The Departed – Best Picture, Director, Editing, Screenplay
Monica Almeida/The New York Times
Congratulations to Marty, Thelma, Bill Monahan, and Graham King.
When the 3 Musketeers (Spielberg, Lucas, and Coppola) came out to present the Directing award I knew not only that Marty had it, but also that the winners were no secret, at least to the folks running the show.
All things considered, not a bad year. Forrest Whitaker and Helen Mirren certainly deserved their top awards, and I thought Ellen Degeneres was very good. I hope they have her back.
Bravo Zulu to Al Gore, Laurie David, and Davis Guggenheim, and also to Melissa Etheridge for her song from “An Inconvenient Truth”. The film is out on DVD now, and perhaps this award will cause more people to see this very important film.
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