Very Viggo

I found that this short quote from Viggo resonates more about the whole awards thing rather than the hype.

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Very Viggo

Nervous? Viggo? Nah. "I never count my chickens before they're hatched," says best actor nominee Viggo Mortensen, who got the nod for his role in "Eastern Promises." "Obviously, a statue would be an honor, but I'm not a huge fan of competition in art. As an actor, you just do the best job you can do. But it's nice to be recognized by one's peers."

From Chicago Sun Times

Viggo a wallflower? He's really gotta get past this 'prom' thing. Not in seven lifetimes could he be a wallflower.

I watched the whole awards show - (please don't tell my friends ) and he looked smart, classy and a real gent in particular with his niece. Ok so he looked gorgeous.

Two memorable things from last night that really caught me was Jon Stewart saying that while the telecast was on commercial break we sit around making catty remarks about the outfits you're wearing at home. and Helen Mirren's comment on 'cojones' -- I loved it.

I watch the Oscar party, too. I wonder who can post pics from it in here. I don't have the pics so I can't do it.

The best pics are the ones with Viggo and his dear, sweet, nice, pretty, charming and beautiful, little niece, Sidney.

You can't help loving that girl. And of course Viggo, too.

So he didn't get an Oscar So what awards are next?

I am not sure, Aithne. But the Canadian Genies are up this weekend.


Now another Very Viggo moment... Quotes from the 2008 Oscars lists this one.

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"I like her." Viggo Mortensen on why he chose to take his teenage niece Sidney to the Oscars as his date after a family death forced director pal David Cronenberg to pull out of hitting the red carpet with the actor.

On the other hand maybe it goes without saying that he was trying to enjoy the Oscars from her perspective. Feel the magic so to speak, eh?