And The Oscar Goes To....

Well, it was definately a night to remember for Martin Scorsese. After being in hollywood for over 50years and being nominated five time, with zero wins for directing and picture, he finally took home the Oscar for his fantasic directing for The Departed and scored a Best Picture for his film as well. It was such an amazing momement when the 3 "Amigos" (Spielburg, Copallo and Lucas) said the name Martin Scorsese, that he even recieved a standing ovation. The two biggest surprises of the night was Alan Arkin winning for best supporting actor, in which he well deserved for Little Miss Sunshine and best foreign film went to Germany-The Lives of Others instead of the much expected Pans Labyrinth. Sadly, Peter O'Toole has to wait for another year to win his Oscar, maybe the ninth will be his win. Overall, one of the best Academy Awards I have seen thus far. Here are the winners of last night:

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan ArkinAlan Arkin
Little Miss Sunshine
Achievement in Visual Effects
Visual EffectsPirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Animated FeatureHappy Feet
Best Live Action Short Film
Live Action ShortWest Bank Story
Best Animated Short Film
Animated ShortThe Danish Poet
Achievement in Costume Design
Costume DesignMarie Antoinette
Achievement in Makeup
MakeupPan's Labyrinth
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls
Best Documentary Short Subject
Documentary ShortThe Blood Of Yingzhou District
Best Documentary Feature
Documentary An Inconvenient Truth
Achievement in Art Direction
Art DirectionPan's Labyrinth
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
ScoreBabel
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Sound MixingDreamgirls
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
SongAn Inconvenient Truth
Achievement in Sound Editing
Sound EditingLetters From Iwo Jima
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
ForeignThe Lives Of Others
Achievement in Film Editing
Film EditingThe Departed
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Forest WhitakerForest Whitaker
The Last King Of Scotland
Achievement in Cinematography
Guillermo NavarroPan's Labyrinth
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Helen MirrenHelen Mirren
The Queen
Adapted Screenplay
Adapted ScreenplayThe Departed
Original Screenplay
Alan ArkinLittle Miss Sunshine
Achievement in Directing
DirectingThe Departed
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Best PictureThe Departed
Fare thee well.