Academy Award Party Thread!

[Graymalkin]

Oh, Lord, Regis told them to do that.

[IJustLikeTivo]

So can Amy Adams actually sing, or just lip-synch to Marni Nixon? :)

Somehow, it's not the same without the animated roaches and rats. :D

Amy sings well but Marni Nixon would be much better. Of course, she's 78 so who knows.

[Neenahboy]

Did you miss one?

I did. :(

[nyny523]

This dress is bad.

Very, very bad.

[Graymalkin]

They sat Calista Flockhart next to Cameron Diaz.

[QueenBee]

Do none of these women own a comb?

[nyny523]

Do none of these women own a comb?

Or a stylist????

[Neenahboy]

Ah, there we go. Back to my winning ways.

[Graymalkin]

I think the Screen Stylists Guild is on strike. ;)

[Royster]

It's hard reading this thread 38 minutes behind. I should catch up in an hour or two.

[nyny523]

Oh wait - she's pregnant.

I take some of that back. It's still an ugly dress, though...

[Graymalkin]

Finally! An ACTING award!

But first some cheeseball montage.

[Graymalkin]

Ah, the moment when Cuba Gooding Jr.'s career went down the tubes.

[Neenahboy]

That dress is not at all flattering. Yikes.

[nyny523]

It's Jen Hudson! :D

I like the montages!!!

[Neenahboy]

Okay, let's get Javier Bardem's win out of the way.

[QueenBee]

That dress is not at all flattering. Yikes.

Wow. I was just clicking to type those EXACT words.

[Graymalkin]

Scully is here, meowing at Jennifer Hudson. Well, they're both wearing a lot of white.

[Neenahboy]

Most obvious Oscar win ever.

[Graymalkin]

Neener calls it! :up:

And no, "Gandhi" was the most obvious win ever. :)

[nyny523]

Jennifer Hudson needs to fire her stylist...YIKES! :eek:

[Figaro]

Who?

[IJustLikeTivo]

Ah, the moment when Cuba Gooding Jr.'s career went down the tubes.

True, but the obit will still start out. "Oscar Winner Cuba Gooding died"

[IJustLikeTivo]

Jennifer Hudson needs to fire her stylist...YIKES! :eek:

I thought we established that they were on strike?

[Graymalkin]

No it will start out, "Daddy Day Camp and Snow Dogs Star Cuba Gooding Jr. Dies"

[nyny523]

I want to see that stupid commercial already!

[jsmeeker]

Who?

last year's Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson? (also was an American Idol finalist)

[QueenBee]

I want to see that stupid commercial already!
Me, too. Cause I'm ready to turn the computer off and watch the rest in bed.

[Graymalkin]

"Oscar's Salute to Binoculars and Periscopes." Heh.

[IJustLikeTivo]

I want to see that stupid commercial already!

Who exactly do you work for? Need to know what I'm looking for....

[jsmeeker]

mmmmmmmmmmm Kerri Russell

[Graymalkin]

Keri Russell should've been nominated for "Waitress." :mad:

"August Rush" was mush.

[QueenBee]

Now SHE has a stylist. Or good taste. Or a comb. Or something.

[Neenahboy]

Wow, that guy's 11? He has not aged well. :D

[Graymalkin]

Yes, Keri is loverly.

[Figaro]

last year's Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson? (also was an American Idol finalist)

I was talking about BSA guy.

[Neenahboy]

We should start an in-thread pool: how long will they run tonight?

[jsmeeker]

We should start an in-thread pool: how long will they run tonight?

not as long as the NASCAR race out in Fontana.

[Graymalkin]

What Oscar was Owen Wilson nominated for?

[Neenahboy]

Holy crap, I actually got that one. :eek:

[Graymalkin]

Cheese-eating surrender pickpockets!

[nyny523]

Who exactly do you work for? Need to know what I'm looking for....

It's an American Express commercial...

[Neenahboy]

What Oscar was Owen Wilson nominated for?

A screenplay Oscar for The Royal Tenenbaums in 2002.

[jsmeeker]

Cheese-eating surrender pickpockets!

it always goes to the French when it can.

[Graymalkin]

Peowolf wins!

[QueenBee]

I don't enjoy the non-human presenters.

[nyny523]

I don't enjoy the non-human presenters.

Me either.

[Figaro]

I don't enjoy the non-human presenters.

Yeah, I don't like the French either.

[Neenahboy]

Come on, Cate Blanchett!

[Graymalkin]

Whoopsie. No good, Neener.

[Neenahboy]

WOW. The first shock of the night right there.

[nyny523]

Wow, that is a BAD dress! :eek:

[Graymalkin]

And accepting the award for Ms. Swinton is... Clay Aiken!

