the academy award of 2006 will be remember a the year scorsese finally win his oscar and the year of evenly hand out oscar and little real surprise . it never fun when one movie completely dominate the award and this really wasn not the case this year . the award be evenly hand out and there be no big winner and although the depart of course win the most important award . but perhaps the big winner of the evening be the mexican or spanish movie el laberinto del fauno and that take home 3 award though not the most important ( best foreign language film ) one . nevertheless i think that guillermo del toro go home extremely satisfied . let face it and 2006 wasn not the great year for movie . sure there be some great movie release but not exactly the type of movie that will grow into become classic . there also wasn not really one movie or person this year that i hop would win . i do not really felt much for any of the nomination this year and with perhaps the exception of the more maller award and like best visual effect . the ceremony also wont be remember a the most hilarious or legendary one . nevertheless it good to see that they bring back the show element and the entire ceremony felt less organize and script . the ceremony felt like one big whole this year and be more personal and natural and with presenter ellen degeneres actually walk between and talk to the star and take part of the show element and without feel the constant obligation to constantly talk after and between and before the hand out of every single award . normally there be a tense atmosphere and this year it be more relaxed and which be i think due to the present skill of degeneres and the flow of the entire show . normally the comedy of the show be more of a spoofing caliber and it now felt professional and well think out and with some fun moment with comedian will ferrel and jack black . but of course that all doesn not mean that degeneres also doesn not take time to make fun of some of the star . i love the oscar for that and it the only time of the year you can say anything straight into the face of those person and know that you can get away with it . the award presenter be all good . none of them really do their best to make a lasting impression and which i take a a positive thing . i mean after all and this be the evening of the nominee and not of the presenter . most memorable the duo jaden smith and abigail breslin and with smith mess up his line but still stay cool and funny under it and continue with presenting . not bad for an 9 year old and who obviously have his parent talent . also fun be robert downey jr. who wasn not too embarrassed to make fun of his own drug past . clint eastwood seem very nervous presenting and mess up his line and which be odd to see from a person of his caliber and act past and though he would claim it be because of he forget his glass . it be good to see that the old american zoetrope gang and lucas and spielberg and coppola be the one to hand out the best director award and which go to their old friend martin scorsese . it be the bald ( . ) jack nicholson that have the honor of present the award for the best movie of the year . the evening do not have that many big surprise . the acting award go to the most predicted one and with the exception of the best support actor award that go to alan arkin instead of favorite eddie murphy . no big surprise that helen mirren win an oscar and which be perhaps the most in advance predict winner of the evening . same go for forest whitaker who do the best speech of the evening and though he of course be also the one that could prepare himself the best and since it almost be a formality for him to pick up the award . there be some memorable event the evening and such a ennio morricone get an honorary award . just like scorsese and he should already have win an oscar year ago for at least 3 of his work but nevertheless it be great to see that he finally get the recognition he deserve from the academy before his death . because let face it and the guy be almost 80 year already and he have his best year behind him and though he himself would probably disagree with me . morricone wasn not too happy in advance that he receive this honorary award and claiming that it would look like a if his career be over already but nevertheless he seem emotional and touch by this honor when he stand on the stage and next to his friend and interpretor clint eastwood and since morricone himself ( still ) doesn not speak a word english . another highlight be scorsese get a stand ovation and not necessarily for his win for the departed but more for his career and the fact that he finally win an oscar and after be nominate 7 time already . of course the depart be not his best or most influential work and so it sort of a double feeling that he win his long deserved oscar for this movie . for him the depart obviously be a movie for in between and who could have ever think that this would be his movie for which he would win the big award . but on the other hand i be of course glad that he now will always be remember a oscar winner martin scorsese instead of 8 ( plus probably ) time oscar nominee . too bad that the ceremony turn a bit too political at time with a too prominently present al gore . it be also weird to see gore hold an oscar and though the cause he fight for be of course a good one . nevertheless and politics and oscar should never mix in my opinion . not the best year for the oscar but a memorable enough evening nevertheless . positive .