On March 2nd the Pierre Berton Resource library decided to bring back the Golden Age of Hollywood to celebrate the movie industry’s biggest night, the Academy Awards.  Librarians and circulation staff came out in their most glamorous threads (seen here) to celebrate the occasion, providing photo and interview opportunities to customers, refreshments, trivia and a screening of Best Picture nominee Up (which took home the award for Best Animated Film on Sunday).  It was fun for film buffs and novices alike, as everyone got the red carpet treatment. 

The Awards themselves aired this past Sunday, and there were enough surprises, laughs and touching moments to make the time fly by.  The Hurt Locker took home the top prize for Best Picture, upsetting Avatar fans everywhere (and there are a lot of them, given the records-shattering box office draw the film has so far taken in).  Locker’s director, Kathryn Bigelow, became the first woman to ever win Best Director.  Acting awards went to Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, Mo’nique for Precious, Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds and, in a big surprise, Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side.  Especially surprising seeing as how she had won a Razzie a few days before for All About Steve.  Still, if Halle Berry can win both awards, so can Bullock.

And now, gentle readers, what were your impressions on the awards?  Did hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin leave you in stitches?  Did you enjoy the special tribute to John Hughes, and the shout-out to horror movies?  How about Neil Patrick Harris quickly cementing his status as award-show-go-to-guy by kicking everything off with a big musical number?  And the red-haired lady pulling a Kanye West moment?  Please share your thoughts below, and keep your eyes peeled for more movie programs at VPL.