Well, Tinseltown had its big night on Sunday, and another round of Oscars was handed out. After these award shows are over, I always wonder what I've been missing. It's time to play catch-up! To save you the video rental fees, the Music, Art, and Media Department has three of the five nominees for Best Picture available to borrow (the other two, Letters from Iwo Jima and The Queen, are not yet available on DVD):

The Departed (winner, Best Picture; Achievement in Directing--Martin Scorsese; Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Film Editing)
Little Miss Sunshine (winner, Best Original Screenplay; Best Supporting Actor--Alan Arkin)
Babel (winner, Best Original Score)

Helen Mirren won Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen. While you're waiting for The Queen to be released on video, check out Mirren in an earlier role as the first Elizabeth in Elizabeth I. Best Actor went to Forest Whitaker for his role as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, which will be released on video April 17. Jennifer Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls, which has not been released on video yet. Until it is, we have the soundtrack to the Broadway musical it was based on.

The Music, Art, and Media Department also has the winner for Best Visual Effects (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest). If animation is more your line, we have the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film, Cars and Monster House. Check back at the end of March when the winner, Happy Feet, is due out on video.

For your documentary pleasure, we also have Al Gore's Best Documentary Feature winner, An Inconvenient Truth. Or, if you prefer, read the book.

So stop by for some Oscar gold and get the popcorn ready for a night of award-winning movies!