83rd Oscars Reaction Thread

[[ETM]]

"and I just got a text from Charlie Sheen."

:lol:

He probably did.:lol:

[Scar]

I think we need to talk to Mr. Bale about proper beard grooming.

[Sxottlan]

Oh boy hunker down for this one.

[Spinal]

I hope none of the tech people walk through and interrupt his speech.

[Scar]

I hope none of the tech people walk through and interrupt his speech.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sxottlan]

Aww. Most heartfelt of the evening so far.

[Dukefrukem]

Aww. Most heartfelt of the evening so far.

so this

[balmakboor]

My wish has sure come true. If I was going to miss the $100,000, I wanted to miss big time.

[Sxottlan]

Oscar-winner Trent Reznor!

[elixir]

YES THE SOCIAL NETWORK WON FOR BEST SCORE.

I missed the 100k too :)

[Spinal]

So ... Trent Reznor is an Oscar winner now.

[Scar]

I never thought I'd see the day Trent would win an Oscar.

An Oscar?! Holy shit!

[Spinal]

Scarlett and Matthew were totally stoned.

[Spinal]

I never thought I'd see the day Trent would win an Oscar.

An Oscar?! Holy shit!

Now he just needs an Emmy and a Tony.

[Sxottlan]

Christ Matthew! Name first! Film title second!

[Scar]

Christ Matthew! Name first! Film title second!

Spinal has the reason.

[[ETM]]

I never thought I'd see the day Trent would win an Oscar.

An Oscar?! Holy shit!

He had to level the field with Eminem and Three Six Mafia some time, right?

[Spinal]

I can't believe Franco said that out loud.

[Sxottlan]

Er, why were they showing a CGI clip when the category was for make-up?

[Spinal]

Giving presenters more than one category to present is a really good strategy.

[Winston*]

Don't like Alice in Wonderland winning things.

[[ETM]]

Don't like Alice in Wonderland winning things.

I stopped watching after the first one.

[Raiders]

Hey Rowland, good news. You can now champion Academy Award Winner The Wolfman in future discussions.

[Scar]

Don't like Alice in Wonderland winning things.

This.

[Scar]

Hey Rowland, good news. You can now champion Academy Award Winner The Wolfman in future discussions.

'Twas a pleasant surprise.

[Spinal]

This is the annual part where I mention how much I hate Randy Newman.

GOD, RANDY NEWMAN SUCKS! HE SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!!!!

[Winston*]

I don't remember this song from the movie. It's corny.

[Raiders]

This is the annual part where I mention how much I hate Randy Newman.

GOD, RANDY NEWMAN SUCKS! HE SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!!!!

People would realize this if they weren't Pixar films, amirite?

[Spinal]

You cannot compare that Randy Newman crap to this beautiful song from Tangled. There is simply no comparison.

[Raiders]

You cannot compare that Randy Newman crap to this beautiful song from Tangled. There is simply no comparison.

Maybe, but this is also definitely not the best song from Tangled.

[Spinal]

Maybe, but this is also definitely not the best song from Tangled.

Possibly. I won't argue.

[elixir]

Maybe, but this is also definitely not the best song from Tangled.

Yeah, why didn't they nominate Mother Knows Best? Did they just nominate the ballad without thinking about it?

[Winston*]

There are an awful lot of ad breaks.

[Mysterious Dude]

Are they doing all five songs at once? Do you think I have time to pull one out?

[Spinal]

Donna Murphy singing on the Oscars would have been awesome.

[Ezee E]

This is the annual part where I mention how much I hate Randy Newman.

GOD, RANDY NEWMAN SUCKS! HE SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!!!!
Ha, this was widely discussed in my house.

What did Franco say out loud?

[Spinal]

Adrien Brody in a beer ad. Nice. Former Oscar winner, by the way. :|

[Sxottlan]

What did Franco say out loud?

Yeah I didn't catch it either.

[Spinal]

What did Franco say out loud?

"Congratulations, nerds."

[Ezee E]

"Congratulations, nerds."
I think it's a required joke each year.

