More Than Expected

Best Actress:

It certainly came as no surprise as 2006 Best Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman called out the name of the beautiful and elegant, Helen Mirren. Her role in “The Queen” could be surpassed by none, and thus as she walked the stage carrying the Oscar, she truly looked of royalty. Now the only question left for Mirren is that of what the living English monarch herself thought.

Best Actor:

Who would have believed that a young man from south-central Los Angeles, who grew up seeing drive-in movies from the back seat of his family car, would one day win an Oscar for “Best Actor.” Forest Whitaker was the only natural pick for the award. His charisma and drive to fulfill the role of his character, Idi Amin, within “The Last King of Scotland,” has allowed him to become an actor amongst the best in Hollywood. Thus, his winning came as no shock to me.