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Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Frayed Knot Jan 24 2017 07:05 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 24 2017 07:29 AM

To be awarded Feb 26th [u:1df4y5v5]PICTURE[/u:1df4y5v5] ARRIVAL FENCES HACKSAW RIDGE HELL OR HIGH WATER HIDDEN FIGURES LA LA LAND LION MANCHESTER BY THE SEA MOONLIGHT [u:1df4y5v5]DIRECTOR[/u:1df4y5v5] DENIS VILLENEUVE - ARRIVAL MEL GIBSON - HACKSAW RIDGE DAMIEN CHAZELLE - LA LA LAND KENNETH LONERGAN - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA BARRY JENKINS - MOONLIGHT [u:1df4y5v5]ACTOR[/u:1df4y5v5] CASEY AFFLECK - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA ANDREW GARFIELD - HACKSAW RIDGE RYAN GOSLING - LA LA LAND VIGGO MORTENSEN - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC DENZEL WASHINGTON - FENCES [u:1df4y5v5]ACTRESS[/u:1df4y5v5] ISABELLE HUPPERT - ELLE RUTH NEGGA - LOVING MATALIE PORTMAN - JACKIE EMMA STONE - LA LA LAND MERYL STREEP - FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS [u:1df4y5v5]SUPPORTING ACTOR[/u:1df4y5v5] MEHERSHALA ALI - MOONLIGHT JEFF BRIDGES - HELL OR HIGH WATER LUCAS HEDGES - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA DEV PATEL - LION MICHAEL SHANNON - NOCTURNAL ANIMALS [u:1df4y5v5]SUPPORTING ACTRESS[/u:1df4y5v5] VIOLA DAVIS - [crossout:1df4y5v5]HIDDEN FIGURES[/crossout:1df4y5v5] FENCES NAOMI HARRIS - MOONLIGHT NICOLE KIDMAN - LION OCTAVIA SPENCER - HIDDEN FIGURES MICHELLE WILLIAMS - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA [u:1df4y5v5]ADAPTED SCREENPLAY[/u:1df4y5v5] ARRIVAL FENCES HIDDEN FIGURES LION MOONLIGHT [u:1df4y5v5]ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY[/u:1df4y5v5] HELL OR HIGH WATER LA LA LAND THE LOBSTER MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 20th CENTURY WOMEN

Edgy MD Jan 24 2017 07:19 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

I was really hoping this would be an Odd Couple thread. I saw Hidden Figures a few weeks back, and I may be crazy, but I don't recall Viola Davis being in it. What did I miss?

sharpie Jan 24 2017 07:20 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Viola Davis' nod is for FENCES, not HIDDEN FIGURES, although how she qualifies as a supporting actress is beyond me.

Frayed Knot Jan 24 2017 07:21 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

sharpie wrote: Viola Davis' nod is for FENCES, not HIDDEN FIGURES ... That I got this wrong I believe makes me a racist; either that or the site I copied this off of made the mistake in which case they are and I'm in the clear. At least I didn't call it HIDDEN FENCES IN THE MOONLIGHT

Benjamin Grimm Jan 24 2017 07:29 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

If you were really a racist, you would have called it CABIN IN THE SKY.

Ceetar Jan 24 2017 07:36 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

meh.

Frayed Knot Jan 24 2017 07:58 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

sharpie wrote: although how [Viola Davis for FENCES] qualifies as a supporting actress is beyond me. The promotional material for LION doesn't exactly paint Dev Patel as a supporting player either. Back in 1979 the Academy manipulated the rules by putting George Burns into the less competitive Supporting Actor category for GOING IN STYLE* in what certainly looked like a blatant attempt to arrange what was in effect a lifetime achievement award for the then 85 y/o. I'm sure it's happened other times as well although that's the only one that comes to mind. Maybe they're trying their hardest for an OSCARSNOTWHITEATALL hashtag. * a movie which is about to be remade with Alan Arkin, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine in the Burns, Art Carney, & Lee Strasberg roles

Vic Sage Jan 24 2017 08:00 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

happy to see the love for ARRIVAL and HELL OR HIGH WATER. But Amy Adams got hosed (Meryl? AGAIN?), and they went out of their way to ignore DEADPOOL.