[Winston*]

Franco and Hathaway aren't funny.

[Spinal]

I think it's a required joke each year.

Maybe it was just how blunt and dismissive it was this time.

[balmakboor]

This is the annual part where I mention how much I hate Randy Newman.

GOD, RANDY NEWMAN SUCKS! HE SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS!!!!

His output from '68 to '77 begs to differ. I agree though that his Toy Story songs are pretty insipid.

[Winston*]

Maybe it was just how blunt and dismissive it was this time.
It seems harsher coming from a handsome movie star than a nerdy comedian.

[Spinal]

Franco and Hathaway aren't funny.

But they're young and hip! The 18-24 year olds are eating this up.

[elixir]

But they're young and hip! The 18-24 year olds are eating this up.

I'm in that age range. I'm not. :D

[Mysterious Dude]

I hope this is the last we ever see of Luke Matheny.

[Raiders]

I like Franco's bemused aloofness.

[balmakboor]

I like Harry Potter much better this way.

[elixir]

Yes, let's include Twilight for no reason.

[Scar]

Yeah, this musical thing is lame.

[Sxottlan]

Tim and Eric should direct the Oscars some time.

[Spinal]

Breathing Oprah's air? Ew.

[Scar]

Oprah?

[Spinal]

Oh, here we go.

[Sxottlan]

You know, there's a ten minute loop on YouTube of Oprah taking a piss from Beloved.

[Spinal]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you.

[Spinal]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you.

Not you, Sxottlan.

[Scar]

Yes, yes, yes, we know. Wallstreet blah blah blah.

[Spinal]

Fuck it, I'm ready for the Matchies.

[Qrazy]

Yes, yes, yes, we know. Wallstreet blah blah blah.

Hey at least such a remark has more integrity than the general wankfest that is the rest of the Oscars.

[Spinal]

Yes, let's include Twilight for no reason.

I thought it was kinda funny.

[Ezee E]

Anne Hathaway's at least trying. She's just got nothing funny to work with. Her ablibbed dress line might be one of the funnier things tonight. I think the music thing could've been funnier if it had, say, Winter's Bone.

That and the Brown Duck.

But yeah... sigh.

Ooh... Billy Crystal.

[Sxottlan]

Weee! Politics!


Not you, Sxottlan.

:pritch:

[Sxottlan]

They're bringing in the pitch hitter.

[balmakboor]

I really want to see Inside Job.

[Spinal]

I think Hathaway has done the best she can under the circumstances. It's not her job to be a writer.

[Ezee E]

I think Hathaway has done the best she can under the circumstances. It's not her job to be a writer.
And Franco's not really helping her out either.

[Winston*]

Tim and Eric should direct the Oscars some time.

With Zach Galifianakis hosting.

[balmakboor]

This is the longest feeling Oscar show I've ever watched.

[Sxottlan]

I like Franco's bemused aloofness.

Nailed it.

[Spinal]

Jude Law with the first laugh-out-loud moment of the show. Nicely done.

[Sxottlan]

With Zach Galifianakis hosting.

The Terry Green Academy Awards!

"Hey Jack! LOOK!"

[Sxottlan]

The King's Speech winning Best Picture now without winning Best Editing, as I understand it, would make its win pretty rare.

[elixir]

The King's Speech winning Best Picture now without winning Best Editing, as I understand it, would make its win pretty rare.

It's not totally without precedent. And I think it will also win without director.

[Winston*]

Did that qualify as a song?

[Winston*]

Does this qualify as a song?

[Spinal]

Did that qualify as a song?

I got all excited about Florence, but then it was over before it began.

[elixir]

I'm not the only one who thinks Gwyneth is oversinging, am I?

[Sxottlan]

It's not totally without precedent. And I think it will also win without director.

That and why is Gwyneth Paltrow singing into a white vibrator?

[Raiders]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Scar]

And now Match-Cut will implode.

[Spinal]

Jesus fucking Christ.

[Ezee E]

Puke.

