My Oscar Reactions

This is my category by category reaction of the 84th Academy Awards

Best Picture: 
Winner: The Artist
I really like The Artist (it's my 7th favorite film of the year), but I think that Hugo and The Descendants were more deserving of the Best Picture nominees.

Best Director:
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
This seems like a case of a director winning just because the film won Best Picture. MArtin Scorsese should have won and based on Hugo's wins in the technical categories, he could have.

Best Actor:
Winner: Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Jean did a great job in The Artist, but George Clooney easily should have won. I would have been really happy is Gary Oldman won, but I knew that wasn't going to happen.

Best Actress:
Winner: Meryl streep - The Iron Lady
Anybody who has seen The Iron Lady will know that this is not a great movie. I love Meryl Streep, but she really shouldn't have won. Even though I knew this would never happen, I really wanted Rooney MAra to win for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I would have also preferred Viola Davis.

Best Supporting Actor:
Winner: Christopher Plummer - Beginners
This was definitely more of a "Lifetime Achievement Award," but this is one of the few wins that I am happy about. He is a great actor who was way overdue for a win. I definitely would not have minded if Nick Nolte were to win...

Best Supporting Actress:
Winner: Octavia Spencer - The Help
Everybody is great in The Help, but I really wanted Jessica Chastain to win solely based on her whole year. She became one of my favorite actresses this year and did some really great work.

Best Original Screenplay:
Winner: Midnight in Paris
Another win that I am very happy with. I love this movie. Any of the movies winning I would have been happy with.

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Winner: The Descendants
This definitely seemed like a safe bet, and it deserved it's win. As much as I love Hugo, The Descendants had a better screenplay.

Best Animated Feature:
Winner: Rango
Was there really a question about this? After The Adventures of Tintin being snubbed, this was the only serious contender. For a fleeting second, I though that Chico & Rita had a chance, but that didn't happen.

Best Foreign Film:
Winner: A Separation
This is an amazing and powerful movie and was one of the only lock at the awards. There could have been an upset here because of how unpredictable this category tends to be.

Best Art Direction:
Winner: Hugo
I really wanted HArry Potter to win here, but I am happy with Hugo's win.

Best Costume Design:
Winner: The Artist
Jane Eyre should have won. End of story.

Best Original Song:
Winner: "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets
This is a really sad category with only two nominees. The song from Rio is really good, but The Muppets had a strong backing. Each song had a 50/50 shot.

Best Original Score:
Winner: The Artist
This is the only category that I predicted The Artist would win. In my opinion, Hugo has a better score, but The Artist uses the score to tell what the characters are saying. It played an important role in the film.

Best Cinematography:
Winner: Hugo
The first shocker of the night. The Tree of Life seemed like a sure bet because of how beautiful it is. Hugo somehow won this award.

Best FIlm Editing:
Winner: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I predicted this long shot and I got it right! I love this movie so much, and I am very happy to see it get some recognition even if it was in a smaller category.

Best Makeup:
Winner: The Iron LAdy
I was really hoping for a Harry Potter win here. The Iron LAdy really didn't deserve to win two awards. Harry Potter had to make the audience believe that this fantasy world is world, and they do that perfectly.

BEst Visual Effects:
Winner: Hugo
Harry Potter had three chances to win an award tonight and the Academy failed to do so; I am very disappointed because now HArry Potter will never win an OScar... ever. Hugo had great visuals, but HArry Potter is iconic. Even in the clips they showed, the effects are jaw-dropping and really deserved some award.

Best Sound Editing and Sound Mixing:
Winner: Hugo
All of the nominees have good sound, but I have to agree with the Acadmey; Hugo's sound is amazing. I was hoping for a surprise from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, but this is fine too.

Best Documentary, Best Documentary Short, BEst Live Action Short Film, BEst Animated Short Film:
I really have no opinion about these films because I haven't seen any of them. Animated Short winner The Fantastic Flying Book of Mr. Morris LEssmore is on my phone ready to watch.

OVerall: I am disappointed with this year's winners, but there were a bunch of awards that I agree with.