Can you believe she picked that to wear? That color does nothing for her skin tone. Doesn't he know this is a formal event? If you're one of the few that actually watches the Oscar's to see who wrote, produced, or starred in the top films of the year and not who was the best and worst dressed of the show then you'll want to continue reading.

For those of you that missed last night's presentation of the 80th Academy Awards, let me share a few highlights with you...

Best Motion Pictures:
No Country for Old Men

Best Foreign Film:
The Counterfeiters

Best Animated Film:
Ratatouille

Best Lead Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)

Best Lead Actress:
Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)

Best Director:
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (No Country For Old Men)

Keep an eye out for the above films not yet in the library's collection to be added when they are released on dvd. To learn more about the history of these awards check out a few books we have on the topic....

Books:

The big show : high times and dirty dealings backstage at the Academy Awards By: Steve Pond

65 years of the Oscar : the official history of the Academy Awards By: Robert Osborne

Academy awards : an Ungar reference index Compiled and introduced by: Richard Shale