[elixir]

SO FUCKING BAD. WHAT THE FUCK. F YOU RANDY NEWMAN.

[Ezee E]

Match Cut nominated Randy Newman.

[Sxottlan]

Randy Newman is pissed.

[Mysterious Dude]

I was rooting for Dido.

[Ezee E]

Eight times since 1990 the Best Pic/Best Editor has been different.

[Spinal]

I'll stick with my pick of Social Network.

[Adam]

You people have no idea what you're talking about. Randy Newman is by far the coolest Oscar winner of the night. He's responsible for several tremendous albums and he is a charming, witty human being

[Spinal]

Oh god, his music is such crap. Such unbearable crap.

[Adam]

Yes, he's no Zachary Levi

[Spinal]

Yes, he's no Zachary Levi

A better comparison would be Alan Menken. And yes, he can't carry his jock.

[Raiders]

OK. Bring back Randy Newman.

[Adam]

Props to the Academy for nixing the applause during the death montage

[Ezee E]

I thought Celine Dion was that age when she sang in Titanic.

[Spinal]

Celine Dion ... ok, this is one of the worst non-Whoopi Goldberg Oscars I've ever experienced.

[Sxottlan]

"When She Loved Me" was pretty good.

[Adam]

We'll agree on Celine, Spinal

[Spinal]

Crap, I forgot about Dennis Hopper until just now.

[[ETM]]

Yes, he's no Zachary Levi

It's hardly his fault.

[Winston*]

They left out Bruno S. :(

[Russ]

And Satoshi Kon. And Hideko Takamine.

*sigh*

[Ezee E]

Seeing Dennis Hopper made me think of the medical call I was on last week when this homeless guy trying to sleep inside Walgreen's talked about his love of Heineken.

I really wanted to follow that up with you know what.

[Sxottlan]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1430/1002103632_5a34725412.jpg

"I know Satoshi Kon. We'll make it to California...some day."

[Winston*]

Oh man. I forgot Satoshi Kon was dead.

[Adam]

Takamine's the biggest snub. One of the greatest actresses in film history

[Duncan]

Listening to A.O. Scott rip on the show in the commercial breaks is probably more interesting than the show itself.

http://oscars.nytimes.com/dashboard?hp

[Sxottlan]

God damn it.

[Spinal]

Well, shit. There goes the suspense. Still can't believe the Nolan snub.

[Ezee E]

A collective sigh in the house for Tom Hooper.

[elixir]

Ugh. What the hell.

[Winston*]

Tom Hooper looks like a guy I hated in high school.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Wow, pretty shocked by the Hooper win. Guess The King's Speech is gonna take it after all. *disappointed*

[Sxottlan]

So is this for the off kilter character placement in shots and their eventual moving towards the center during the course of their conversations?

[Spinal]

Yeah, Godard makes total Oscar bait. Not surprising.

[elixir]

Yeah, Godard makes total Oscar bait. Not surprising.

:lol:

[Sxottlan]

Is Natalie Portman there? They haven't cut away to her at all.

[Duncan]

Little Franco defense. I think he considers himself a nerd, so that comment was meant to hit a note of solidarity. Was how I took it.

But I'm pretty sure he's high and his timing is about half a second too slow on everything.

[Spinal]

Testimonials and clips. Didn't see that coming, did ya?

[Spinal]

Jennifer Lawrence's long career ... yeah, right.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Testimonials and clips. Didn't see that coming, did ya?

I really hate the testimonials. Most people consider this ceremony to be a self-congratulatory circle-jerk to begin with, but to do things like this, especially the other year when they had five prior winners come out and make a little speech about each of the current nominees, just puts it over the top for me.

[Spinal]

Natalie's totally winning this.

[Winston*]

This Jeff Bridges thing is the first time I've laughed the whole ceremony.

[Spinal]

I really hate the testimonials. Most people consider this ceremony to be a self-congratulatory circle-jerk to begin with, but to do things like this, especially the other year when they had five prior winners come out and make a little speech about each of the current nominees, just puts it over the top for me.

Eh, I don't mind it. I would just rather see the clips.

