Hugh Jackman Hosts 81st Academy Awards

The 81st Academy Awards was held tonight and again the gay issue movie was snubbed for best picture. However, Sean Penn won Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay was won by Dustin Lance Black – both for Milk.

Here are some of the winners for the night:

Best Picture
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best Director
WINNER: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"

Best Actor
WINNER: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

Best Actress
WINNER: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"

Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

Original screenplay
WINNER: "Milk," written by Dustin Lance Black
"Frozen River," written by Courtney Hunt
"Happy-Go-Lucky," written by Mike Leigh
"In Bruges," written by Martin McDonagh
"WALL-E," screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Best Costume Design
WINNER: "The Duchess," Michael O'Connor
"Australia," Catherine Martin
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Jacqueline West
"Milk," Danny Glicker
"Revolutionary Road," Albert Wolsky

Best Makeup
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Greg Cannom
"The Dark Knight," John Caglione Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Best Sound Editing
WINNER: "The Dark Knight," Richard King
"Iron Man," Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
"Slumdog Millionaire," Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
"WALL-E," Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
"Wanted," Wylie Stateman

Noah Wyle is Back on ER

It was so good to see the return of Dr Carter on ER tonight. He was one of the main characters on ER since it was first introduced on NBC’s “Must See TV” in 1994. He stayed on the show for eleven years and he was one of my favourite characters on the show. After he left I lost interest in the show.

As he comes back for the final shows of the series he brings the show back to life. It is too bad he came back so late, he probably could have saved the show. I am just giddy over his return and misty eyed over the last scene.

Get me a kleenex!!