I remember a lot of people being puzzled the night of the Academy Awards, not because there were any huge upsets (quite the opposite, really), but because, when it was time to announce the award for Best Picture, there was First Lady Michelle Obama, looking beautiful as always and surrounded by marines in full regalia. Immediately, the Internet exploded with people asking why she was there—why a famous actress wasn’t presenting Argo’s cast and crew with their statuettes instead of the woman married to the most powerful man in the world.