[RoadtoPerdition]

So happy for the Portman win. It was pretty much a lock, but you never know. To me, she gave the best performance of the year, male or female.

[Sxottlan]

Sure, show the one non-psychotic, non-lesbian scene from Black Swan.

EDIT: Luc Besson love. Nice.

[Spinal]

Michelle Williams was a lot better. But I like Natalie a lot. Fine with her winning.

[Stay Puft]

They left out Bruno S. :(

Yeah, wouldn't have expected any different.

I read Herzog on Herzog a few weeks ago and all the stories he shares about Bruno S brought out a tear or two.

Think I might rewatch Kaspar Hauser soon.

[elixir]

Michelle Williams was a lot better. But I like Natalie a lot. Fine with her winning.

I totally agree with this sentiment.

[Qrazy]

Why does Anne change her dress every 30 seconds?

[RoadtoPerdition]

I hope this is the last time we have to see Bullock on the Oscar stage.

[Winston*]

I've always admired Sandra Bullock so much as a person (?).

[Sxottlan]

Why does Anne change her dress every 30 seconds?

Because somewhere some lucky production assistant gets to see her topless.

[Spinal]

I've always admired Sandra Bullock so much as a person (?).

Yeah, that was really weird.

[Winston*]

"Your power is a spark that connects The Social Network"

[[ETM]]

Because somewhere some lucky production assistant gets to see her topless.

She seems to have lost a lot of weight. I suspect watching her nude scenes might be more pleasing at this time.

[Spinal]

Ryan Gosling, for the win!!!!

Oh ... wait.

[elixir]

Ryan Gosling, for the win!!!!

Oh ... wait.

Yeah, seriously, wtf, especially since Williams got a nomination.

[Spinal]

Every King's Speech clip makes me want to watch it less.

[elixir]

Every King's Speech clip makes me want to watch it less.

Yeah, save yourself the trouble.

[Spinal]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRING!!!!

[RoadtoPerdition]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRING!!!!

Come on, you knew that was a lock.

[Sxottlan]

I'd like to think this is for playing Mr. Darcy.

[Spinal]

Come on, you knew that was a lock.

Colin Firth's a cool guy, so whatever. Better him than Eisenberg.

[Winston*]

You make movies. Stop taking it so fucking seriously.

[[ETM]]

I'm wondering if The King's Speech not winning BP would make the night any better.

[elixir]

;327993']I'm wondering if The King's Speech not winning BP would make the night any better.

It would for me. :)

[Winston*]

;327993']I'm wondering if The King's Speech not winning BP would make the night any better.

If The Kids Are All Right wins I get 84 million dollars.

[RoadtoPerdition]

;327993']I'm wondering if The King's Speech not winning BP would make the night any better.

It would. It really is overrated and will be completely forgotten by tomorrow.

[Spinal]

You make movies. Stop taking it so fucking seriously.

Movies ....... that change lives.

[Sxottlan]

Was he talking about pleasuring himself?

[Raiders]

You make movies. Stop taking it so fucking seriously.

I think winning what the industry considers the most prestigious award after a lifetime working in this industry, as a career, is a very important moment for these people. Seems silly to act as though because it is simply entertainment for you that they shouldn't take it as a serious personal matter for themselves.

[Spinal]

Stay tuned for the official Republican rebuttal to the #Oscars shortly after the show

:)

[RoadtoPerdition]

That's great.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Anything but King's Speech, anything but King's Speech...

[Spinal]

Why is it always Spielberg for Best Picture? Snoooooze.

[[ETM]]

"Remember last year, when Melissa Leo dropped the f-bomb?... Oh, wait."

[Spinal]

Why is it always Spielberg for Best Picture? Snoooooze.

OK, that was a great intro though.

[elixir]

Wow, using the voice-over? Fuck that.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Oh shit, King's Speech getting the voice-over on all of the nominees in the montage. Yep, it's winning.

[Ezee E]

I like this final Best Picture montage, even if it's obvious who is winning.

