MacFarlane Not Much of a Family-Guy Last Sunday

Last Sunday, the 85th Academy Awards were regarded as entertaining and satisfactory by some, and plain bad by others, mostly due to the performance as Seth MacFarlane as the host. However, there were big winners in the night, including “Life of Pi” winning four awards, the most for the evening, including Ang Lee for the Best Director category, and “Les Misérables” and “Argo” winning three awards, including “Argo” for best picture, a second win for Ben Affleck, director in this case, in the history of the Academy Awards. Additionally, in the acting categories, Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for “Lincoln,” and Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress for “Silver Linings Playbook.” Source:

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

There were also many notable several first-time feats, including “Argo” becoming the first Best Picture winner in 23 years not to have a Best Director nomination, and Daniel Day-Lewis became the first actor in the history of the Academy Awards to win three Best Actor awards (1989, 2007, and 2012). Additionally, First Lady Michelle Obama presented the Best Picture award over telecast, drawing some appraisal by some, and criticism by others.

A hot topic following the Oscars pertained to Jennifer Lawrence and her like-ability and quirkiness in post-Oscar interviews, including:

Another was Seth MacFarlane and his hosting abilities and jokes. His job received criticism, including his jokes carried too much ideals of sexism, racism, antisemitism, and homophobia, with National Public Radio calling it “one of the worst hosting performances in Oscar history.” However, many liked his performance, with The Chicago Tribune saying “he kept a solid handle on the proceedings, and opened with a series of jokes that were bona fide winners, landing on just the right tone: confident but not cocksure.” Regardless, two days after his hosting, he said he will never host again, even though he had fun doing it.

I believe that each winner deserved their award, especially “Argo.” I thought Argo was undoubtedly the best movie I saw this year, and although I thought it would not win, I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed MacFarlane’s performance as well, as he has always been crossing the line, so it was to no surprise what his jokes entailed. I liked this year’s Oscars, and I hope to see who will be hosting next year’s Oscars and am excited to see some great movies this year.

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