Wrapping up the Academy Awards
The glitz and glamour of the 80th Academy Awards has come and passed.
On Sunday night, millions of people gathered around their television sets to find out who the recipients of the most prestigious awards the movie business offers would be.
The Coen brothers’ “No Country for Old Men” swept the night, taking best actor in a supporting role, best writing for an adapted screenplay, best directing and the mother of all awards, best picture of the year.
Some students said they were not expecting the overwhelming success of “No Country for Old Men” at the awards.
“I was surprised it won so many of the big ones,” said Heather Sack, a sophomore open-option major.
Other winners included “La Vie en Rose,” the story of the tragic life of French singer, Edith Piaf. The lead actress in the movie, Parisian native Marion Cotillard, and has starred in many foreign films. However, she has not been in many movies that are popular in America, making her award for best actress a great achievement.
“There Will Be Blood” took some big awards as well. Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor, and the film won the award for best cinematography.
The night was rounded out with some other great accomplishments, including a big win for the indie film “Juno” for best original screenplay. “Ratatouille” won best-animated feature film, while “The Bourne Ultimatum” took multiple awards for film editing and sound effects.
This year was the first time that all the top acting awards were taken away by Europeans.
“It was a European invasion,” said Vera Awachie, a sophomore political science major.
Marion Cotillard of “La Vie en Rose” is French, and Javier Bardem of “No Country for Old Men,” who won best supporting actor, is Spanish. To finish off the big four, Daniel Day-Lewis of “There Will Be Blood” and Tilda Swinton, who won best supporting actress for her role in “Michael Clayton,” both hail from the U.K.
The Academy Awards mark the end of another year’s award season. Now, the wait begins to see what new movies come out in 2008 for predictions about the 2009 Academy Awards next February.
Contact Campus Press Staff Reporter Emma Dessau at emma.dessau@colorado.edu.