I guess it'd be weird to use the opening scene from The Social Network as the montage...

[RoadtoPerdition]

So if Toy Story 3 wins, do you think we'll be able to hear Watashi's squeal from our collective homes?

[Winston*]

The only non-caucasian people in this montage are animated (and they're caucasian toys)

[[ETM]]

So if Toy Story 3 wins, do you think we'll be able to hear Watashi's squeal from our collective homes?

At this point, I'd squeal too.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Fuck me.

[Ezee E]

D'oh.

[Raiders]

It's amusing to me that despite The King's Speech more-or-less sweeping, The Social Network always got the biggest applause by far.

[Scar]

Goddamn cocksucker motherfucker.

Not surprised, but goddamn cocksucker motherfucker.

[Spinal]

lol Oscars

[elixir]

lolscars?

seriously though, horrible pick.

[Sxottlan]

I like this final Best Picture montage, even if it's obvious who is winning.

This.

As Oscar bait goes, The King's Speech was better than most, but not better than the other nominees.

[Adam]

Why is it always Spielberg for Best Picture? Snoooooze.

He's actually only done it three times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presenters_of_Best_Pic ture_Academy_Award)

[[ETM]]

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/files/2009/02/crash_050605_big.jpg

[Raiders]

What is going on?

[Spinal]

He's actually only done it three times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presenters_of_Best_Pic ture_Academy_Award)

Ok, so, yeah. I didn't literally mean 'always'. You got me.

[Scar]

What is going on?

I know, where's the Face/Off montage?

[Sxottlan]

Randy Newman still looks pissed.

[Spinal]

You can't win me back with singing kids, 2011 Oscars. You suck and you know it.

[RoadtoPerdition]

He's actually only done it three times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presenters_of_Best_Pic ture_Academy_Award)

The most priceless one on that list that I remember is Jack Nicholson announcing Crash. It seemed like everyone in attendance thought he was kidding after it took about 5 seconds of silence before the applause began.

[Lazlo]

Anne Hathaway legit almost knocked that kid over with her high fives. Girl is strong.

[Sxottlan]

Whoop-de-doo. They fly them across the country for that?

[Ezee E]

Why were those kids there?

[Scar]

The most priceless one on that list that I remember is Jack Nicholson announcing Crash. It seemed like everyone in attendance thought he was kidding after it took about 5 seconds of silence before the applause began.

Might want to rewatch that clip.

[Sxottlan]

The look on A.O. Scott and David Carr's faces after the kids sang was great. It was like WTF?

[RoadtoPerdition]

Might want to rewatch that clip.

Am I misremembering? That's what it seemed like at the time.

[Raiders]

I do remember Jack's shocked expression. His was a PC version of mine.

[Scar]

Am I misremembering? That's what it seemed like at the time.

The cheers started immediately, but Jack looked to the side and started to say wow as they cut away.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Why were those kids there?

The Academy is trying to appeal to a younger audience, y'know, the masses of 10-year-olds up at 11:30 watching the Academy Awards.

[RoadtoPerdition]

The cheers started immediately, but Jack looked to the side and started to say wow as they cut away.

Hmm, I remember him announcing it, then nothing, then him saying wow, and then the applause starting. I shall re-watch the clip.

EDIT: I was wrong, but I think my version works better. Thank you for crushing my memories, Scar.

[Winston*]

If The Kids Are All Right wins I get 84 million dollars.

Motherfucker. I had such a good feeling.

[Sxottlan]

Motherfucker. I had such a good feeling.

You'll get 'em next time.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Transformers 3 FTW next year, Winston.

[Spinal]

9YlmEVSsVzM

[Duncan]

The King's Speech wasn't so bad. If it wasn't past my bedtime, I'd give an involved defense of its cinematography, which I thought was meaningfully unique. But I'm sleepy. So goodnight.

[Spinal]

The worst Oscar show I've seen, and I go back a way. Some great winners, a nice distribution of awards, but the show was Dead. In. The. Water.

Pretty much. Except for the great winners part.

