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Jane Fonda and Richard Perry : By the time Woody won, he had fallen
f asleep and Soon-Yi didn't want to wake him.
The next morning he went to the breakfast
table alone and read in The New York Times
that he had won. He had to think it was a
good omen and he would not catch a cold
that day.
Before Michael and I flattened our
recliner chairs for the big sleep, I told him
I felt confident his Iranian film A Separation
would win Best Foreign Film. He told me The
Artist would take Best Picture and Director.
Actor was a tight race between Brad Pitt,
Jean Dujardin, the “Clooney of France”
and the real George Clooney. George was
essentially running against a version of
himself, which only slightly amused him.
The biggest dilemma was Viola vs. Meryl.
Michael picked Meryl as New Yorkers did.
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Tom Hanks and
geeiissn The Help had taken on a life of its own lead
by vivacious Viola in LA. The Iron Lady, a
much criticized film, showcased Meryl's
tour-de-force performance. Few knew at
juss ) s\ the last minute, on President's weekend,
Chastain ma 6 Harvey’s shout out, “She hasn't won in 29
years!” resonated.
y® An androgynous driver named Monica
NU greeted me at the airport in a black
tuxedo that would make Albert Nobbs
weep for joy, prompting me to devilishly
think of her as “Nobbs” all weekend.
She barely recognized me sporting a new
Sally Hershberger hairdo, “the yenta with
the dragon tattoo”
Checking into the Beverly Hills Hotel I
bumped into Best Actress nominee, Golden
Globe and Spirit Award winner Michelle
Williams with her daughter Matilda Ledger
headed to the swimming pool. Innocently
standing there with no makeup she was
remarkably the antithesis of Marilyn
Monroe. I told her she so deserved the
Oscar for her mesmerizing transformation
which did not cheer her up knowing the
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