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All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

themetfairy Jan 25 2011 06:54 AM

Here Are Your Nominees!

Benjamin Grimm Jan 25 2011 07:01 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Best Picture “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers I'm reminded of why I don't pay much attention to the Oscars... Every year I've seen very few of the nominated films. Of all the movies on the longer list that metfairy posted, I've only seen two: Toy Story 3 and Iron Man 2. I'm sure I'll see more of them eventually, when they come to HBO and Showtime, but by then their Oscar buzz will have passed. (The ones I'm most likely to watch on cable: True Grit and The Social Network. Other possibilities include 127 Hours, The King's Speech, and Black Swan. The one I'm almost certain NOT to watch: Inception)

Ceetar Jan 25 2011 07:11 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

My problem is always that 'best picture' is very very subjective. And they don't have a set of rules to vote by. What they vote for as 'best' is not the reason I go to the movies, which is why I often don't see those movies. I loved Inception, but I have no interest in seeing Black Swan for instance. (though I will, since the wife wants to) I happened upon a review (actually I think Keith Law linked it) of No Strings Attached that Ebert wrote, and when I actually watched the movie I was laughing at him. The movie wasn't amazing or anything, but the review read like "They do _this_ in the movie, when they really should've done this. Why don't movies ever do _this_?" He wrote a review for the movie as if he wrote the script and they bastardized it and made an adaptation. It was a sappy romantic comedy, it wasn't ever intended to be an exploration or documentary on the concept of friends with benefits and I think it's unfair to review it as if it was.

metirish Jan 25 2011 07:18 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

If Toy Story 3 doesn't win Best Picture the whole concept falls apart. Please ensure that it does , whoever ensures such things...the ensurers?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 25 2011 07:19 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I'll do whatever I can!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 25 2011 09:40 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Caught 40% of the nominees-- The Fighter, Inception, Toy Story 3, Winter's Bone (which ain't bad, considering we didn't make it to the actual cinema once).

Vic Sage Jan 26 2011 08:40 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

While i didn't go to film school, i studied film in HS and college, and on my own. I used to work in the movie biz, and Oscar parties and pools were commonplace. even after changing careers, i kept hosting a party, and ran a pool at my office. i often won. i almost always saw all the nominated films. for a while, i made some money reviewing movies. hard core movie buffs i know would often call me to answer movie trivia questions, or get my insight on some film or actor or director, or whatever. One friend would call me from the video store, perhaps in a Sturges mood, asking whether he should rent CHRISTMAS IN JULY or MAD WEDNESDAY (answer: MAD WEDNESDAY). He lamented the lack of a "portable Ralph" for such occasions (my name is Ralph, for those of you who didn't know that). so when i tell you i've only seen 2 of the movies out of this year's (TEN!) nominees, and one of them was TOY STORY 3 at my son's behest, and that i don't really care about the show, the nominees, the outcome, etc, that should indicate a watershed moment in my life. I am sad, but just for a moment. And then i move on.

sharpie Jan 26 2011 09:07 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I've actually seen 9 of the 10 nominated films which surprises me since I usually have only seen one or two. I guess it's the "empty nest" syndrome. The only one I haven't seen is Inception which I guess I should see to make a clean sweep.

themetfairy Jan 26 2011 09:58 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I've seen 6 out of 10 so far. Will try to see all 10 - I still need Toy Story 3 (available on On Demand), 127 Hours (I've been avoiding that one due to the ick factor), Winter's Bone (we'll see whether it makes it out to friggin' suburbia before the awards are handed out) and True Grit (I'm not a big Coen Brothers fan, but with this many nominations I suppose I'll have to give it a watch).

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 26 2011 02:46 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

themetfairy wrote: I've seen 6 out of 10 so far. Will try to see all 10 - I still need Toy Story 3 (available on On Demand), 127 Hours (I've been avoiding that one due to the ick factor), Winter's Bone (we'll see whether it makes it out to friggin' suburbia before the awards are handed out) and True Grit (I'm not a big Coen Brothers fan, but with this many nominations I suppose I'll have to give it a watch). Winter's Bone is available on Netflix, methinks.

themetfairy Jan 26 2011 03:07 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: themetfairy wrote: I've seen 6 out of 10 so far. Will try to see all 10 - I still need Toy Story 3 (available on On Demand), 127 Hours (I've been avoiding that one due to the ick factor), Winter's Bone (we'll see whether it makes it out to friggin' suburbia before the awards are handed out) and True Grit (I'm not a big Coen Brothers fan, but with this many nominations I suppose I'll have to give it a watch). Winter's Bone is available on Netflix, methinks. Good to know, thanks. If it's on Netflix, then it'll be on On Demand soon!

TransMonk Jan 26 2011 04:59 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I looked at the list and the only film I've seen that is nominated for anything is Iron Man 2, and I only watched that because my lady friend rented it. I want to see Black Swan and maybe True Grit, but I don't really get excited by movies anymore.