[QueenBee]

No. No. Don't go to the Oscars looking like that.

[nyny523]

Her hair. No. No. No.

[jsmeeker]

weird. one arm bare. the other in a long, baggy sleeve.

[nyny523]

She was a trainwreck.

[Graymalkin]

Scully hissed at that dress.

[QueenBee]

She actually looked ill.

[Graymalkin]

That's what happens when you let Bruce Villanch dress you instead of writing a monologue for you.

[nyny523]

She actually looked ill.

She looked like she just woke up.

And was in her robe.

And hadn't brushed her hair.

Or put on makeup.

[IJustLikeTivo]

Wow, that is a BAD dress! :eek:

Looks like she sewed the hotel sheet together and wore them! Good god that's ugly.

[nyny523]

If I get to go next year, I promise I will wear a pretty dress!

[Figaro]

She mentioned the Bat nipples so all is forgiven.

[QueenBee]

I look better than that right now. And I'm wearing jeans and an old sweater. AND my hair is a mess.

[Neenahboy]

If I get to go next year, I promise I will wear a pretty dress!

Were you planning on streaking through the red carpet interviews to get on camera? :D ;)

[nyny523]

Yes, but Bee - you are Hawt! :up:

[nyny523]

Were you planning on streaking through the red carpet interviews to get on camera? :D ;)

I won't need to - if I go I will be escorting a nominee! :up:

[QueenBee]

Yes, but Bee - you are Hawt! :up:

So true.

[Graymalkin]

Now Jessica Alba -- she looks a bit better. And somebody with a modium of skill did her hair.

[nyny523]

Those feathers are ugly.

[IndyJones1023]

I'll admit I'm far from handsome, but Tilda Swinton is one ugly chick.

[QueenBee]

She's gorgeous. I don't like the feathers on her dress, though.

[QueenBee]

LOL, Ninny. We do seem to think alike.

[nyny523]

LOL, Ninny. We do seem to think alike.

Scary, isn't it! :eek:

[Figaro]

Now Jessica Alba -- she looks a bit better. And somebody with a modium of skill did her hair.

someone with diarrhea?

[Graymalkin]

Josh Brolin gave off a very strong Patrick Swayze vibe there. I think it's the spit curl. :D

[nyny523]

someone with diarrhea?

This made me LOL...:o

[IJustLikeTivo]

Now Jessica Alba -- she looks a bit better. And somebody with a modium of skill did her hair.

There were some very lucky geeks at those awards..... Many people remained seated when they won.... ;)

[Graymalkin]

Someday Jack Nicholson is going to pack a gun to the Oscars -- and shoot the presenter who gets on his last nerve.

[Neenahboy]

The Coens get their first of the evening :up:

[nyny523]

I love the Coen brothers!

[QueenBee]

I've been afraid of Jack Nicholson ever since he was in The Shining.

[nyny523]

I went to High School with Scott Rudin! LOL!!!

[Graymalkin]

Heck, I've been afraid of Jack Nicholson since Five Easy Pieces. :D

[Graymalkin]

President Sid Goniff? :D

That's a Yiddish joke.

[Neenahboy]

Wow, the academy actually put forth a lighthearted spiel this year. :up:

"I always thought it was superdelegates." :D

[nyny523]

Kev - your girlfriend! :p

[Graymalkin]

The AWESOME variety. Oh Gawd.

[Neenahboy]

At least Miley didn't flub her lines.

[IJustLikeTivo]

I love the Coen brothers!

How can two writer's have no idea what to say? Some huge irony there.

[jsmeeker]

Kev - your girlfriend! :p

Miley Cyrus?

[Graymalkin]

Oooh, Kristin!

[Neenahboy]

The AWESOME variety. Oh Gawd.

Don't blame her...those are actually scripted lines.

/vomit

[Neenahboy]

How can two writer's have no idea what to say? Some huge irony there.

They've never flourished in the spotlight, incidentally. It's been that way for years.

[nyny523]

This is cute - but an Oscar winner? :confused:

[Graymalkin]

I love me some Olive Snook.

But Ninny is right -- this is not a Best Song. By any stretch of the imagination.

[QueenBee]

I'll bet she was awesome in Wicked.

[jsmeeker]

This is cute - but an Oscar winner? :confused:

winner?? we'll see. But it is a nominee.. :)

[nyny523]

winner?? we'll see. But it is a nominee.. :)

My point is, it is not good enough....

[Neenahboy]

I'm surprised...they're actually moving this along with remarkable efficiency.

[nyny523]

Oooh - AMEX.