[[ETM]]

http://i.imgur.com/rDGKy.gif

[Sxottlan]

EDIT: I was wrong, but I think my version works better.

Yeah I remember Brokeback Mountain winning Best Picture.

:crazy:

[RoadtoPerdition]

I didn't hate The King's Speech either, Duncan. But out of the 8 nominees I saw, it was only better than one of them.

[RoadtoPerdition]

Yeah I remember Brokeback Mountain winning Best Picture.

:crazy:

I never said I remembered Brokeback Mountain winning.

[Sxottlan]

I never said I remembered Brokeback Mountain winning.

No, but it's better to remember that than some sort of unfathomable never-ending hell where Crash won. At least for me. ;)

[Adam]

My verdict on the ceremony - Needed more John Hughes

[Spinal]

If they were going to go all crazy over The King's Speech, they could have at least got Helena Bonham Carter up there.

[Sxottlan]

My verdict on the ceremony - Needed more John Hughes

And a horror montage.

[Irish]

Now here I'd thought I'd see a bunch of you horndogs beefing that Inception got snubbed outside the snoozer tech awards. :-D

[Ivan Drago]

Now here I'd thought I'd see a bunch of you horndogs beefing that Inception got snubbed outside the snoozer tech awards. :-D

Welcome back!

EDIT: Yay for Trent Reznor winning Best Original Score. Boo for Banksy losing.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I dug on Hathaway and Franco. Out of their element, but I liked her energy paired with his drug-enhanced don't-give-a-fuckery. Kirk Douglas got painful, then admirable, then back to painful. Alice in Wonderland deserved no Oscars and only the most derisive of snorts. I appreciated the effects win for Inception and the editing win for The Social Network. Friends were angry Reznor won, but I told them to give the soundtrack a listen on its own. Exit losing was the most depressing part of the night to me. The rest of the awards I didn't much care about. Overall, though, the speeches felt endless, the presenters presenting presenters who presented more presenters felt endless. The show felt endless.

[Sycophant]

I enjoyed Hathaway and Franco. Her enthusiasm was fun, and Franco's smiling distance-gazing was enjoyable. I admit, it might not have been very interesting because my friends and I were talking over everything, but I had a good time.

The autotuned musicals were really funny, I thought.

[Sycophant]

I do wanna see The King's Speech, if only for the high Firth Quotient.

[number8]

You know what? Congratulations, Pfister. It's been a great build up. People criticized his nomination for Batman Begins, but I thought it was very well deserved. When he was nominated for The Dark Knight, people warmed up to it. Nice to see that Inception wowed people enough for this to happen.

[B-side]

You know what? Congratulations, Pfister. It's been a great build up. People criticized his nomination for Batman Begins, but I thought it was very well deserved. When he was nominated for The Dark Knight, people warmed up to it. Nice to see that Inception wowed people enough for this to happen.

:crazy:

Pfister is a mediocre cinematographer. His work was the worst of the 5 nominees.

[Sven]

Sad I didn't have a computer around to post on this thread, because our party was crack-a-lackin' with zingers.

Anne H: +
James F: -

[[ETM]]

Oh, and congrats to Lasse for the Danish win.

[B-side]

Now here I'd thought I'd see a bunch of you horndogs beefing that Inception got snubbed outside the snoozer tech awards. :-D

Welcome back!

Like clockwork, you come back and say something I completely disagree with. Oh, how I missed thee.:P

[baby doll]

Now here I'd thought I'd see a bunch of you horndogs beefing that Inception got snubbed outside the snoozer tech awards. :-DI think you do a disservice to horn dogs everywhere by lumping us together with Inception fans.

[Watashi]

James Franco was amazing. His WTF stares were the highlight.

Best speech was Lee Unkrich.

[Watashi]

But yeah, boring Oscars. I like Randy Newman, so Spinal is crazy.

Was it just me or was the order really out of the loop? It felt like they did Best Director so soon.

[Watashi]

Actually, the best part of the Oscars, was showing the cat scene in the montage for Dogtooth.

All the girls at my Oscar Party was shrieking out loud. It was incredible.

