Oscar Night

Even although you may not be an avid Hollywood fan and probably have your mind on a variety of other things, Oscar Night cannot have gone by un-noticed what with all the interest it arouses for a number of reasons… So, you probably already know that the period drama “The King's Speech" was crowned the big winner with four Academy Awards on Sunday night, including best film and best actor for its star Colin Firth.
The ceremony itself yielded few surprises, with Natalie Portman claiming the best actress Academy Award for her portrayal of a young ballerina who grows into womanhood in "Black Swan", and Melissa Leo and Christian Bale winning bestsupporting actress and actor, respectively, for "The Fighter." Linda Bordoni asked Peter Malone, former head of the film desk at Signis (the World Catholic Association for Communication) and currently a film critic for the Australian Catholic film office, whether his own favourites came in…

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