Maybe the commercial will come on soon!

[Figaro]

My point is, it is not good enough....

And Eminem was when it won?

[jsmeeker]

My point is, it is not good enough....

only one ever is.

;)

[jami]

How does Miley Cyrus handle being a presenter better than Katherine Heigl? :p

[nyny523]

How does Miley Cyrus handle being a presenter better than Katherine Heigl? :p
She give live concerts in front of thousands of screaming people?

[nyny523]

Here it is!

[jsmeeker]

How does Miley Cyrus handle being a presenter better than Katherine Heigl? :p

more experience on a live stage in front of a live audience??

[Neenahboy]

Sheryl, is this it?

Edit: guess it is!

[nyny523]

Those are girls I work with!!!!

And our office!!!

[jsmeeker]

Here it is!

wow.. neat!!

[QueenBee]

Cool. Was that lady your boss?

[nyny523]

They showed one of my dresses - I am SO excited! :)

[nyny523]

Cool. Was that lady your boss?

Yup! :)

[jsmeeker]

They showed one of my dresses - I am SO excited! :)

yay for Ninny!!!

[nyny523]

Who are these guys?

[QueenBee]

Wow. I sort of know somebody who had a dress appear on tv.

[nyny523]

Wow. I sort of know somebody who had a dress appear on tv.

LOL!

You know me! You DRANK with me!!!

[jsmeeker]

Who are these guys?


Seth Rogan is one of them.

[nyny523]

So who are these guys?

Anyone?

Bueller?

[QueenBee]

LOL!

You know me! You DRANK with me!!!
I DANCED with you. :)

[Graymalkin]

The short one acted in Superbad. The tall one wrote and directed it (I think).

[Neenahboy]

Who are these guys?

Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill, of Knocked Up and Superbad fame.

[QueenBee]

Again with the hair.

[nyny523]

I DANCED with you. :)

That must have been after the drinking...:o


:D :p

Let's do the Time Warp again!!!!

[nyny523]

Again with the hair.

I am tossing my brush - apparently anything messy goes....

[QueenBee]

Ok. I'm watching the rest in bed. It's been fun. Night, all.

[jami]

Yay Ninny!

[nyny523]

Night Bee!

[Graymalkin]

Niters QB!

[Graymalkin]

OK, guys, enough with the Halle Berry.

[Neenahboy]

Night, Bee.

[IJustLikeTivo]

Those are girls I work with!!!!

And our office!!!

HFC, I had no idea THAT was who you worked for ! Damn, I'm a hetero male and even I know who she is! Way cool.

[nyny523]

It is my dream job. :)

[IJustLikeTivo]

They showed one of my dresses - I am SO excited! :)

Which one? I'm recording...

[Zoglarfy]

That must have been after the drinking...:o


:D :p

Let's do the Time Warp again!!!!Or the Furniture Mover. ;)



Man, I'm so bummed I'm missing the show this year! I have to live vicariously through you guys. :o

[Graymalkin]

Give all the noise-making awards to Bourne!

[nyny523]

Which one? I'm recording...

You would never find it if I tried to explain! :p

[Neenahboy]

Major category time...

[nyny523]

Major category time...

I am surprised - it is early! :up:

[craftassistant]

very cool..so which dress was yours? :)

lots of flowing stuff going on in that commerical

[IJustLikeTivo]

You would never find it if I tried to explain! :p

:) Very exciting though!

[jsmeeker]

HFC, I had no idea THAT was who you worked for ! Damn, I'm a hetero male and even I know who she is! Way cool.

I didn't recognize her on sight, but I certainly DID recognize the name. :) It's cool that is who Ninny works for.

[Graymalkin]

Cate looked a bit uncomfortable at that scene.

[Neenahboy]

Congrats to Marion Cotillard for an awesome (and slightly surprising) win. :)

[nyny523]

She is beautiful.

[Graymalkin]

Guess they thought Ellen Page was just playing herself.

[Neenahboy]

Wii Tennis. :D

[nyny523]

Oooh - Yummy.

[Graymalkin]

OK, THAT was funny.

Oh, and THAT, too.

[Neenahboy]

Yay, it's "Falling Slowly" time!

[nyny523]

OK, I rented Once from Netflix.

I didn't like it....

[Neenahboy]

OK, I rented Once from Netflix.

I didn't like it....

It's like I don't even KNOW you any more. :(

[Neenahboy]

Hmmmm, sounded like Glen Hansard flubbed a line there.

[nyny523]

And he made some money from the movie - why not buy a new guitar? :confused:

[nyny523]

Wow - I have seen almost all of those movies!

[IJustLikeTivo]

that girl needs a sammich.

