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My only conciliation is that Douchedog is absent from the best acting categories.
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| -*** Official 2009 Academy Awards Thread 2 *** |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 09:19 PM |
#0 |
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Wow! |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:20 PM |
#1 |
| -
Okay who is? |
stewartcolbert08 |
Feb-22-09 09:22 PM |
#2 |
  -
He was one of the nominees |
bigwillq |
Feb-22-09 09:25 PM |
#7 |
| -
I have never seen him before! |
stewartcolbert08 |
Feb-22-09 09:57 PM |
#95 |
| -
The Tom Cruise/Jimmy Kimmel ad was pretty funny. |
Hello_Kitty |
Feb-22-09 09:23 PM |
#3 |
| -
Cruise looked very handsome there! (And I usually can't get past the whacked.) |
WinkyDink |
Feb-22-09 09:25 PM |
#6 |
| -
Agreed on both counts! |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:25 PM |
#9 |
| -
I was in the bathroom. Are they talking about editing? nt |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:24 PM |
#4 |
| -
Oh. Action movies. Never mind. nt |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:25 PM |
#11 |
| -
another genre tribute? wtf? |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 09:24 PM |
#5 |
| -
I've been waiting for that. Usually it's on fairly early. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:25 PM |
#8 |
| -
yeah, i sure hope these genre tributes aren't the new thing |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 09:26 PM |
#12 |
| -
If Peter Gabriel doesn't get the song Oscar |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:25 PM |
#10 |
| -
He won't be performing, unfortunately. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:26 PM |
#13 |
| -
But Beyonce could get up there and harp for 10 minutes. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:27 PM |
#16 |
| -
I think he was in the right. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:28 PM |
#17 |
| -
Humph. After Gabriel throwing a hissy fit |
Lyric |
Feb-22-09 09:29 PM |
#22 |
| -
He's back in? |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:30 PM |
#24 |
| -
He's not performing. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:32 PM |
#28 |
| -
Visual Effects... |
Scooter24 |
Feb-22-09 09:26 PM |
#14 |
| -
Visual effects: Benjamin Button |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:27 PM |
#15 |
| -
so the academy thought a man aging backwards looked more believable |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 09:28 PM |
#18 |
| -
and BOOM goes the dynamite |
fishwax |
Feb-22-09 09:28 PM |
#19 |
| -
That was great. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:33 PM |
#31 |
| -
totally agree about the genre tributes |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Feb-22-09 09:29 PM |
#20 |
| -
Sound editing: Dark Knight |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:29 PM |
#21 |
| -
Finally a category Slumdog or Benjamin Button can't steal. |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:30 PM |
#23 |
| -
I have The Dark Knight. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:31 PM |
#25 |
| -
And I missed! |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:32 PM |
#27 |
| -
Sound mixing: Slumdog Millionaire |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:31 PM |
#26 |
| -
Oh for the love of.... |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:32 PM |
#29 |
| -
It won Best Animated Feature. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:33 PM |
#32 |
| -
Not enough I say! |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:34 PM |
#35 |
| -
It was my favorite film of the last year. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:39 PM |
#49 |
| -
So is Milk, sadly. |
Lyric |
Feb-22-09 09:34 PM |
#33 |
| -
It got Original Screenplay |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:35 PM |
#36 |
| -
yes , and i am also surprised that |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Feb-22-09 09:35 PM |
# |
| -
I like Langella for actor. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:38 PM |
#47 |
| -
This is a HARD year for actor. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:41 PM |
#54 |
| -
Milk isn't the kind of film that gets postproduction awards. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:37 PM |
#42 |
| -
Tell that to "Good Night and Good Luck"! |
Lyric |
Feb-22-09 09:39 PM |
#48 |
| -
We'll watch 'em side by side sometime. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:42 PM |
#56 |
| -
Oh, I know. I'm just fondling old resentments. |
Lyric |
Feb-22-09 09:43 PM |
#58 |
| -
