it's not life that matters but the journey...

having been a fan of Sean Penn for years, and following his career closely, I know that playing a gay man is a huge stretch for him. And he did knock it out of the ballpark, as far as I was concerned. His performance is what drew me into the movie, he made Harvey Milk so real and so convincing. I am absolutely sure that Mickey Rourke deserved the Oscar too - and I hope that NOT winning doesn't mean we'll see less of Mickey. He's a great actor! I really want to see the Wrestler!

that's the thing I dislike most about the Awards though - all of the actors and actresses deserved to win, but there can be only one winner. I think the honor should be more in the nomination than the win, really.

oh, I loved the performances of the songs - I thought the songs from Slumdog were so powerful. I was surprised to see John Legend singing, because I'd heard Peter Gabriel interviewed and he said just the African singers would be performing. anyway, it was fun!