A great night for the Irish

I admit, I'm a big fan of Irish cinema (not a contradiction in terms, despite what you might have been led to believe). From "The Secret of Roan Inish" to "Waking Ned Devine," "The Commitments" to "In the Name of the Father," movies made in Ireland or about Ireland have given me plenty of pleasure over the years.

So it was fun to see a couple of Irishmen getting their due at the Oscars tonight. Daniel Day-Lewis pulled in the best actor award for his performance in "There Will Be Blood," while the best song award went to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for "Falling Slowly."

If you're an Oscars fan, check out "The Carpetbagger," the excellent Academy Awards blog written by David Carr (who, incidentally, is a Minnesota native and the brother of Henderson's own Jim Carr, a friend of the Gopher family). In the blog, Carr mentions a classic Irish reaction from Hansard (who played guitarist Outspan Foster in "The Commitments" some 17 years ago, and now fronts the rock band The Frames), who got a special text message after his big win.

Fair play to ye, boys!