RealityChuck Jan 24 2017 12:07 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

As a big fan of La La Land, I'm delighted. It's also great the "Audition (The Dreamers that Dream)" is up for best song. I am disappointed the Amy Adams and Taraji P. Henson didn't get Best Actress nods.

Vic Sage Jan 24 2017 12:21 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version) Edited 7 time(s), most recently on May 08 2017 02:11 PM

2016 FILMS My top 10 so far: ARRIVAL LA LA LAND HELL OR HIGH WATER DEADPOOL CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR SING STREET KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS LION ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY MANCHESTER BY THE SEA honorable mentions: THE NICE GUYS DOCTOR STRANGE MOANA 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE HAIL, CAESAR! THE LOBSTER MOONLIGHT SWISS ARMY MAN Other films I’ve seen this year [ranked]: SAUSAGE PARTY STAR TREK BEYOND MIDNIGHT SPECIAL THE JUNGLE BOOK FINDING DORY --------------- KUNG FU PANDA 3 SNOWDEN GHOSTBUSTERS JASON BOURNE HIDDEN FIGURES --------------- X-MEN: APOCALYPSE BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE SUICIDE SQUAD THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN MONEY MONSTER SULLY THE LEGEND OF TARZAN LONDON HAS FALLEN THE 5TH WAVE Nominated films I still intend to see: HACKSAW RIDGE A MONSTER CALLS NOCTURNAL ANIMALS Other films I intend to see: THE ACCOUNTANT ALLIED THE BFG CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: SWORD OF DESTINY DON'T THINK TWICE THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM THE FOUNDER FREE STATE OF JONES HIGH-RISE JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK THE LITTLE PRINCE MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI PETE'S DRAGON PASSENGERS PATERSON THE RED TURTLE THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS WARCRAFT ZOOTOPIA Nominated films I have no intention of seeing: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC ELLE FENCES FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS JACKIE LOVING SILENCE TONI ERDMANN 20TH CENTURY WOMEN Other eligible movies of 2016: THE ABOLITIONISTS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS THE MOVIE ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS ALMOST CHRISTMAS ALWAYS SHINE AMERICAN HONEY AMERICAN PASTORAL AMERICAN WRESTLER: THE WIZARD THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE ANTHROPOID APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD ARMENIA, MY LOVE ASSASSIN'S CREED AUDRIE & DAISY AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY AUTUMN LIGHTS BAD MOMS BAD SANTA 2 BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT BARRY BEAUTIFUL PAIN BEFORE THE FLOOD BEING 17 BELIEVE BEN-HUR A BIGGER SPLASH BILAL BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK THE BIRTH OF A NATION BLEED FOR THIS BORN TO BE BLUE THE BOSS THE BOY BRIDGET JONES'S BABY THE BRONZE BROTHER NATURE THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE CERTAIN WOMEN THE CHARNEL HOUSE CHEVALIER CHIEF ZABU THE CHOICE CHRISTINE CITIZEN SOLDIER CITY OF GOLD CLOSET MONSTER COLLATERAL BEAUTY THE COMEDIAN COMPLETE UNKNOWN CONFESSIONS OF A WOMANIZER THE CONJURING 2 CREATIVE CONTROL CRIMINAL CROSSCURRENT DANCER DARK HORSE DEEPWATER HORIZON DEMOLITION DENIAL DESIERTO DOG EAT DOG DON'T BREATHE DREAMLAND THE DRESSMAKER THE EAGLE HUNTRESS EAT THAT QUESTION - FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS ECHO PARK EDDIE THE EAGLE EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO ELVIS & NIXON EQUITY EVERYTHING IS COPY - NORA EPHRON: SCRIPTED & UNSCRIPTED EYE IN THE SKY THE FINEST HOURS FIRE AT SEA THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY THE FITS FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE FLOYD NORMAN: AN ANIMATED LIFE THE FOREST FROM AFAR FRONT COVER THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CARING GENIUS GIMME DANGER GIRL ASLEEP THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN GLEASON GOLD GREATER GREEN ROOM THE HANDMAIDEN HANDS OF STONE HARDCORE HENRY HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS HILLSONG - LET HOPE RISE THE HOLLARS A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING HOW TO BE SINGLE HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN'T CHANGE HUNT FOR THE WILDER PEOPLE I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO I, DANIEL BLAKE I SAW THE LIGHT ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE INDIGNATION INFERNO THE INVITATION IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET ITHACA JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY JULIETA KEANU KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES KICKS THE KIND WORDS KINGSGLAIVE FINAL FANTASY XV KNIGHT OF CUPS KRISHA LAND OF MINE LANDFILL HARMONIC LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT L'ATTESA THE LEGEND OF BEN HALL THE LENNON REPORT LIFE, ANIMATED LIFE ON THE LINE THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS LIGHTS OUT LITTLE MEN LIVE BY NIGHT LONDON ROAD LONG WAY NORTH LOUDER THAN BOMBS LOVE & FRIENDSHIP THE LOVE WITCH MS DHONI - AN UNTOLD STORY MAMA MAGGIE'S PLAN A MAN CALLED OVE MAN DOWN THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY MASCOTS MAX ROSE ME BEFORE YOU THE MEASURE OF A MAN THE MEDDLER MEN & CHICKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE MIFUNE: THE LAST SAMURAI MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES MILES AHEAD MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN MISS HOKUSAI MISS SHARON JONES! MISS SLOANE MR. CHURCH MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK THE MONKEY KING 2 MORGAN MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS MUNE THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 MY GOLDEN DAYS NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING THE NEON DEMON NERUDA NEVER SURRENDER NINA NO LETTING GO NOW YOU SEE ME 2 O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA OFF THE RAILS OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE 100 YEARS: ONE WOMAN'S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE ORDINARY WORLD OTHER PEOPLE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENANT OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL OUR KIND OF TRAITOR OUR LAST TANGO OUR LITTLE SISTER OUTLAWS AND ANGELS PATRIOTS DAY PELE: BIRTH OF A LEGEND PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY PHANTOM BOY THE PHENOM PO POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW PRICELESS PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR QUEEN MIMI QUEEN OF KATWE RACE THE RED PILL THE REMAKE REPARATION RIDE ALONG 2 RISEN RULES DON'T APPLY THE SALESMAN SARBJIT SHADOW WORLD THE SHALLOWS THE SIEGE OF JADOTVILLE SILICON COWBOYS SILVER SKIES SING SNOWTIME! SOLD SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU SOUTHWEST OF SALEM: THE STORY OF THE SAN ANTONIO FOUR SPA NIGHT STORKS SUMMERTIME SUNSET SONG SWORN VIRGIN A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS TALLULAH TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS 10 DAYS IN A MADHOUSE THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST - MALIAN MUSIC IN EXILE THINGS TO COME 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI 13TH 37 TOO LATE TOUCHED WITH FIRE TOWER TROLLS 25 APRIL TWO WEEKS TO GO THE UNCONDEMNED VALLEY OF LOVE VEERAM-MACBETH VIGILANTE DIARIES WAR DOGS WE ARE X WEINER WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT WHITE GIRL WHY HIM? WIENER-DOG THE WITCH WITHIN WOLVES AT THE DOOR THE YOUNG MESSIAH YOUR NAME ZERO DAYS ZOOLANDER 2

