Oscars 2013: First Lady Michelle Obama presents Best Picture win to 'Argo'
Because, America?
With Ben Affleck's "Argo" the odds-on favorite to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, the award ceremony's producers apparently felt the need to pull out a big surprise - and what could possibly be more surprising than Jack Nicholson cutting to a live video feed of First Lady Michelle Obama to present the nominees and, ultimately, the winner of the award?
No, really, what could possibly have been more surprising than that?
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Continued shocks aside, the award show closed out with a teary, emotional acceptance speech from "Argo" director/producer/star Ben Affleck, who took over after fellow producer Grant Heslov gave his thanks and led into Affleck in charming style. While it may have been the least surprising win of the night, "Argo" picking up Best Picture in such fine style was one heck of a way to go out.
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Sooooooooooo Happy Argo and Ben won! Unfortunately the announcing of the winner was by Obama.....so wrong for her to be part of the Oscars...and what a waste of Jack Nichalson...would have been perfect if it was just him announcing the winner, he is such a legend and the evening was full of legends...very Hollywood...Which is exactly what the stupid democrats want to be...first Clinton now these idiots, the country wouldn't be in such a mess if we could have people do their job in the White house and stop trying to be Hollywood. Way to ruin the Oscars too.
I am so tired of this Pres and his wife being on television so so much. But to announce Best Picture at the Academy Awards? Good Old Price Waterhouse setting that up. Bet it's because they want funding in return because they are in big debt--taxes. Betcha Obama will help bail them out now. The Obama's seem to be in the spotlight way too often, and seem to love the celebs. Do your job Obama---
Argo rocks...
...just goes to show you what type of celebrity hounds the Obamas are...you'd think that POTUS would be busy trying to fix his sequestration problem, but no, they're spending our tax dollars on holding an event with those military kids...are they Hagel's Heroes or something else?
I totally disagree with Michelle Obama presenting the Best Picture Award. I wonder how much taxpayer money was used for her to be a presenter in the Oscars? Her dress, camera crew and their expenses, the military troops in the background and their expenses. She spends the most money than any other first lady while the president and family take more vacations than any other president in office.
Just our tax money hard at work. Guess being a politican's wife counts as an actress since she acts like she cares.
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