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02-27-2011, 05:56 PM
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Vegas Boy
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83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011) **SPOILERS**
Tonight is the night. Chat about it here. No spoiler tags needed. If you don't want to watch live and want to avoid spoilers, this is not the thread for you.
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02-27-2011, 06:10 PM
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Yeah, I'm not gonna get a chance to watch tonight. Could someone PM me if I win anything? Thanks!
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02-27-2011, 06:16 PM
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I miss the ocean
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LOL
Of all the award shows this is the most boring. After 1 supporting acting award, ya got crap for about 2 hours. Made for TiVo.
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02-27-2011, 06:20 PM
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If you want a minute-by-minute spoiler of everything but who wins, check out Deadline.com. They got banned from covering the awards because of it. 
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02-27-2011, 06:53 PM
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Woo hoo, telecast will be live on the west coast!
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02-27-2011, 06:59 PM
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I miss the ocean
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Oscars are always live on west coast.
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02-27-2011, 07:05 PM
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Is that tonight?
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02-27-2011, 07:08 PM
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Jennifer Hudson =
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02-27-2011, 07:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TIVO_GUY_HERE
Oscars are always live on west coast.
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But a lot of award shows haven't been lately, so nice to have one that is live here.
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02-27-2011, 07:17 PM
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Watching the pre-show. Lots of beautiful dresses. Only one I hated was Cate Blanchett's. Looked like she had baby puke on her shoulders. 
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02-27-2011, 07:19 PM
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I'm watching in a time delay and just fast forwarding through the red carpet BS until I see someone I like... I stopped when I saw Robert Downey Jr. and Hilary Swank getting interviewed together and holding hands... I backed it up and apparently that's his wife, Susan something or other... Am I crazy or does she look exactly like Hilary Swank.
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02-27-2011, 07:30 PM
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There's a bit of a resemblance, but Susan is WAY prettier than Hillary Swank. If you can play a dude, then you're likely not hot. Swank is not hot.
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02-27-2011, 07:31 PM
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That was a pretty horrific opening. Doesn't exactly bode well. 
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02-27-2011, 07:37 PM
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I thought it was fun.
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02-27-2011, 07:39 PM
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Thought it was great. Loved how they matched the cinematography.
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02-27-2011, 07:41 PM
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Oh my, that "monologue" was truly painful. I want Billy Crystal.
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02-27-2011, 07:43 PM
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Quote:
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Oh my, that "monologue" was truly painful. I want Billy Crystal.
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Agreed. Just bad, bad, and extra bad.
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02-27-2011, 07:43 PM
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Tom Hanks introing a Gone with the Wind/Titanic montage? Odd, and he needs to keep up with the prompter.
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02-27-2011, 07:44 PM
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Art Direction: "Alice in Wonderland"
We're off to a rousing start. :/
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02-27-2011, 07:45 PM
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Are you going to be bitter snarking through the entire night, Neenahboy?
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02-27-2011, 07:46 PM
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Academy stats people: was that the longest acceptance speech for Art Direction ever? Sure felt like it.
Cinematography: Wally Pfister, "Inception"
A deserving win.
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02-27-2011, 07:47 PM
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Quote:
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Are you going to be bitter snarking through the entire night, Neenahboy?
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If it continues to be this insufferable, yes. Yes I am.
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02-27-2011, 07:48 PM
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Ok, well then I'm out of this thread. Have fun.
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02-27-2011, 07:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LoadStar
Are you going to be bitter snarking through the entire night, Neenahboy?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neenahboy
If it continues to be this insufferable, yes. Yes I am.
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Originally Posted by LoadStar
Ok, well then I'm out of this thread. Have fun.
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Don't shoot the messenger, at least not if he's speaking truths.
The Art Direction acceptance speech was an absolute mess. I know it's all in the spur of the moment, but that went on too long and seemed to be completely pointless. Thank the director, producer, studio, your parents and spouses and families as necessary and move along. It really need not take that long, especially for an award that many people probably look at and ho-hum over.
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02-27-2011, 07:51 PM
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/salute Kirk Douglas. Nice to see him there under his own power, such that it is. 
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02-27-2011, 07:56 PM
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A Kirk Douglas appearance was nice to see, but they shouldn't have had him present an award IMO. That was painful for everyone.
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
She deserves it, but I was so hoping Hailee Steinfeld would pull it out.
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02-27-2011, 08:01 PM
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Melissa Leo's on-stage novel is going to cost the other actor award winners way too much on-stage time near the end of the telecast.
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02-27-2011, 08:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neenahboy
A Kirk Douglas appearance was nice to see, but they shouldn't have had him present an award IMO. That was painful for everyone.
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
She deserves it, but I was so hoping Hailee Steinfeld would pull it out.
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I disagree about having Kirk Douglas present -- yes it was somewhat painful, but also somewhat inspiring at the same time. The man is a living legend. It's a shame he never won an Oscar himself.
As to the award, I haven't seen The Fighter yet so I'm not able to say anything about Melissa Leo's performance in it but I did see Frozen River and I remember her work from Homicide: Life on the Street before that. She's a very good actress and I can easily imagine she turned in an excellent performance.
I did see True Grit and liked Hailee Steinfeld in it and wouldn't have felt bad seeing her win, though she likely benefited a great deal from the direction, the story, etc.
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02-27-2011, 08:03 PM
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Best Animated Short: "The Lost Thing"
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02-27-2011, 08:04 PM
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Is there some age rule to be nominated as Best Actress? Hailee Steinfeld was not in a supporting role.
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