tell I was sick because I sat through an entire awards show! I watched the 2008 Oscars last night and they were OK. Through the magic of DVR, I was able to skip through the musical numbers, which I couldn’t have cared less about.
The show itself was nothing extravagant, but moderately entertaining. I was pleased with a large portion of the 2007 crop of movies, which is probably why I stayed tuned. Jon Stewart as host didn’t do much for me as his jokes are pretty predictable and kinda “blah” in substance. No Country for Old Men was the big winner of the night with several awards for the Coen brothers and a Best Picture nod as well. I’ve yet to see There Will Be Blood, which was thought by many to be the favorite for Best Picture, but I have Oil! by Upton Sinclair queued up to read.
While I loved Juno, I was surprised that anyone thought it had a legitimate shot at being the Best Picture. I did think that Ellen Page had a decent shot at Best Actress for her role in the film, but I would have been blown away had it won as the year’s top film. Page and others lost out to Marion Cotillard for her work in La Vie En Rose, which was a surprise to me. I haven’t seen that movie nor do I have any desire to.
The Bourne Ultimatum, one of my favorites of the year, won several technical awards. It’s not the kind of movie that finds its way into the nomination lists for the acting awards, but it was a great movie and deserved to be recognized. I am a huge fan of the series having seen all three movies and having read two of the books. I know there are more Bourne books out there, but I’m not sure if the series will continue in theaters.
Having watched an entire awards show for the first time in as long as I can remember, my thoughts on them remains unchanged: they are pretty boring. Last night wasn’t unbearable by any stretch, but I could have easily done something else (had I not felt like crap) and then just viewed the winners online throughout the evening.
