Cate Blanchett was robbed in 1999
There was a news break a few minutes ago just before Oprah started talking about Cate Blanchett's Oscar win. About Time!!!
We'll get the telecast of the Oscars tonight at 8:30pm but for those who care - she won. It's not a vindication for the other times she was nominated and missed out - especially when she was beat out in 1999 by Gweneth Paltrow.
I could never understand how Her performance of being a girl, pretending to be a boy pretending to be a girl - in a basically Romantic Comedy/Drama could win out of a completely brilliant dramatic performance of a real life Monarch - Elizabeth 1 - it was fabulous
Just don't get it.
But I'm glad she won. Not just because I'm a patriotic Aussie and I like when Australian actors are recognised - but because I'm a Katherine Hepburn fan, I think she did a wonderful portrait, I have never seen a bad Cate Blanchett performance -- correction Thank God he Met Lizzy - was a bad movie so... anyway I'm glad she won.
Morgan Freeman got the gong over Jamie Foxx - which was what I predicted and I'm still predictiong Foxx for best actor and Hilary Swank for best Actress.