Frayed Knot Jan 26 2011 05:27 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Early lock of the season: Colin Firth is winning best actor.

themetfairy Jan 26 2011 05:59 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Frayed Knot wrote: Early lock of the season: Colin Firth is winning best actor. And Christian Bale is winning Best Supporting Actor.

themetfairy Jan 26 2011 08:41 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

themetfairy wrote: themetfairy wrote: I've seen 6 out of 10 so far. Will try to see all 10 - I still need Toy Story 3 (available on On Demand), 127 Hours (I've been avoiding that one due to the ick factor), Winter's Bone (we'll see whether it makes it out to friggin' suburbia before the awards are handed out) and True Grit (I'm not a big Coen Brothers fan, but with this many nominations I suppose I'll have to give it a watch). Winter's Bone is available on Netflix, methinks. Good to know, thanks. If it's on Netflix, then it'll be on On Demand soon! It's on On Demand now. D-Dad and I watched it this evening - three films to go.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 26 2011 10:26 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

themetfairy wrote: Early lock of the season: Colin Firth is winning best actor. And Christian Bale is winning Best Supporting Actor. Scary good in that, he is.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 03:03 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Here are my Predictions - Best Picture/Best Director - The King's Speech (although I won't be shocked if The Social Network grabs one or both of these). Best Actor - Colin Firth Best Actress - Natalie Portman Best Supporting Actor - Christian Bale Best Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo Best Adapted Screenplay - The Social Network Best Original Screenplay - The King's Speech

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 05:59 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Apparently a thief has stolen every hairbrush in Hollywood. Most of the actresses' hairstyles are horrible!

batmagadanleadoff Feb 27 2011 06:17 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Does Melissa Rivers know about this?

metirish Feb 27 2011 07:11 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Worst Oscars ever already, putting Kirk Douglas up there probably seemed cute in the production meeting but it was cruel...on us. Your one that won for best supporting actress probably will want to shoot herself when she she's her speech.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 07:16 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I said she'd win - I didn't say she'd keep her shit together on stage ;) Two for two now, with The Social Network winning Best Adapted Screenplay. The music is coming on now, telling Aaron Sorkin to STFU already!

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 07:19 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Three for three - The King's Speech wins Best Original Screenplay.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 07:33 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Four for four - Christian Bale wins Best Supporting Actor.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 09:03 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Five for five - The King's Speech wins Best Director.

metirish Feb 27 2011 09:06 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

You should open a thread in the members promotion forum.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 09:12 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

LOL

metirish Feb 27 2011 09:16 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I hope you had some money on with Paddy Power , seriously , I imagine the the odds of picking all of them would be damn good.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 09:17 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

No money involved. But six for six with Natalie Portman's Best Actress win.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 09:25 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

To nobody's surprise, Colin Firth indeed wins Best Actor.

themetfairy Feb 27 2011 09:36 PM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

And I cap off my perfect night - The King's Speech wins Best Picture.

Vic Sage Feb 28 2011 09:42 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

congrats on your clean sweep, but that night was hardly "perfect". It was just about the worst Oscar show ever.

Ceetar Feb 28 2011 09:45 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Vic Sage wrote: congrats on your clean sweep, but that night was hardly "perfect". It was just about the worst Oscar show ever. Seemed fine to me. But I dunno how to judge these things. Maybe I just don't expect much.

TransMonk Feb 28 2011 09:46 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Vic Sage wrote: It was just about the worst Oscar show ever. Yup. I'm always amazed that it takes 3+ hours to do what could easily be done in one. Hathaway + Franco = horrible. It was a night of hosts and presenters constantly upstaging one another.

metirish Feb 28 2011 09:54 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

TransMonk wrote: Vic Sage wrote: It was just about the worst Oscar show ever. Yup. I'm always amazed that it takes 3+ hours to do what could easily be done in one. Hathaway + Franco = horrible. It was a night of hosts and presenters constantly upstaging one another. It was so bad it's hard to imagine it been worse. A few bright spots, David Seidler's acceptance speech was the highlight for me, the kid that won for the short? and thanked his Mom who did the catering on the set, Christian Bale calling out Micky Ward and his brother Dickey, that was about it.

Ceetar Feb 28 2011 09:55 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

TransMonk wrote: It was just about the worst Oscar show ever. Yup. I'm always amazed that it takes 3+ hours to do what could easily be done in one. Hathaway + Franco = horrible. It was a night of hosts and presenters constantly upstaging one another. I like/liked Hathaway. I guess they weren't great or anything,but I wouldn't say horrible. (the 3+ hour thing is another story, plus why'd it start at 8:30..usually 8 right?) Isn't the hosts and presenters upstaging each other just how things are done these days? Not saying it's "as good" as previous shows (And certainly could be generational, I'm not exactly old enough to have a read standard of judgement), but I didn't think it was bad. Kanye West certainly wasn't unusual, he was just just extreme. Maybe I just don't have high expectations, I haven't, won't, and don't really want to see most of the movies nominated. (What I took away from the show/party i was at was that i should see the Fighter and the Social Network wasn't as boring as I expect it to be) So the 'best' awards don't really reflect what I'm looking for in a movie anyway. What was it that was so bad about the hosts/show? just the oneupmanship? o

themetfairy Feb 28 2011 10:02 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

The show was nondescript. At least it only ran 15 minutes late - there have been way later shows than that.

