Forest Whitaker deserved it. I've been a fan of his since Fast Times but really was blown away (!) by his performance in Bird. The dude learned to play alto-if you watch the film, look at his fingering; plus great direction by Clint Eastwood, he's a jazz head like me. Then came the 90s, first with Smoke and then Ghost Dog. Great films-both really hold up. You knew something would happen, i.e. he'd get recognized for a great body of work and it did. Bravo...
Same goes for Martin Scorsese-look at what he's done over his career. Good night to see them both win but too long...