themetfairy Jan 24 2017 12:34 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Reconsider seeing Florence Foster Jenkins - it was very entertaining.

seawolf17 Jan 24 2017 02:33 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Ooh, I love Vic's list each year. Movies I saw, in vague-ish order of preference: ZOOTOPIA ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY GHOSTBUSTERS FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS MOANA CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR SING

sharpie Jan 24 2017 02:37 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

I count 16 movies I've seen this year. Top 10 would be (not necessarily in this order)" MOONLIGHT ELLE FENCES TONI ERDMANN MANCHESTER BY THE SEA LA LA LAND THE LOBSTER ARRIVAL HELL OR HIGH WATER HAIL, CAESAR! Other than FANTASTIC BEASTS, I generally liked the rest of them as well: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME! BORN TO BE BLUE MAGGIE'S PLAN LOVE & FRIENDSHIP LOVING FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Benjamin Grimm Jan 24 2017 02:42 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

I think that these are the only ones I saw. (And I saw 10 Cloverfield Lane on TV, not in a theater, by the way.) 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR DEADPOOL DOCTOR STRANGE HAIL, CAESAR! SUICIDE SQUAD X-MEN: APOCALYPSE I enjoyed the Marvel movies more than those from DC, except for Deadpool, which was a chore to sit through.

