Oscars, ARR and much much more..

I dont remember a time when i have pro-actively woken up mid-sleep at 6 30 in the morning to do anything let alone watch Tv... but this monday morning i did and so did many like me.. the sole reason - Oscars.. or rightly putting it 'The Academy Awards'.

I dont even have memories of watching The Filmfare with so much of awe and expectations. If either of it happened this time for the Oscars then the only reason was A.R.Rahman. Just that one man had the entire nation of cricket frenzy people hooked onto Star Movies since dawn, to see the glorious moment of an Indian on The Stage!

And no one was sure deprived of the masala that was to follow. There was so much the Oscars that I think that we can take a leaf, a branch or an entire tree from them!

What I Loved :
* Hugh Jackman - The man might have been a super presenter and all that but to see Wolverine break into a dance in a tux and sing as though he was born for it got me drooling for him even more :)
* The State of Art design - Gone are the days when an Awards night had one stage. The 81st Academy changed all those equations. Right from a simple yet chic basic stage to moving LCDs and a live set for the Art categories, The awards had it all! No wonder these guys look ten years ahead of our time!
* The Jokes - really now, it wasnt the SRK- Saif kinda humor. It was Humor that was smart and very very 'aah' types ! Nice scripting who ever did it!
*Performances - Not Indian awards like but Musical like... god! what brilliance again! from beginning with a song on the movies, to a musical with none other that Beyonce Knowles to of course 'Oh....Sayaaaaaa!!' mannnnnnn! :)
*AR Rahman - no words to talk about him :) none whatsoever! The man is Humble and it is shown! simply so!! What elegance, what an Aura that surrounds him AND what a scintillating performance :) AND what a Finish - 'yella pugazhum Iraivanuke!' made every tamilian proud!

The biggest GASP was:

* Freida Pinto giving away an award!!!!
* Jennifer Aniston on stage with Brangelina in the front row !!!
* Jennifer Aniston with John Mayer - awww :)
* Ben Kingsley - Dont ask me why :)
* Daniel Craig stumbling through him nomination presentation!
* Speilberg gave away the award for the Best Motion Picture, alright , but not to Slumdog please!!! :)

Well, Here's to Rahman - Jai Ho Indeed!!! :)

Anjana