Everyone's a winner, baby, that's no lie

I've just finished watching the BAFTAS on TV. I started off with the Red Carpet show (although was kind of disgusted with myself for wanting to watch it). Claudia Winkleman was hosting it, and I love her. I think she is very smart, very funny and supremely irreverent. But I fear she was perhaps a little bit too irreverent. While I think it was a genius idea to get schoolkids to write in with questions to act, I am not sure some of the celebs really got it. And then she said to Penelope Cruz that she wanted to smell her hair....

And you know, I hate when they tell you who they are wearing. It really does wind me up. I would love one of them to say "well, I'm wearing vintage H&M". Or "this is Per Una".

And if I hear one more person saying "oh I'm just really honoured to be here"...

What struck me about the ceremony was that I really have hardly seen any of the films at all (if you ask me FSM was robbed, although they did at least show a clip). Except for the Reader. I think that's it. Still didn't stop me enjoying the whole ceremony, and having opinions. I've been saying to friends of mine since the The Dark Knight was released that Heath Ledger was a shoo-in for most of the awards. Now, I have to say that I haven't seen the film yet, and I also have to say that most of my friends who have seen it tell me that he is very good. I don't doubt it for one minute. And I am not saying that he wouldn't have been nominated in any case. But would be have won? I'm not so sure... We'll see.

The ceremony made for good viewing. I particularly enjoyed Jason Isaacs saying "Good to see you back where you belong" to Johnathan Ross, whose own comment about Mickey Rourke's swearing was priceless (the Oscar chiefs must be terrified at the prospect of him making a winner's speech) . And Mick Jagger also really made me laugh with this whole "Rock-Star-Actor Exchange Programme" joke, especially when he made the crack about Brad Pitt and family going on stage at the Von Trapp Family. Just as he way saying it, the picture cut to him and Angelina and he leaned towards her laughing and said something. Sadly my lip-reading skills are pretty much non-existent. but I would love it if he has said something like "You know honey. We could...."