Last night was the 2013 Academy Awards Ceremony and I enjoyed it in my friend's living room, surrounded by a group of friends so feminist and theater-crazy that if host Seth MacFarlane put a single toe out of line--which he did many a time, let's be honest--he was going down.
Jennifer Lawrence won for Best Actress and tripped on her way up the stairs to receive her award (and I want to be her best friend). I'm so proud of her for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook. The other actresses did phenomenal jobs as well, but that movie spoke to me more than just on a political level or any other. It was about life and being fucked up and how every day is tough for every single person in their own way, no matter what, and I love that. Also, JLaw's character, Tiffany, had a really beautiful speech that made me very happy:
"There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy. But I like that. Just like all the other parts of myself. Can you say the same?"
SHE IS TWENTY-TWO YEARS OLD. WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE.
Not only for that reason, this year was great for Oscars. There was the youngest-ever Oscar nominee for Best Actress in Quevenzhané Wallis (9 years old) for Beasts of the Southern Wild, and the oldest-ever nominee for Best Actress in Emmanuelle Riva (85 years old) for Amour. The story of Bin Laden's assassination was told, and the person behind it was a woman--screw your stupid "women are obsessed with things" joke, Seth MacFarlane--and while I haven't yet seen Zero Dark Thirty, I'm sure Jessica Chastain was phenomenal in it, because she's a badass. Brenda Chapman and Mark Andrews won for Brave, Pixar's first animated feature to have a FEMALE in the hero's role. Quentin Tarantino won for Best Original Screenplay, and in his acceptance speech said that it was the "year of the writers." I hope so. I could really use some Tarantino mojo right about now.
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