Vic Sage Jan 24 2017 02:52 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 27 2017 09:39 AM

themetfairy wrote: Reconsider seeing Florence Foster Jenkins - it was very entertaining. ok, i'm reconsidering it. And now, after reconsidering it, i'm still not going to see it. I have an image in my mind of wild horses trying, unsuccessfully, to drag me into a theater to see it, but i triumph!

Frayed Knot Jan 24 2017 02:58 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Wow, I saw a whopping 20 movies released in 2016 (quite high for me) even though many of them were seen just recently via cable and/or DVD In rough order of goodness, although that bottom section are essentially just interchangeable versions of 'Meh' that could go in pretty much any order HELL OR HIGH WATER - loved it the first time (theater) and even more the second (DVD) LA LA LAND - I'm not quite as over the moon as some, but very good ————————— CAPTAIN FANTASTIC - odd story well told, and the rare feat of having multiple child actors that I didn't want to strangle A MAN CALLED OVE - well-done version of the popular book which, by coincidence, I finished on the day this became available on disc. yes, it's in Swedish SING STREET - Irish music movie where I almost needed the subtitles as much as the Swedish film above ——————————- HAIL, CAESAR! - those goofy Coen boys get some good performances out of Clooney, Brolin, Swinton (x2) MANCHESTER BY THE SEA - well done but geez is it depressing SULLY - just watched it last night and found it better than I expected. (spoiler alert: Tom Hanks plays the hero) THE NICE GUYS - silly fun with R. Crowe and R. Gosling WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT - silly fun with Tina F. - albeit during a war and shit I SAW THE LIGHT - as bio-pics go it wasn't bad MIDNIGHT SPECIAL - Well done but, like this guy's other movie w/Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) I don't get where he's going with them A BIGGER SPLASH - Ralph Fiennes plays a music industry asshole, then things happen around him ——————————- ——————————- MONEY MONSTER - George Clooney solves the financial crisis in a matter of hours ... and with a gun pointed at his head no less DEEPWATER HORIZON - the better of the two Peter/Wahl Berg flicks (see also: Day, Patriots) THE BOSS - Melissa McCarthy being Melissa McCarthy PATRIOTS DAY - not sure if it wanted to be a procedural, a documentary, a tearjerker, a fundraiser, a flag-waver - so wound up as a confused slice of each RACE - a cookie-cutter-like bio like that Jackie Robinson one from a year or two ago, only not even that good 13 HOURS - I guess it gives a reasonable account of when things went sideways in Benghazi, but mostly just a lot of shit blows up EDDIE THE EAGLE - pretty much a waste

Ashie62 Jan 24 2017 07:25 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

I had hoped that Jim Jarmusch's "Paterson" might get something. Amazon bought the movie. Released 12/28

Frayed Knot Jan 27 2017 08:12 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

btw, Lin-Manual Miranda is up for the song "How Far I'll Go" from MOANA, which is significant in that, if he wins, it'll make him part of the exclusive 'EGOT' club designating those who have won an EMMY, a GRAMMY (2 in his case), an OSCAR, and a TONY (3). He also has a Pulitzer (PEGOT?). But don't feel too bad, it will have taken him nearly nine years to accomplish all that so he's practically a slacker.

Ceetar Jan 27 2017 08:24 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Frayed Knot wrote: btw, Lin-Manual Miranda is up for the song "How Far I'll Go" from MOANA, which is significant in that, if he wins, it'll make him part of the exclusive 'EGOT' club designating those who have won an EMMY, a GRAMMY (2 in his case), an OSCAR, and a TONY (3). He also has a Pulitzer (PEGOT?). But don't feel too bad, it will have taken him nearly nine years to accomplish all that so he's practically a slacker. I believe he'd be the youngest to achieve it.

themetfairy Jan 27 2017 08:34 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

BTW, if you are wondering what Lin-Manuel's Emmy award is for, check this out. It's legen- wait for it - dary! [youtube:f5aerikl]R0cK6lkfgHI[/youtube:f5aerikl]

Ashie62 Feb 26 2017 09:28 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Sorry Casey, it aint Manchester's night! Other than that I consider Viola Davis a lock. Denzel if for no other reason Cesey A looks like a serial assgraber.

