1. März 2004, 23:59

Ooops, I did it again..." ;-)

Last night I couldn't fall asleep again, and so I watched "The Academy Awards 2004", the "Oscars", live from L.A.

The highlight of that show has been already at the beginning. It was the trailer called "The Return of the Host", which in the this-year's host of the show, Billy Crystal, appeared with his special sense of humor in the nominated movies. For example Billy Crystal as "Legolas"...

And then the long (and boring) "Lord-of-the-Rings-Festival" began. "And the Oscar goes to...The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King"! Eleven times one heard that sentence. It became clear very early that this movie would become the great winner. No real surprises. And even the nominees were often the same films. Boring!

That showed that it is also always a political, a commercial matter, who wins and who wins not. Because no one can say that this part of the Lord-of-the-Rings-Saga is so many Oscars better than the first part "The Fellowship of the Ring". There is no difference in the quality. Either both parts are as good as the third one or the third part is also "just" worth the few Oscars, which the first and the second part got.

The most unpredictable Oscar was then the Oscar for the actor in a leading role. And it was in my opinion also a political decision. I had given the award to Johnny Depp for his acting in "Pirates of the Carribean - The Course of the Black Pearl". This was a very good appearance and it is more difficult to act in a more funny role, in my point of view. But Sean Penn got the Oscar for his role in "Mystic River" and I think, he got it, because it was just time for him to be awarded with it. Because of all his roles, he played before and didn't get an award, although he would have more deserved it ("Dead Man Walking" or Woody Allen's "Sweet and Lowdown"). As I mentioned it already at the Golden Globes. But I cannot say anything to Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation", because I haven't watched that movie.

All in all, an Oscar is not such a big proof of quality. A lot of great directors, actors and movies never have awarded with it.

At half past 6 am, Peter Jackson has thanked the people of New Zealand for the last time and after all that greetings and thanks it was over. And I tried to fall asleep.

"Oh, I don't want to forget here to thank not my manager or my lawyer - I want to thank everyone, who is willing to read my stuff all the time"