[Pop Trash]

Man I hate The King's Speech.

[baby doll]

Man I hate The King's Speech.Personally, I'm really glad that they made all the bad people really, really bad, or else I wouldn't have known not to like them. And the fact that the Colin Firth's character had a sad childhood and a father who couldn't show his love for him made him very sympathetic. Also, who would've thought of using the second movement from Beethoven's seventh symphony in a movie? That hasn't been done a million times. Oh, and how about those fish eye shots? They made all the rooms look really big and expensive. And I liked how dark it was so that you could barely see anything. That was very artistic.

[Derek]

James Franco was amazing. His WTF stares were the highlight.

Far from amazing, but I definitely enjoyed his lackadaisacal attitude to Hathaway's doe-eyed amazement. They were serviceable, but ultimately forgettable.


Best speech was Lee Unkrich.


I like Randy Newman, so Spinal is crazy.

Shocking.


Was it just me or was the order really out of the loop? It felt like they did Best Director so soon.

Yeah, I always remember Best Director being given right before Picture after the last commercial break, but maybe they don't do it that way every year.

[Watashi]

My liking of Randy Newman has nothing to do with Pixar.

I think his best work is with Three Dog Night and Pleasantville.

[Boner M]

Haven't watched the thing yet, but Tom Hooper has to be one of the worst director wins ever.

[Adam]

I'd agree with you if there was an overwhelmingly superior choice among the nominees. Hooper winning for The King's Speech isn't really any better than Redford winning for Ordinary People, but at least Hooper didn't beat out Martin Scorsese and Raging Bull

[Sxottlan]

Not the worst Oscars ever. So they still kept something of the testimonials, but it wasn't as bad as the last two years. Format was otherwise very routine. It is kind of cool now to say that Batman and Nine Nine Nails are Oscar winners.

They really had nothing for Franco to do. But I'm thinking his apparent boredom was a performance piece.

I'm glad Inception won as many as The King's Speech, but I think this is the lowest maximum total for a film in a long time. Really no one I was angry over, except Tom Hooper over David Fincher.

[Bosco B Thug]

Randy Newman inspired Joanna Newsom so he's cool with me. He sure wrote a crappy song for Toy Story 3, though.

I caught a very few amount of the Oscars, but here were my impressions:

- I don't usually root for Anne Hathaway, but I thought she was great. I usually find myself rooting for James Franco, but he didn't seem delightfully "relaxed," he seemed stiff and awkward and honestly I felt as if he was really nervous and felt sorry for him.

- Melissa Leo does seem very very annoying.


They really had nothing for Franco to do. But I'm thinking his apparent boredom was a performance piece. I think he definitely thought long and hard how best to partake in both attaining Oscar prestige and appeasing his hipster douchebag friends at NYU. I don't think he was good, but I admire him being James Franco.

[Morris Schæffer]

Tom Hooper looks like a guy I hated in high school.

Tom Hooper looks like James Cameron!!

http://www.onlygoodmovies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tom-hooper.jpg

[TGM]

So King's Speech actually won, huh? Well then, looks like I didn't miss anything after all!

[megladon8]

Very happy about Pfister winning. One of the best in the biz right now.

Also very happy about Christian Bale.

[balmakboor]

Tom Hooper looks like James Cameron!!

http://www.onlygoodmovies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tom-hooper.jpg

Psssst, he is James Cameron.

[B-side]

Pfister [...] One of the best in the biz right now.

I must be taking crazy pills.

[Wryan]

This was the MTV Movie Awards of Oscar shows. Try-hard, the lot of it.

Yeah I was shocked at Tom Hooper's Cameronness. I literally thought Jim got his hair did the first time the camera hit him.

Yay for Trent.

Hathaway should sing professionally, or at least sing a lot more often. Beautiful voice.

Not a lot of laughs, really. This show needs a Gervais deflating, but that'll never happen.

Old white guys as far as the eye can see.

I liked the mobile orchestra moments. Nice touch.