Oh, hell. On that one they were just waiting for the whole trilogy to be out |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:45 PM |
#62 |
| -
This LOTR nerd says |
Withywindle |
Feb-23-09 02:27 AM |
#196 |
| -
I can forgive that, I suppose. (WTF, Ron Howard, that hack) |
Withywindle |
Feb-23-09 02:18 AM |
#194 |
| -
although it certainly deserved its nomination for editing |
fishwax |
Feb-22-09 09:40 PM |
#53 |
| -
The Academy seems to go for flash and jump-cuts |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:44 PM |
#61 |
| -
F*ck this, let the other movies get the technical awards |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 09:33 PM |
#30 |
| -
What does it say about the Best Picture category |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:34 PM |
#34 |
| -
it's because there are some movies who will NEVER be nominated for Best Picture |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 09:39 PM |
#50 |
| -
So true. nt |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:48 PM |
#69 |
| -
Slumdog Millionaire for technical? Really? |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:36 PM |
#40 |
| -
Film editing: Slumdog Millionaire |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:35 PM |
#37 |
| -
Me too, just not Slumdog. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:37 PM |
#44 |
| -
Did you see the chase scene through the Mumbai slum? |
aaronbees |
Feb-22-09 09:46 PM |
#65 |
| -
This is bullshit. nt |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:35 PM |
#38 |
| -
Grr |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:35 PM |
#39 |
| -
The underdog that is not an underdog. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:36 PM |
#41 |
| -
Tropic Thunder!!?? HAHA. |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 09:37 PM |
#43 |
| -
They must have taken all their profits |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:38 PM |
#46 |
| -
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Everyone was saying SDM was going to win |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:37 PM |
#45 |
| -
Definitely takes the anticipation out of things. When the presenters start saying all but, |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 09:40 PM |
#51 |
| -
I'd like to see The Reader or Benjamin Button win. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:40 PM |
#52 |
| -
The Reader gives me the creeps. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:42 PM |
#55 |
| -
I don't think Seth Rogan and Judd Aptow liked it either (hope I spelled the |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Feb-22-09 09:46 PM |
#64 |
| -
I still picked Kate Winslet for Best Actress, |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:49 PM |
#72 |
| -
I absolutely adore Kate |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Feb-22-09 09:56 PM |
#91 |
| -
Exactly |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:44 PM |
#60 |
| -
Slumdog was highly overrated. |
bigwillq |
Feb-22-09 09:46 PM |
#63 |
| -
Honestly, I'd never even heard of it before the lead up to the Oscars... |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:46 PM |
#66 |
| -
self delete |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:52 PM |
#78 |
| -
It's just a fantasy about poverty, isn't it? |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:47 PM |
#67 |
| -
I totally agree.... |
gblady |
Feb-22-09 09:52 PM |
#76 |
| -
That asshole Jerry Lewis |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:43 PM |
#57 |
| -
Tell that to Jerry's Orphans. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:43 PM |
#59 |
| -
A lot of disability advocates don't like the way he infantilizes |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:48 PM |
#68 |
| -
OFGS, like anyone else is taking up the slack?? HE is preventing MD sufferers from working?? |
WinkyDink |
Feb-22-09 09:50 PM |
#73 |
| -
Some people complain for damned good reasons. |
Lyric |
Feb-22-09 10:02 PM |
#109 |
| -
And what of them, that you know? Because you must not have heard the part of the $2 BILLION his |
WinkyDink |
Feb-22-09 09:48 PM |
#70 |
| -
See #68. YMMV. nt |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:49 PM |
#71 |
| -
I don't see the connection between complaints of "workers with him" and "infantalizing." |
WinkyDink |
Feb-22-09 09:51 PM |
#74 |
| -
That he is contributing to stereotypes that prevent such things. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:52 PM |
#77 |
| -
Button better win for score. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:51 PM |
#75 |
| -
I like Wall-E |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:53 PM |
#79 |
| -
Come on...at least give WALL-E best soundtrack....assholes. nt |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:53 PM |
