The Oscars

Hello everyone.

Sorry about the long gap between posts but things have been very busy at E.L.I. since the start of the year. I haven't had much time to update the blog!

Last week there was a very important event in Hollywood. The 81st Academy Awards was held on February 22nd. Hugh Jackman presented the awards from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.

Several films had been nominated for multiple awards. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which starred Brad Pitt, received the most awards. It was nominated for thirteen different awards but in the end it only received three. Slumdog Millionaire, which was the biggest winner of the night, was nominated for ten awards and won eight. Milk was the third most nominated film with eight nominations.

Although there are many different awards at the Oscars there are some which are considered more important than the others. These are often called 'the big awards'. Best Picture, which was won by Slumdog Millionaire is probably the most important award although Best Director, which Slumdog Millionaire also won, is very prestigious too.

The acting awards were a little sad this year as Heath Ledger, who won the award for Best Supporting Actor, had died almost a year earlier aged only twenty eight. His award for The Dark Knight was a little unusual because the Academy don't usually honor superhero movies.

There was also some good news for Japan as Okiribito (English name: Departures) won the award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was directed by Yojiro Takita and tells the story of a man who takes a job at a funeral parlour.

That's all for now. I'll try to write again soon.

Bye bye for now,

Gavin.