Academy Awards Wrap Up

I LOVED this year's academy awards. I think they were done very well, with a ton of class and style. The idea of having 5 previous winners for Best Actor, Actress, etc...was FANTASTIC! I loved seeing the previous winners welcome the new winner. And as always, seeing the legendary Steven Spielberg give the award for "Best Picture" was pretty awesome, too.

For those of you that may have looked, I only missed 3 of the predictions. All the rest, I got dead on :) I was playing on online Oscar Fantasy game on ABC.com during the show, too, and I ended up in the Top 10. I'll be getting myself an Oscar shirt (another one!) in the next week or so for making it to the top.

This morning I had the chance to be on the "Post-Oscar Special" of Good Morning America on ABC. I had a fantastic seat that was right next to the Executive Producer. It was also the area where Sam Champion and Robin Roberts would hang out before going on air, so I had the chance to really have some serious conversations with Robin Roberts. It was really fantastic.

I have a TON of respect for the professionalism that show always puts out (both on air and behind the scenes) every time I see them film live. Robin is so genuine and cares about the audience. She kept asking the DJ to turn up music on the breaks, she made sure we got fed, and she made sure to thank everyone and give hugs/shake hands.

At one point, before filming began in the morning, Robin looked up and saw this beautiful ceiling at the theatre we were shooting at. The first thing she said was "Wow!" out loud so everyone could here. The second thing she said (that was quiet, reserved, and to herself) was..."I hope the audience at home can really see this". THAT is the type of professionalism that is hard to find in this industry, and there is no doubt she is a rare catch.

At the end of the morning broadcast, they brought in the dancers from Best Picture winner "Slumdog Millionaire" to teach the audience how to dance to the Best Original Song winner "Jai Ho". It was pretty neat dancing the morning after the oscars, on national televsion, 2 feet away from Robin Roberts, WITH the stars of the Best Picture and Best Song. We even got free muffins. Life is good!