Imogen Tilden, Guardian Unlimited arts editor
"All in all, it was a bad night for British hopes," says Xan Brooks, who was up all night providing our minute-by-minute coverage of the 77th Academy Awards. Someone else up all night (although he's in Texas, so he was just up all evening) was the irrepressible Harry Knowles, the man behind Ain't It Cool News, who brought us 'Harry's live stream of unconsiousness'. Harry's unconsciousness is an excitable place, where everything IS VERY LOUD and SWEARY and full of exclamation marks!!! Eastwood did not prove a popular choice:
"... Julia Roberts hits the stage to present BEST DIRECTOR... And the winner is: FUCKING EASTWOOD. GOD DAMN THIS FUCKING ACADEMY! FUCK THEM, THIS and THAT! So ... apparently Scorsese just is gonna have to get one of those honorary Oscars. HOLY SHIT - Clint's MOM is in the audience. Dammit. Damn Damn Damn Damn it. Crack Geriatrics team. God I love Eastwood, but not this movie. FUCK."
The 74-year-old Eastwood quipped in his acceptance speech: "I'm lucky to be working, but really, I'm just a kid". What a wag eh?
The best film/director categories were only ever going to be a two-horse race beween two Hollywood veterans, Scorsese and Eastwood, as the Pitchers articulated on February 25 with typical wit and verve. Eastwood's fans are ecstatic: "Big up yourself, Clint!
Way to go! Scorsese who?" says one comment on the director's official site.
And talking of losers, Halle Berry proved a generous one at the evening's other awards ceremony, the Razzies. The Catwoman - and Oscar winning - star broke with tradition to pick up in person her award for worst actress.
At least Berry looked good. As ever. The Guardian's Hadley Freeman will be reporting later today on Oscar fashion, while you can get a peek at the worst and 'hottest' courtesy of Time for AOL. Meanwhile, check out the award for most extravagant footwear.