MFS62 Feb 26 2017 03:24 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

themetfairy wrote: BTW, if you are wondering what Lin-Manuel's Emmy award is for, check this out. It's legen- wait for it - dary! [youtube]R0cK6lkfgHI[/youtube] Just shut the award shows down and just give Neil Patrick Harris any awards he wants. I enjoyed that. Thank you. Later

Frayed Knot Feb 26 2017 03:37 PM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Yeah, C. Affleck's past transgressions for alleged harassment issues (settled two cases out of court) may just be enough to lose the award that seemed like it's been his for about four months now. No real clear-cut favorite if it's not him though. And, yes, Viola is a lock as putting her in the Supporting Actress category seemed to be designed to do just a year after #OscarSoWhite Supporting Actor goes to Mehershala Ali Picture/Director - LaLaLand walks away with both Screenplays: Adapted is probably the big nod that ARRIVAL gets Original does the same for HELL OR HIGH WATER Oh yeah, and Emma Stone wins big. I rarely see even half of the movies/actors nominated, but I'm never wrong about these things except when I am.

Frayed Knot Feb 27 2017 06:11 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

This just in: the Cleveland Indians were the actual winners of the 2016 World Series.

sharpie Feb 27 2017 07:07 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Went to bed right after Fay Dunaway read the wrong movie so I missed the final drama. Good result, though.

MFS62 Feb 27 2017 07:34 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Obligatory movie analogy- If there had been a mix-up like that with the envelopes at Don Corleone's daughter's wedding, the person who did it would be wearing cement shoes at the bottom of the river by now. Later

sharpie Feb 27 2017 07:37 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Yeah, how does stuff like that even happen. And who discovered it? The accountants?

Frayed Knot Feb 27 2017 07:58 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

sharpie wrote: Went to bed right after Fay Dunaway read the wrong movie so I missed the final drama. Same here. how does stuff like that even happen. And who discovered it? The accountants? Duplicate envelopes is apparently the answer -- Dunaway & Beatty were handed a copy of the Emma Stone - Best Actress card and saw 'LA LA LAND' mentioned. But if the idea is to keep everyone in the dark about the winner -- I guess so as to maintain 'The Big Reveal' even among the presenters -- it's obvious that someone had to know and it seems odd that they'd keep a couple of the accountants backstage there just in case something that couldn't possibly happen actually happens. And if someone is going to know anyway then you might as well clue the presenters in before they go out there just to avoid something like this. They are actors after all and so you figure they can fake surprise as well as anyone.

Ashie62 Feb 27 2017 10:04 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Hollywood, those fine arbiters of taste and integrity. Reveal the winner with an executive order maybe,

Ceetar Feb 27 2017 10:08 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Frayed Knot wrote: how does stuff like that even happen. And who discovered it? The accountants? Duplicate envelopes is apparently the answer -- Dunaway & Beatty were handed a copy of the Emma Stone - Best Actress card and saw 'LA LA LAND' mentioned. But if the idea is to keep everyone in the dark about the winner -- I guess so as to maintain 'The Big Reveal' even among the presenters -- it's obvious that someone had to know and it seems odd that they'd keep a couple of the accountants backstage there just in case something that couldn't possibly happen actually happens. And if someone is going to know anyway then you might as well clue the presenters in before they go out there just to avoid something like this. They are actors after all and so you figure they can fake surprise as well as anyone. I'm sure they're ultimately fine with the 'any press is good press' angle of it. Otherwise couldn't they have just said nothing and let the 'wrong' film win and move on?

Benjamin Grimm Feb 27 2017 11:01 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

Going with the "cover up" option is almost always the wrong choice.

Frayed Knot Mar 02 2017 06:55 AM Re: Oh Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2017 Version)

A theatre in London showed the opening half minute or so of LA LA LAND to an audience who paid to see MOONLIGHT before 'realizing' their mistake in and switching to the correct film after some mock fumbling and apologies. Now THAT'S funny!