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Making fun of studios that spend countless millions on films that
did not get nominated for best picture, when low budget indies
did, and making more fun of other small films that he claimed no
one saw, Hugh Jackman opened the 81st Academy Awards ® with a
lightly comical effort, singing about the nominated films in
relation to a bad economy, and an alleged lacking budget for the
Academy®, which by other displays, was shown to be false.
Despite what will always have its criticisms, due to its
monumental nature, The Academy Awards® proved this year, as
usual, to be a resounding success.
This year, diversity was heavily awarded, from the Indian cast in
a low budget film called Slumdog Millionaire, to the celebration
of gay rights in the film Milk, and the bravado of sexuality in
The Reader, among more. 2008 ended up being a great year for
cinema, and in 2009 it was duly rewarded.
We celebrate here in this exciting issue, the winning films,
directors, and stars of The Academy Awards®, with rare
interviews and images, as well as next week with a look back at
the official after party, The Governor’s Ball. We give a
special thanks to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
® for their generous support in working with us.
At its greatest height, film can lift spirits, inspire thought,
and motivate change. It can portray the foolishness of hatred and
violence, and remind us of the power of peace and of love. And as
silly or cliché as that all may sound, if most of us
didn’t believe in that, then you wouldn’t even be
here to live each moment and ponder it all.
We give tribute with this issue to the Oscars®, to the
winners, and to all of the brave artists, filmmakers, and actors
throughout the world who put their integrity and high ideals at
the top of their game, as the driving force behind the nature and
power of their craft. We hope you enjoy this exciting new
issue.
With Liberty, Bruce Edwin
Editor, The Hollywood Sentinel ©