[nyny523]

Pretty dress - bad hair.

[Neenahboy]

Geez, Bourne is cleaning up tonight.

[nyny523]

It was a good movie!

[jsmeeker]

Bourne Ultimatum picking up a lot of technical awards tonight.

[nyny523]

Nicole Kidman always looks great.

[IJustLikeTivo]

Beautiful girl, beautiful dress, great hair, but what the hell was she thinking with the jewelry?

[deaklet]

Jennifer Hudson's breasts looked like they were placed in a sandwich press and served on the platter disposed on that belt thing. And she was a horrid presenter. Ugh.

[Figaro]

Nicole Kidman always looks great.

When she is a red head.

[nyny523]

Beautiful girl, beautiful dress, great hair, but what the hell was she thinking with the jewelry?
Are you kidding?

I want that necklace!!!

[Graymalkin]

She must've fallen on the way out to the podium. Because no stylist would let her wear jewelry that askew.

[Lori]

Jennifer Hudson's breasts looked like they were placed in a sandwich press and served on the platter disposed on that belt thing. And she was a horrid presenter. Ugh.

She *was* horrid. Seriously.

[Graymalkin]

Wow. All that for a set designer. Nice to see some of the people backstage getting the props.

[nyny523]

Things were moving along nicely - now starting to drag again....

[IJustLikeTivo]

Are you kidding?

I want that necklace!!!

Really? Well, in a nutshell that's why you work in design and I'm an engineer.

[IJustLikeTivo]

Ohhhhhh, my new car!!!!

[nyny523]

What is with the feathers????

Yuck!

[jsmeeker]

ughh... Foreign Film. My least favorite category.

[Graymalkin]

Seriously, did they nominate every song in "Enchanted" for the Oscar?

[Neenahboy]

Meh, it's just like the Dreamgirls infatuation of last year.

[jsmeeker]

Seriously, did they nominate every song in "Enchanted" for the Oscar?

seems like it. They have three tonight.

[nyny523]

Who is this singing? Should I know him?

[Figaro]

jeebus who is captain raspy? Get a cough drop man.

[Graymalkin]

Oh, looky, they found reasonable facsimiles to stand in for Patrick and Amy. :D

[nyny523]

He is pretty bad.....

[IJustLikeTivo]

Well at least women aren't the only ones with bad hair. Dude, it's the Oscars, get a freakin haircut and a comb!

And yes, the guy can't carry a tune in a bucket!

[Neenahboy]

Yeah, that was not good.

[nyny523]

What is this movie about, anyway?

[nyny523]

Wow - John lost some weight - he looks HAWT! :up:

[Figaro]

Wow - John lost some weight - he looks HAWT! :up:

What is that on his head?

[nyny523]

Kevin is happy :)

[Neenahboy]

YES! You go, Once!

[IJustLikeTivo]

And once again the choose the worst of the five songs!

[nyny523]

And once again the choose the worst of the five songs!

Agreed.

And he needs to rent a tux next time - he looks like a slob....:rolleyes:

[Graymalkin]

But, but -- he's an artiste.

[Figaro]

There you go, suck it Enchanted, no Oscar for you!

[Graymalkin]

OK, THAT was funny, with Travolta running in and taking the keys.

Should only take him 35,000 seconds to fly it home. :D

[Figaro]

Agreed.

And he needs to rent a tux next time - he looks like a slob....:rolleyes:

So did Colin Ferrill but you thought he was Hawt.:D

[Neenahboy]

There's Diane again. :)

[nyny523]

There's Diane again. :)

I know! :)

[nyny523]

So did Colin Ferrill but you thought he was Hawt.:D

He was wearing a tux.

[IJustLikeTivo]

OK, THAT was funny, with Travolta running in and taking the keys.

Should only take him 35,000 seconds to fly it home. :D

Funny but stupid. Everyone knows a 707 won't fit on Labrea. Wingspan way to wide. Now, if they said his G5 was double parked, that might be funny!

[IJustLikeTivo]

There's Diane again. :)

Now that's hawt. Swoon.

[Figaro]

He was wearing a tux.

But he hasn't washed or combed his hair in a month. Be fair and spread the love;)

[hmeister]

So who's the lovely redhead with George Clooney?
Sarah Larsen - Cloony's Girl Friend...

[Neenahboy]

I must say, Stewart's doing better his second time around.

[nyny523]

It is a nice commercial.

They were in our office ALL DAY for the few seconds you see there.

The outside stuff was at her weekend house.

[KenDC]

Yeah, I don't watch the Oscers but it was cool to see Ninny's boss. :)

[nyny523]

But he hasn't washed or combed his hair in a month. Be fair and spread the love;)

Not true - it was clean and combed - just long.