How come they cut away from Brolin and Bardem? Were they making out or something? It looked like they embraced on the stage at their award. Quick! Cut away to Penelope!

Some good awards and some ugh. Par for the course. I liked The King's Speech, but it's such a tiny film.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I didn't watch much, but from what I saw, Hathaway and Franco were pretty terrible. He was too dry and seemed like he didn't want to be there, she was a big bundle of forced charm and whimsy. She was trying way too hard.

Oh, also caught Firth's speech. He was awesome.

[Morris Schæffer]

But I'll echo what others have said (or perhaps only Spinal), Inception not getting original screenplay just doesn't seem possible. Oh, it happened, but I'm unable to fathom it. If the category had been called "best screenplay," I might have relented, but it's got ORIGINAL in the freakin' description!!

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL

[Raiders]

What does that have to do with anything? We are talking "original" as in not based on another source, not how unique it is.

[Morris Schæffer]

What does that have to do with anything? We are talking "original" as in not based on another source, not how unique it is.

I know what it means dude, but there's no escaping the meaning of the word "original." In the case of this particular award, I do believe it is perfectly valid to expect the Academy to award those screenplays that stand out, that are original rather than not based on a previously existing source. I think the seal of quality that comes with "original" (read: unique) is implied. I guess they thought differently.

[Dukefrukem]

I think this was one of my worst prediction years ever. I predicted only 4 or 5 awards correct.

EEze PM me your e-mail and I'll paypal you the $20. Or If you'd like an amazon gift card or something I can do that too.

[dreamdead]

Happy for the Reznor win. But would have been ecstatic for Banksy to take the documentary award--I'll happily watch Inside Job once it's released on DVD, but Exit recalibrated those notions of truthful documentation so crucial to the category itself that I wish it'd have been awarded. The rest went as expected; and I won our group pool, so that mitigates my apathy.

[Raiders]

I know what it means dude, but there's no escaping the meaning of the word "original." In the case of this particular award, I do believe it is perfectly valid to expect the Academy to award those screenplays that stand out, that are original rather than not based on a previously existing source. I think the seal of quality that comes with "original" (read: unique) is implied. I guess they thought differently.

Pretty sure the Academy has never voted that way, and neither have I for that matter (in our own awards). I don't think a unique or overly original idea in and of itself should really have a strong bearing on the nominations.

Obviously I'm sure you and I differ on the strength of Nolan's work here, so I imagine that's what this boils down to, but regardless I don't think it does or should make much difference how unique of an idea it is.

[Ivan Drago]

EEze PM me your e-mail and I'll paypal you the $20. Or If you'd like an amazon gift card or something I can do that too.

I thought you only bet Qrazy $5?

[Ezee E]

I think this was one of my worst prediction years ever. I predicted only 4 or 5 awards correct.

EEze PM me your e-mail and I'll paypal you the $20. Or If you'd like an amazon gift card or something I can do that too.
As much as I'd like to take it, I think you bet with someone else.

[Dukefrukem]

Hahaha could have sworn it was you.

Qrazy where are you??

[Sycophant]

Morris, that's ridiculous.

[Adam]

Any way you slice it, Inception's still more of an original screenplay since King's Speech was based on a play

[elixir]

Any way you slice it, Inception's still more of an original screenplay since King's Speech was based on a play

Why was it deemed "original" then?

Also, the sequel=adapted rule is stupid.

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I thought you only bet Qrazy $5?

Shhhh! He's handing out moneys.

[baby doll]

I didn't either one of them was very well written. Inception had a promising SF premise, but the execution was witless and full of boring exposition. Another Year was clearly more deserving.

[elixir]

I didn't either one of them was very well written. Inception had a promising SF premise, but the execution was witless and full of boring exposition. Another Year was clearly more deserving.

My pick as well, but I know it had no shot. I would take Inception over The King's Speech any day though.

[Wryan]

Oh one other thing I forgot to say: the early reference to movies that have won cinematography and art direction and ... directing? Or was the third element Best Picture? Cause they referenced Titanic when I thought ROTK was the most recent?