Though I was not greatly moved by Departed, I am happy to see Scorcese win the Oscar. It would have been a shame if such a great director never won an oscar.
Well, it never hindered Hitchcock or Kubrick's reputations.
How many times did Scorsese say, "Thank you" before his speech even began? I think it was twelve. Too many times. On the one hand, he seemed genuinely thrilled and overwhelmed with emotion, but on the other, his speech, like most others, was dragged down by too many credits to other people.
