Monday, February 25, 2008

It's time that you won

I cannot express how happy I am that "Falling Slowly" from ONCE won the Oscar for Best Song. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova were so genuine and inspirational in their speeches (mad props to Jon Stewart and the producers for allowing Marketa her moment), and it's such a charming movie and rags-to-riches story ($100K, hope, and a lot of charm can earn deserving musicians an Oscar). And I am thrilled that Glen played his same guitar -- well loved, well played, and genuine, like their music. So pleased that he didn't choose (or get forced by the producers) to play a more telegenic guitar.

Enjoy some inspiration, courtesy of YouTube:



That win, Diablo Cody's, and the genuineness with which Marion Cotillard accepted her Best Actress award made it all worthwhile.

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