Finally, on the second try, Nicole Kidman gets her Oscar for best actress - a ultimate come back of sorts from a terrible past few years. With mother and daughter to share her win, Nicole is back. Whether, Virginia Woolfe would be proud or not is another matter. Whether lesbians are hopeful is another matter. But regardless, The Hours deserved some recognition, including Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep for their ensemble performance as part of a trio of women tied together through time. The Hours, in part controversial, in part slowly boring to some, hateful for others, this substantive drama played out some excellent emotional turmoils on screen and promoted discussion and real conversation about real issues that dealt with the past and the present.