TransMonk Feb 28 2011 10:07 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

IMO, Franco and Hathaway were making jokes between themselves. The overall writing was stiff. Hathaway flubbed several lines and ad-libbed her goofs. Franco seemed like he really didn't care if he was there or not. The exchanges between Timberlake and Kunis made several references to one of the documentary nominees that no one got. Kirk Douglas went on WAY to long. Hathaway gushed over to many of the presenters and blew too many kisses. The whole production seemed unprofessional.

Ceetar Feb 28 2011 10:32 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

TransMonk wrote: IMO, Franco and Hathaway were making jokes between themselves. The overall writing was stiff. Hathaway flubbed several lines and ad-libbed her goofs. Franco seemed like he really didn't care if he was there or not. The exchanges between Timberlake and Kunis made several references to one of the documentary nominees that no one got. Kirk Douglas went on WAY to long. Hathaway gushed over to many of the presenters and blew too many kisses. The whole production seemed unprofessional. I enjoyed the opening scenes and I liked the way the screen was set up. There were a couple of audience-at-home jokes that got a laugh. Whoever it was that read the short-films nominees made a reference to at-home ballots and Hathaway joked about a/the drinking game. The auto-tune thing may have been a little too MTVish, but everyone at the party i was at laughed. I thought the Charlie Scheen joke was topical. I think what passed as 'professional' is changing. Maybe it was a little bland/nondescript but I didn't get 'horrible'. (although I did find it annoying that every other person in my Twitter feed felt it necessary to mock and/or joke about how they weren't watching it. )

TransMonk Feb 28 2011 10:38 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I'm just of the opinion that now that we have so many awards shows that we have a season named after it, the Academy Awards should be held to a higher standard. They are the pinnacle of all of the award shows. They don't need to be yound and hip - there are a dozen other awards that can have that distinction. The Oscars should be glamorous and classy. Overall, I don't care one way or the other. I had no dogs in this race and was just looking for some Sunday night entertainment. But, Bob Hope is rolling in his fucking grave.

Edgy MD Feb 28 2011 10:39 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

That's how rich Bob Hope was. He has his regular grave and his fucking grave.

Ceetar Feb 28 2011 10:50 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

TransMonk wrote: I'm just of the opinion that now that we have so many awards shows that we have a season named after it, the Academy Awards should be held to a higher standard. They are the pinnacle of all of the award shows. They don't need to be yound and hip - there are a dozen other awards that can have that distinction. The Oscars should be glamorous and classy. Overall, I don't care one way or the other. I had no dogs in this race and was just looking for some Sunday night entertainment. But, Bob Hope is rolling in his fucking grave. If they're not young and hip, don't they become old and stuffy? ala the Rolling Stones at the Super Bowl type thing? I'm not sure there is an easy answer. I'm not sure what the 'high standard' is without being prim proper and boring. But again, I'm probably the target demographic that it's trying to more appeal to. There are definitely too many awards shows though.

TransMonk Feb 28 2011 10:53 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Ceetar wrote: If they're not young and hip, don't they become old and stuffy? ala the Rolling Stones at the Super Bowl type thing? I'd watch the Stones perform at the Super Bowl in wheelchairs as long as I don't have to watch the Black Eyed Peas. Maybe I'm the problem.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 28 2011 11:08 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

I own almost every Rolling Stone recording and saw them in concert a few times. But you couldn't pay me to see them today. Rock and Roll lead singing is a young man's game and Mick Jagger looks like a clown vamping on stage. His moves are dated and there's something comical and false about a guy pushing 70 singing about killing kings and palace revolutions. The Academy Awards are a big effin circle jerk to me, the main goal being, it seems to me, that everybody tell everybody else how effin great they are. You woulda thought that these people cured cancer they way they gush about what brilliant geniuses they all are. Geniuses! Why don't they just drop the pretense and get James Lipton to host the thing every year? If I wanna know about any movie, I've got Vic Sage right here on this forum.

Frayed Knot Feb 28 2011 11:36 AM Re: All Purpose 83rd Academy Awards Thread

Ceetar wrote: congrats on your clean sweep, but that night was hardly "perfect". It was just about the worst Oscar show ever. Seemed fine to me. But I dunno how to judge these things. Maybe I just don't expect much. This is pretty much where I'm at too. I only occasionally watch these things so when I do it's not like I'm expecting some boffo life-affirming show. And, let's face it, on the awards you actually (might) care about you generally know in advance who's winning at least 3/4 of them. In a bad year I guess 6 of the big 8 correctly and that's usually without seeing any of the movies. So I half pay attention while doing the crossword puzzle and if there's the occasional laugh, meaningful speech, or stunning cleavage it's OK with me. As for last night: Hathaway was fine. Franco looked/sounded detached. If they want to go back to a more 'big name' veteran hosts I'm fine with that but I'm not going to man any protest lines over it. Melissa Leo pretending she had nothing prepared (after winning every award for the last few months) then 'accidentally' dropping the F-Bomb was neither real nor funny. And Kirk can stay on stage as long as he wants for all I care.