6 I The Behrend Beacon
2009 Oscar Winners
Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director - Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor - Sean Penn in Milk
Best Actress - Kate Winslet in The Reader
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (posthumous)
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Animated Feature Film - Wall-E
Best Foreign Film - Departures (Japan)
Best Original Screenplay - Dustin Lance Black for Milk
Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy for.Slumdog Millionaire
Best Documentary Feature - Man On Wire
Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" in Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Documentary: Short Subject - Smile Pinki
Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Costume Design - Michael O'Connor for The Duchess
Best Sound Mixing - lan Tapp, Richard Pryke, and Resul Pookutty for
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Editing - Richard King for The Dark Knight
Best Live Action Short Film - Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Best Animated Short Film - La Maison de Petits Cubes
Best Makeup - Greg Cannom for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Art Direction - Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo for The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Visual Effects - Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Bar
ron for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Celebrity it-couple turns abusive: Behrend's
By Flista S. Burneisen
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Penn State Behrend students
are shocked over the incident in-
VOIV Mg A-list celebrities Chris
Brown and Rihanna. Brown. the
R&B ocalist who ‘‘ent from
"Running it" in his hometown of
Tappahannock. Virginia. to mega
hip-hop star "Poppin," has been
accused of assaulting his award
winning unofficial girlfriend, Ri
hanna. The hire question among
many is: how did this squeaky
clean image of a good guy who
has got it all going for him go
from boyfriend you want to bring
home to momma to slapping
around his woman? And worse.
how do his fans feel?
Communication major Morgan
Bruce thinks it's a shame. "I re
ally like the two artists and
thought they made a good couple.
There are probably a lot of dark
and hidden secrets behind this
event and I really hope that every
thing can he resolved!'
The "it" couple. who have been
compared to the Beyonce and
Jay-Z of our time were out for the
Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Awards
Party in a rented silver Lam
borghini and were then spotted
stopped at a parking lot in a ritty
neighborhood in Los Angeles. A
heated argument between the two
escalated to Hancock Park when
a witness dialed 911 after things
got physical. Brown fled the
scene and moments later turned
himself into authorities on the eve
of the Grammys. around the time
he was supposed to be perform-
mg
Junior communication major Chris . Bmwn and Manna .vhare a evening together. As far as the media and fans are concerned, the two
Colleen McKeown feels dis- still plan on remaining together.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
gusted hy the incident and thinks
13rown may "Kiss Kiss . ' his ca
reer i2.oodh\ e. "Oh it sure \‘ ill al-
feet his career. Big time. -
The It) \ ear-old clanciat heart-
throb is free after posting a
$511,0011 hail after being hooked
for suspicion of making criminal
threats. Rihanna \\, as reported
hospitalised for severe facial
bruises and a recently leaked pic
ture on TMZ.com display s "a face
of a battered \\ oman. - apparently
hers.
Online hlogs on U.S. Weekly.
MTV, and F.Online express stu
dent's feelings on the issue. Most
people expect Rihanna to stand
up for women everywhere by
making the example of moving
on and taking a break from the re
lationship with a man who is
"abusi It is a mix of opinions
whether or not they have Brown's
hack. Numerous big names in the
hit such as Jay-Z, Kanye West,
Ne-yo, and Bow Wow have an
nounced their support towards
one, the other, or both Brown and
Rihanna. but some believe this
will truly impact Brown's future
Bruce believes that, "As far as
Chris Brown's career, it is a yes
and no. He will still have his die
hard fans, but they probably lost
a lot of respect for him. -
Already, Wrigley Gum has
pulled Brown's commercial and
advertising deal for the company.
Various radio stations have even
stopped playing Brown's music
altogether.
Star 104 could not say anything
about the incident. although Ri
hanna and Brown's music have
been played since.
Behrend students say this won't
affect their listening. Sophomore
accounting major Andie Bev
eridge says, "No, I will still listen
Heath Ledger wins posthumous
Oscar for role as the Joker
award accepted by parents and sister on behalf of
Ledger's 3-year-old daughter, Matilda
Kim Ledger
"First of all, I have to say this is ever so humbling. Just being amongst
such wonderful people, such a wonderful industry. Firstly, I'd like to
thank the Academy for recognizing our son's amazing work, Warner
Bros. and Christopher Nolan in particular, for allowing Heath the cre
ative license to develop and explore this crazy Joker character. To
Steve Alexander, Heath's mentor, special friend and agent for ten
years. We love you, Steve.
This award tonight would've humbly validated Heath's quiet deter
mination to be truly accepted by you all here, his peers, within an in
dustry he so loved. Thank you."
Sally Bell:
"Heath was such a compassionate and generous soul who added so
much excitement and inspiration to our lives. We have been truly
overwhelmed by the honor and respect being bestowed upon him with
this award. Tonight, we are choosing to celebrate and be happy for
what he has achieved."
Kate Ledger:
"Heath, we both knew what you had created in the Joker was extraor
dinarily special and had even talked about being here on this very
day. We really wish you were, but we proudly accept this award on
behalf of your beautiful Matilda. Thank you."
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Heath Ledger died last year on January 22. He leaves behind a
young daughter, loving family, and memorable career.
to their music and probably not
even realize what happened be
tween them." Bruce was quick to
respond, "Not at all. This event in
particular will not stop me from
listening to them. Abuse happens
every single day, and we don't
hear about it; at least to this ex
tent. I definitely think that it's
been blown out of proportion be
cause they are celebrities. I don't
understand why some radio sta
tions have stopped playing his
music, and I think that is one as
pect that will hurt his career
slightly. I'm sure he lost a lot of
fans already."
Brown issued a brief statement
in response to the incident a week
later: "Words cannot begin to ex
press how sorry and saddened I
am over what transpired. I am
seeking the counseling of my pas
tor, my mother and other loved
ones and I am committed, with
God's help, to emerging a better
person."
Rihanna's reps issued this state
ment on Feb 20: "At the request
of the authorities, Rihanna is not
commenting about the incident
involving Chris Brown. She
wants to assure her fans that she
remains strong, is doing well, and
deeply appreciates the outpouring
of support she has received dur
ing this difficult time."
Sophomore marketing major,
Chelsea Lecker predicts, "He
won't get charged for anything,"
while Bruce thinks, "Chris Brown
will be proven guilty and some
twisted story that no one knew
about will surface."
Many students are skeptical
about the incident and the young
celebrity's careers, but it is Award
show season and from the tube to
Friday, February 27,2009
reaction
the Internet, it is hard to forget a
night that was supposed to be one
both artists were to shine at. Both
were scheduled to perform and
were nominated for awards, but
neither won. The real winning
side in this would be in the advent
of maintaining their careers.
As student fans wait for the
truth, MTV has televised a forum
about the incident and abusive re
lationships. Abuse may not
stretch far from home for many.
According to the Kansas Coali
tion Against Sexual and Domestic
Violence website, domestic vio
lence is the leading cause of in
jury to women between the ages
of 15 and 44 in the United States.
If you are in an abusive relation
ship or know of others that are
abused, you can call a 24 hour
emotional support hotline at 453-
5656 or visit the Penn State
Behrend Sexual Assault Aware
ness page under Student Life for
other options.
Rap artist Chris Brown hides his
face after posting bail