and the oscar goes to......

from my perspective, 2006 was a great year for film.
i feel i can say this because i saw a boatload of films throughout the year.
and at this same time every year, oscars are handed out for achievement in film and they went something like this:

Best motion picture of the year: The Departed (seen it)

Performance by an actor in a leading role: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (seen it)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine (seen it)

Original screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (seen it)

Achievement in cinematography: Pan’s Labyrinth (have not seen it)

Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (seen it)

Achievement in costume design: Marie Antoinette (seen it)

Achievement in sound mixing: Dreamgirls (seen it)

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): "I Need to Wake Up," An Inconvenient Truth (seen it)

Best animated feature film of the year: Happy Feet (have not seen it)

Best documentary feature: An Inconvenient Truth (seen it)

Best animated short film: The Danish Poet (have not seen it)

Achievement in directing: The Departed, Martin Scorsese (seen it)

Performance by an actress in a leading role: Helen Mirren, The Queen (seen it)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls (seen it)

Adapted screenplay: The Departed (seen it)

Achievement in film editing: The Departed (seen it)

Achievement in art direction: Pan's Labyrinth (have not seen it)

Achievement in makeup: Pan's Labyrinth (have not seen it)

Achievement in sound editing: Letters from Iwo Jima (seen it)

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): Babel (seen it)

Best foreign language film of the year: The Lives of Others (have not seen it)

Best documentary short subject: The Blood of Yingzhou District (have not seen it)

Best live action short film: West Bank Story (have not seen it)

melatonin

the bliss of life is always countered with the sadness of life.
the COLTS win the superbowl!
the following day, we find out the head guy of our office passed away suddenly over the weekend.

life is short.
enjoy today.