In a huge upset, Katherine Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker won six Oscars including the most prestigious honors for Best Picture and Best Director. The win comes at the expense of the most successful box office hit in history, Avatar.
Moments after winning for Best Director, Bigelow returned from backstage to claim the award for Best Picture. She joined the film’s team on stage who were all in complete glee. As the show ended, Bigelow held her two statuettes beaming into the cameras as hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin brought the near four-hour telecast to its conclusion.
The show kicked off with a spirited song and dance number by Neil Patrick Harris donning a black sequined tuxedo jacket, and joined by a stage full of dancers. He then introduced co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, who descended from the ceiling on a platform for two. They then proceeded to crack jokes on the nominated actors and actresses as the camera singled them out.
Christoph Waltz won the first statue of the night when Penelope Cruz presented him the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work in Inglourious Basterds. The Austrian actor made an analogy to the process of working on the film as being a voyage, with director Quentin Tarantino as the ship’s navigator. Waltz portrayed the ruthless Col. Hans Landa, in the film that creates an alternate ending to World War II.
Moments after winning for Best Director, Bigelow returned from backstage to claim the award for Best Picture. She joined the film’s team on stage who were all in complete glee. As the show ended, Bigelow held her two statuettes beaming into the cameras as hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin brought the near four-hour telecast to its conclusion.
The show kicked off with a spirited song and dance number by Neil Patrick Harris donning a black sequined tuxedo jacket, and joined by a stage full of dancers. He then introduced co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, who descended from the ceiling on a platform for two. They then proceeded to crack jokes on the nominated actors and actresses as the camera singled them out.
Christoph Waltz won the first statue of the night when Penelope Cruz presented him the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work in Inglourious Basterds. The Austrian actor made an analogy to the process of working on the film as being a voyage, with director Quentin Tarantino as the ship’s navigator. Waltz portrayed the ruthless Col. Hans Landa, in the film that creates an alternate ending to World War II.