[IJustLikeTivo]

That's great that they let her come back after the screwed her over.

[Figaro]

Not true - it was clean and combed - just long.

Twas dirty as the day is long.

[nyny523]

Twas dirty as the day is long.

Pshaw...:rolleyes:

[Neenahboy]

Let's see if Roger Deakins finally gets one.

EDIT: Ooh, he's gotta be pissed.

[Graymalkin]

I like how that microphone rises from the floor. Very sleek and elegant.

[hmeister]

Jeeez I love this girl but please do you hair (Cameron)

[nyny523]

Let's see if Roger Deakins finally gets one.

He has 2 chances...

[IJustLikeTivo]

Any idea how we're doing on time? I need to hit the sack and I need to pad the ending...

[nyny523]

No sold.

[nyny523]

I padded an hour - that should do it...no?

[Graymalkin]

Jeeez I love this girl but please do you hair (Cameron)

Didn't you hear? The Screen Stylists Guild is on strike. Their moms all had to do their hair for them. :D

[nyny523]

Jeeez I love this girl but please do you hair (Cameron)
This has been a theme with a lot of the women tonight...

[IJustLikeTivo]

I padded an hour - that should do it...no?

I hope so.

Oh no, here's the dead montage.

[Graymalkin]

Nothing askew with Hilary Swank's hairdo.

[Neenahboy]

Damn, I always tear up at In Memoriam.

[hmeister]

Didn't you hear? The Screen Stylists Guild is on strike. Their moms all had to do their hair for them. :D
ROF...

[nyny523]

This always gets me...

[Graymalkin]

I hope so.

Oh no, here's the dead montage.

Or as George Romero calls it, "Montage of the Living Dead."

[nyny523]

You knew Heath Ledger would be last...

[craftassistant]

I forgot some of those people had passed away. That took awhile to go to commerical interesting

[Neenahboy]

You knew Heath Ledger would be last...

Well, it is chronological. ;)

[nyny523]

Since when did they show Agents? :confused:

[IJustLikeTivo]

Nothing askew with Hilary Swank's hairdo.

I hereby volunteer to askew her hairdo. Chat is such a dork!

[nyny523]

Well, it is chronological. ;)

Not usually.

They usually show the most popular people at the end.

[nyny523]

Can they just do Best Actor so I can go to bed already?

[IJustLikeTivo]

G'night, I have to be up at 5:45. I'll watch a bit more from bed then sleepy time.

[nyny523]

She is beautiful - and I LOVE her dress.

[nyny523]

G'night, I have to be up at 5:45. I'll watch a bit more from bed then sleepy time.

I get up at 5AM! I'm still here!!! :p

[Graymalkin]

Amy Adams is adorable. And hawt.

[Neenahboy]

Crap, was hoping Atonement would leave empty handed.

[deaklet]

The podium's mic is picking up every finger tap from the presenters. Bad sound engineering. Bad, bad.

[nyny523]

Crap, was hoping Atonement would leave empty handed.

Why? Is it bad?

And how was Kite Runner as a film? I loved the book...

[Figaro]

I get up at 5AM! I'm still here!!! :p

You are clearly overeager and have too much time on your hands;)

[nyny523]

You are clearly overeager and have too much time on your hands;)

Excellent! :D :up:

[Neenahboy]

Why? Is it bad?

I personally thought the whole experience was horrendous, but others have vehemently disagreed. :)

And how was Kite Runner as a film? I loved the book...

I was quite disappointed, to be honest. The whole thing felt far too rushed (even though it was over two hours long).

[hmeister]

Toms hair is less or his face is bigger??!!

[nyny523]

Less hair.

[Graymalkin]

Less hair.

I've been told this happens a lot to men.

[Graymalkin]

Wouldn't be an Oscars ceremony without some politics.

[stalemate]

I was quite disappointed, to be honest. The whole thing felt far too rushed (even though it was over two hours long).I liked Kite Runner. I know nothing about the book and I just went and watched the movie on a whim. I liked it just fine.

[nyny523]

I liked Kite Runner. I know nothing about the book and I just went and watched the movie on a whim. I liked it just fine.

The book is just amazing.

Really incredible.

[Neenahboy]

Wow, wasn't expecting a Sicko loss.

[nyny523]

I love the documentary category. Always interesting stuff.

Maybe in a year or so...;)

[KenDC]

Toms hair is less or his face is bigger??!!

He's no Robert Langdon. Thank God.

[Figaro]

Wouldn't be an Oscars ceremony without some politics.

At least it wasn't Michael Moore.