Cinema Connoisseur: Hollywood's biggest night celebrates Bullock, war film
The war between Autobots and
the Decepticons raged on in this
past summer's top blockbuster
Transformers: Revenge of the
Fallen. Not only was it a hit with
the general public, but it also
became a critical darling, so it was
no surprise when it captured top
honors at this year's Golden
Raspberry Awards (also known as
the Razzies), beating out Land of
the Lost, All About Steve, Old Dogs
and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
Not only did Revenge of the
Fallen capture Best Picture honours,
Michael Bay, the film's
director was also singled out. Bay,
the brilliant visionary behind some
of the most powerful films in
recent memory (Bad Boys,
Armageddon, Pearl Harbour) was
a richly deserving candidate.
Contrast this to what happened the
next night. A lot of hoopla is being
made about Kathryn Bigelow's
directing win at the Oscar ceremony,
becoming the first female to
receive the statue. Allow me to
pose this question — if women are
out directing award winning films,
who is going to stay home to cook
and clean? No wonder her ex-husband
James Cameron left her — he
was probably malnourished and
living in filth. To think the poor
man managed to fight through this,
went on to direct the two most successful
movies of all-time, and still
had to sit back and watch his ex
claim the award. That poor, poor
man.
Getting back to the Golden
Raspberry Awards, Sandra Bullock
reached the pinnacle of her career
when she managed to beat out a
stacked field of Miley Ray Cyrus,
Beyonce, Megan Fox and Sarah
Jessica Parker to win the Best
Actress honour for her role in the
romantic comedy All About Steve.
The classy Bullock picked up the
award, but stressed that she did not
think she had earned it. It is nice to
see such humility in a very ego
driven industry.
All three Jonas Brothers managed
to snag Best Actor nods for
their landmark film Jonas
Brothers: A 3-D Concert
Experience. This win was not
without some controversy however,
as some purists feel the award
should only go to one performer, as
each Jonas brother only has to
work one third as hard as their fellow
nominees, such as Steve
Martin (The Pink Panther 2).
Rumours are circulating that
Martin is considering launching a
formal protest.
Jonas contemporary Miley Ray
Cyrus may have come up empty
handed thanks to Bullock, but a
Best Supporting Actor win for her
father Billy Ray (Hannah
Montana: The Movie) will surely
go a long way towards easing any
achy breaky hearts in the Cyrus
household.
Not only were the best films
from the past 365 days celebrated
at this year's ceremony, but so
were the top films and performers
of the past decade. Battlefield
Earth, based on a book by
Scientology founder L. Ron
Hubbard and starring fellow
Scientologist John Travolta garnered
the Best Film of the Decade
award. Eddie Murphy's impressive
body of work in the past 10 years
earned him Actor of the Decade,
narrowly defeating Ben Affleck.
As for the ladies, none other than
Paris Hilton earned Best Actress of
the Decade recognition, beating
out fellow party girl Lindsay
Lohan. Hilton received the award
for her work in films such as
House of Wax, Repo — The Genetic
Opera, and The Hottie and The
Nottie. Curiously, her breakthrough
work in 1 Night in Paris
was not mentioned.