HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029773.txt

This document discusses the 83rd Academy Awards and the competition between "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for Best Picture. The author is a publicist who has met Tom Hooper, the director of "The King's Speech," and is somewhat emotionally invested in the outcome of the awards. There are references to global events such as the situation in Libya and the US government shutdown. Woody Allen and George Lucas express their disapproval of the Academy Awards process.