THE 79th ACADEMY AWARDS - THE RESULTS
The main winners were:
BEST FILM
The Departed
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, for The Departed
BEST ACTOR
Forest Whittaker, for The Last King Of Scotland
BEST ACTRESS
Helen Mirren, for The Queen
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, for Little Miss Sunshine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson, for Dreamgirls
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Happy Feet
BEST ADAPATED SCREENPLAY
The Departed
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Little Miss Sunshine
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
My thoughts on the results? Well, Martin Scorsese just had to win given his Oscar-snubbing in the past. I'm not sure The Departed really deserved Best Picture, although it's a good film. Helen Mirren was a safe bet for Best Actress and Forest Whitaker was excellent, although it's Jennifer Hudson I'm more happy for (seventh place in American Idol to Oscar success - wow!) Was Happy Feet really worthy of an Oscar though? Great to see Pirates get an FX award -- the work to create Davey Jones was amazing.
For the full list of winners, visit here.
