Academy Awards

The Academy Awards. A gathering of the greatest Directors, Producers, Writers, and Actors in the film industry. Anyone remotely interested in even entering the industry should be soaking up the atmosphere of the ceremony.


Though it is an amazing ceremony, I am not particularly a fan of the phoniness of the people involved in the show. Everyone shows up for their own publicity, everyone wants the spotlight, and very few people are "real;" everyone has a face that they throw on as a cover. It's no wonder that Brad and Angelina passed on this year's ceremony; I'm sure they would much rather just spend the time at home watching it with their kids. 


There were some times that threw me off during the show, like when different people got cut off during their speeches. One man was interrupted by someone in his own film, who stole his speech, and a couple others were cut off by the orchestra before even getting the opportunity to have a moment at the microphone.  This is a real shame.


After the years of dedication that lead up to the moment of accepting the Oscar, having your speech cut off is really a nightmare and the producers should be ashamed of doing that to people.


 Though I'm not a fan of the overall attitude of the Oscars, I'm a huge fan of what the show is meant to represent; the years of hard work, the dreams become realities, the priceless stories of lives that have been changed. People who could at one time, only dream of even attending the show, who have now gotten the chance to accept an award for their accomplishments in front of the entire world. That is why I still watch the Academy Awards every year.

- The Artist