{"id":323,"date":"2009-03-01T10:56:14","date_gmt":"2009-03-01T17:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/?p=323"},"modified":"2009-02-26T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T19:46:10","slug":"sean-penn-at-the-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/sean-penn-at-the-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Penn at the Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"

We adore Sean Penn<\/a>. Not everyone does, but we have to say that, watching Milk on the big screen, never once did we think, \u201cOh, Sean Penn\u2019s doing a really good job playing Harvey Milk.\u201d Not once. The suspension of disbelief<\/strong> was complete in a way that is rare these days.<\/p>\n

Which meant that Sean Penn\u2019s performance<\/strong> as Harvey Milk was, in our opinion, Oscar-worthy<\/strong>. We wanted him to win it, even though we thought Frank Langella\u2019s Richard Nixon<\/a> was a stellar, first-rate performance too.<\/p>\n

Then along came Mickey Rourke<\/a>. Mr. Wrestler. Hmm. Playing himself<\/strong>, we agreed privately. Buzz, buzz, buzz. Was Mickey Rourke was going to win best actor? Buzz, buzz, buzz.<\/p>\n

Oh, the shouts and murmurs<\/strong> of the chattering classes.<\/p>\n

So imagine our absolute thrill when Sean Penn won best actor<\/strong> for his portrayal of Harvey Milk. We applauded, we cheered<\/strong> outright, we were on our feet. Commie homo lovers<\/strong>. That’s us!<\/p>\n

But it got even better when Sean Penn defended gay rights<\/strong> as he accepted the Academy\u2019s award, calling for \u201cequal rights for everyone<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you missed his excellent speech, you can watch it here:<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of The Telegraph.co.uk<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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