{"id":5051,"date":"2008-02-24T21:11:47","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T02:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=5051"},"modified":"2008-02-24T23:32:47","modified_gmt":"2008-02-25T04:32:47","slug":"shekhars_oscar_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/24\/shekhars_oscar_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Shekhar’s Oscar Shout-out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Elizabeth<\/a><\/p>\n\n

If you, too, are watching the 8oth Annual Academy Awards, you might have noticed that one of the first people thanked in an acceptance speech was a Desi. The inaugural Oscar of the night went to Alexandra Byrne, who was nominated for Best Costume Design. Byrne won for her work in Elizabeth: The Golden Age<\/em>, which is why she said “Thank you, Shekhar” during her brief, graceful remarks.<\/p>\n\n

Elizabeth: The Golden Age<\/strong> is the Academy Award-winning 2007 film sequel to the film Elizabeth. It stars Cate Blanchett and is based on events during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst and produced by Working Title Films, The Golden Age is directed by Shekhar Kapur.<\/strong> The film has music composed by Craig Armstrong and A. R. Rahman.<\/strong> [wiki<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\n

You may not have caught it, because she said “SHAKer”. I almost didn’t catch it, because I was still swooning over presenter Jennifer Garner’s flawless gown and dimples (I’m a sucker for dimples). The only reason I snapped out of my reverie is because of my crack<\/em> training here in the bunker, which has given my kundi magical abilities to notice potentially bloggable topics (see what I did there? HA!).<\/p>\n\n

Four years of recording the minutiae of brown everything have passed, but I still perk up and think, “hey!” when I recognize something Sepia, especially when I do so during a program I am watching for the dresses<\/a>…speaking of which, it’s time for me to get back to the show…SHAKer’s star, Cate Blanchett is taking the stage…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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