oscar night glory

Most of us went to bed last night wondering whether Winslet would win and Slumdog would be top dog.
So it was satisfying to wake up this morning and discover that, despite the "sliming" which had apparently been going on to try and scupper Slumdog's chances of Oscar night glory, Danny Boyle and the gang had triumphed.
We can all share in Boyle's joy - even though he comes from down the M62!!
Only kidding. That Liverpool v Manchester rivalry is now rather outdated.
There had been a lot of sniping about the film in LA in recent weeks with comments about it revelling in 'poverty porn' and leaving its young stars in the slums where it found them.
Fears the briefing against the movie could dent its chances were unfounded as Slumdog all but swept the board.
I was also very pleased for Sean Penn who won best actor for his bravura performance as real-life gay Frisco politician Harvey Milk in the eponymously named Milk.
Anyone who hasn't had a chance to see the film should try and get along to the cinema - it was bright, tight (unlike Benjamin Button) and I felt disappointed it had come to an end.
Kate Winslet won her gong for Holocaust movie The Reader and those words she uttered on TV in Extras three or four years ago, "if you do a film about the Holocaust, you're guaranteed an Oscar" now seem strangely prescient.
Maybe Ricky Gervais should have written her acceptance speech too.....