Tonight at the Oscars

Salve tutti,
The night we have been waiting for since at least the beginning of the new year, the Oscars, finally arrived tonight. The wait was almost as long as the show that was not very exciting, since there were no surprises. James Franco and Anne Hathaway, the hosts for the evening, were cute together. Ann got some very good advice from Shirley MacLaine a two time Oscar winner, "Change your dress often." And, that she did and, boy, were they  F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the best moments of the night came when Jeff Bridges presented the Academy Award for the Best Actress. He won the Best Actor award last year.  Jeff's introduction of each actress and her work was so warm and personal that it felt as if he was wooing each one directly from the stage. You could see the way each actress practically melted under his verbal embrace.  Very classy!

Natalie Portman won the award.  You remember I was very impressed with Annette Bening, but Natalie was superb in 'Black Swan' and nobody was surprised by the choice. Natalie thanked her parents for showing her the right way to live by example and I liked that very much.

Here are some DOs and DON'Ts for Oscar presenters.

Ciao for now,
Joan