I honestly thought I didn’t care about the Oscars (apart from desperately wanting No Country For Old Men to win a whole bunch of awards, which it did anyway) because I figured that no matter what, Ratatouille would always be a good movie and that wouldn’t change just because of a statue.
But when it came to the nominations, I was seriously excited! I’m so pleased for Ratatouille to have won Best Animated Feature, especially since it’s a better film than even some of the Best Feature Film nominations! The people at Pixar, and especially Brad Bird, must’ve been so proud. And yes, his acceptance speech was awesome. His quirky personality really shone through even in just a few seconds of him being on screen.
I was slightly disappointed for Ratatouille not to have won Best Score as well, but I also can’t help but enjoy Atonement’s score. There’s something about the whole typewriter thing…And as a movie all together, I do enjoy Atonement. But yeah, the score award really could’ve gone either way- apart from Best Animated Feature, (which just HAD to go to Ratatouille) there wasn’t a single award that I could comfortably predict.
Persepolis looks amazing though! I hadn’t seen a clip of it before the Oscars, but seeing just those few seconds of footage makes me want to see it somehow. It definitely looks as though it deserved the nomination at least.
To everyone at Pixar: Congratulations to all of the Ratatouille team, and the rest of Pixar! I couldn’t be more proud of you! I’m so happy that The Academy recognised what a beautiful story Ratatouille is with the BAF award, and the four other nominations it received. If I had my way, you guys would have won every award for which you were nominated! Congrats again, guys. We love you! <img src=“{SMILIES_PATH}/grinandwink.gif” alt=“;-D” title="Grin and
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I really wish that Ratatouille would have won for Best Original Score… I haven’t heard the other scores so I can’t compare, but I doubt any of them would have had the energy or flair that Michael Giacchino brought to the film. I am deeply attached to that score, so I’m biased of course, but that score was perfect for the film, and stood up on its own. Michael looked so sweet when the winner was read out. <3
How come Enchanted got three nominations and Le Festin didn’t get nominated? Why??? That song is an instant classic, and it would have been icing on the cake for Camille to perform it.
I loved Brad Bird’s speech. He was very… well… animated, and the story that he told was really funny. Darn you wrap-up music! The part where Brad “voted” was great! I think I might vote like that every time, heheh.
Who else spotted Lightning McQueen at the beginning of the awards, and a scene of Toy Story during the binoculars montage?
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I was really stoaked that Rat won. It was a great flick. I know it had it’s issues, but I think Brad did a great patch job. Lesser directors would have walked, or worse… made a crappy film.
I know I’m gonna catch some flack for this next comment… I was hoping that Surfs Up was going to win something also. My only justification for it, is that Sony should have been rewarded for finally making a movie that didnt suck. I thought the entertainment value for that flick was through the roof.
Anyhow, congrats to Pixar. It is a well deserved win.
I am also rather displeased that Mr. Giacchino did not nab that “Best Original Score” award, as he certainly deserved some recognition beyond a nomination, but that’s the Academy for you. Everyone knows that it’s rigged, which is unfortunate…
Ha-ha! Oh, I loved every minute of it, Bill. I loved every minute of it. And yep, I did kind of… give out a little shout of ecstasy and hugged my sister like crazy when Ratatouille won…
Ha! Yep, I spotted both. You could also hear Remy say “Hey, hey” near the end of the video entry leading to the beginning of the awards ceremony. (My sister caught that one, of all people.)
Was any one else a bit annoyed how they had Barry from Bee Movie (which was not even nominated, he he), introduce the award for Best Animated Short Film? That should have been Remy on the mic! I suppose Dreamworks just can’t resist all of that exposure, even if they weren’t nominated.
Also, I was looking forward to seeing the “nominees”, like Remy and Linguini, in their seats but the Academy didn’t do that this year. Maybe it was because they weren’t sure that the writers’ strike was going to cancel the ceremony, but by the time it was announced as going ahead Pixar had too much on their plate and too little of notice to have created that short animation… I hope they do it next year.
Oh, Barry, that annoying bug! Okay, it wasn’t that bad, the bit was a bit funny, but seriously, he wasn’t (wait a minute…) … Bee Movie wasn’t even nominated! And I can’t believe they didn’t show his mouth moving when he announced it! Yeah, it would’ve had to be a perfect guess, but they could’ve animated three different mouth movements for each of the nominees, and switch it at the moment the real envelope was opened.
Oh, DreamWorks. They make hilarious films, but they are heartless.
rachel - Heh. That rather ticked me off, as well, although taking into account the possibility that Pixar Animation Studios did not have enough time to animate anything extra at the moment, as you mentioned, it makes sense for DreamWorks to nab the bit. Then again, DreamWorks would have had to animate that Barry animation pretty quickly too, unless they were already prepared for it “just in case”. I dunno. I still think that Remy (and maybe Linguini) should have popped in, though. Oh well. Again, that’s the Academy for you.
I haven’t heard the other scores so I can’t compare, but I doubt any of them would have had the energy or flair that Michael Giacchino brought to the film. I am deeply attached to that score, so I’m biased of course, but that score was perfect for the film, and stood up on its own. Michael looked so sweet when the winner was read out. <3
It aired at the same time everywhere in the world. 
Never mind. xD