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Just Look What It Did for Three 6 Mafia (Live Blogging #23)
Posted Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 8:01 PM
A shocker, I have to say. The Best Song for "Falling Slowly" from "Once." There are probably mathematical reasons, like the three songs from "Enchanted" splitting the vote, or the amount of drugs you had to be on to have gone to and enjoyed "August Rush."
And/Or, perhaps, "Once" touched the people who actually saw the movie, heard its songs, and felt the impact of both.
Just a thought.
And now, I have to recover from the emotional roller coaster I've been on in the last 120 seconds: the shock of the announcement, the touching speech, laughing at Jon Stewart's "they are so arrogant" joke, and then seeing a promo for Diddy in "A Raisin in the Sun."
I have been through a lot tonight. Where's MY trophy?
Ooh... and now Jon Stewart is bringing out the lady who got cut off from giving HER speech for the Best Song award to make her speech on TV. That, my friends, is classy.
Comments
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Three cheers to Stewart for getting the second writer back on stage. He's doing much better this year!
Posted by: lorax64 on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 8:08 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
Kudos to Stewart (or whoever else thought of bringing her back on).
Posted by: donchesebro on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 8:10 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
i did see the movie ONCE and am thrilled for them on their win. And yes, I agree that Stewart should be commended for bringing Margova back out to give her speech!!!!
Posted by: ofdkelzo on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 8:39 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
i am impressed...would anyone have thot to bring her back out two years, even one year ago - or just let it go.
Posted by: jnwebb2 on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 8:56 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
best moment of the Oscars! "once" is a fantastic film with fantastic music, and "falling slowly" gives me chills every time i hear it. hooray for a deserving year at the Oscars!!
Posted by: bf5chick on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 9:18 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
Thank you John Stewart!!!! Marketa is such a great talent and it was so wonderful for her to be able to accept the award she so greatly deserved!!!
Posted by: owens_momom on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 9:58 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
i absolutely hate the song "falling slowly". it's boring.
Posted by: andreea200283 on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 10:18 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
I second that.
Posted by: nikkim8203 on Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 11:05 PM [ Report Abuse ] -
Bringing back Marketa Irglova to give her speech will go down in Oscar history as one of the classiest, best feel-good moments ever! I loved the song and the performance and was pulling for them to win. In contrast, I thought the other songs were dreadful, especially that "Happy Working" number. Glen Hansard and Irglova were mesmerizing in their performance and in their speeches!
Posted by: jamesj75p on Mon, Feb 25, 2008, 6:00 AM [ Report Abuse ] -
andreea -- i absolutely hate your comments. they're boring.
Posted by: buddydave_1 on Mon, Feb 25, 2008, 7:24 AM [ Report Abuse ]
