Monday, February 23, 2009

Why So Serious?


At the 81st Annual Academy Awards last night, something happened there that will be remembered as one of the great moments in Oscar history.It happened when the winner was announced for the Best Supporting Actor category. When Alan Arkin opened up the envelope, and the name Heath Ledger came out of his mouth, the crowd erupted with joy and sadness. Heath Ledger was an Australian actor who starred in Movies like The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain. But the best part wasn't the fact that he won, it was the acceptance speech that his parents and sister gave. They didn't want people to think about his unfortunate death, but rather his incredible career and all the great work he did. I thought those moments were marvelous.

See the speech here.