#80 |
| -
Ok...that's it....I'm going to cut this off....I don't think I can take this anymore. |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 09:54 PM |
#83 |
| -
Sorry. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:55 PM |
#84 |
| -
The music in Wall-E was great!! Slumdog is just running away with this. They should just hang a |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 09:55 PM |
#87 |
| -
Shit is rigged |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:54 PM |
#81 |
| -
I'm confused. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:55 PM |
#85 |
| -
Seriously |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:56 PM |
#88 |
| -
Best original song: Jai Ho/Slumdog Millionaire |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:01 PM |
# |
| -
For Chrissakes, WallE, Button AND Milk were better. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:55 PM |
#86 |
| -
You know whats coming |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:56 PM |
#90 |
| -
WALL-E's score is gorgeous |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 09:57 PM |
#92 |
| -
Gabriel will probably lose song to this as well. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 09:56 PM |
#89 |
| -
I hope not. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:57 PM |
#93 |
| -
The songs from slumdog are just like every other bollywood songs |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 10:00 PM |
#103 |
| -
Maybe the two DoucheDog songs will cancel themselves out? |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:01 PM |
#105 |
| -
Peter Gabriel and one of the Newman family are not good enough. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Feb-22-09 10:07 PM |
#132 |
| -
Throw someone else a bone at least. Make it a contest. |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 09:58 PM |
#99 |
| -
I've missed 5 now! |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 10:02 PM |
#110 |
| -
He did. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:02 PM |
#115 |
| -
Check in! |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 10:10 PM |
#141 |
| -
Something is definitely wrong here. |
IGotAName |
Feb-22-09 10:26 PM |
#180 |
| -
That's what I am thinking |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:28 PM |
#183 |
| -
Score: Slumdog Millionaire |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 09:54 PM |
#82 |
| -
Who's the girl in the pretty pink dress..? (presenting) |
SoCalDem |
Feb-22-09 09:57 PM |
#94 |
| -
Alicia Keys |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:57 PM |
#97 |
| -
Are you talking about |
stewartcolbert08 |
Feb-22-09 09:58 PM |
#98 |
| -
She looks so grown-up and polished |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 09:58 PM |
#100 |
| -
Yes she is:) |
SoCalDem |
Feb-22-09 09:58 PM |
#101 |
| -
My official "FUCK YOU OSCARS" COmment for not nominating Bruce Springsteen. |
MadBadger |
Feb-22-09 09:57 PM |
#96 |
| -
agreed |
fishwax |
Feb-22-09 10:03 PM |
#116 |
| -
agree! What was up with that? |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Feb-22-09 10:04 PM |
#120 |
| -
Well obviously that wouldnt have fit into their cheesy musical number! |
MadBadger |
Feb-22-09 10:05 PM |
#127 |
| -
Seeing as Slumdog had a lock since day one, why the hell didn't they at least give him a nod? |
FVZA_Colonel |
Feb-22-09 10:04 PM |
#121 |
| -
agreed. |
lavenderdiva |
Feb-22-09 10:04 PM |
#125 |
| -
I know. nt |
IGotAName |
Feb-22-09 10:26 PM |
#181 |
| -
Another fucking boring production number! |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 09:59 PM |
#102 |
| -
again, I agree |
merh |
Feb-22-09 10:01 PM |
#106 |
| -
They just don't translate to television. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 10:03 PM |
#118 |
| -
Heck, that first "the musical is back" conglomeration |
merh |
Feb-22-09 10:09 PM |
#140 |
| -
I hope slumdog wins for best song |
fishwax |
Feb-22-09 10:01 PM |
#104 |
| -
It's all your fault! |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 10:02 PM |
#111 |
| -
I'd be happy to take responsibility for that |
fishwax |
Feb-22-09 10:03 PM |
#119 |
| -
This should be called, "The Slumdog Millionaire Talent and PR Commercial" not the Academy Awards. |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 10:03 PM |
#117 |
| -
Right on. |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:04 PM |
#124 |
| -
I'm glad it won. |
aaronbees |
Feb-22-09 10:06 PM |
#130 |
| -
WTF |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:01 PM |
#107 |
| -
I concur. WTF |
AbbeyRoad |
Feb-22-09 10:04 PM |
#122 |
| -
Check in! |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 10:10 PM |
#142 |
| -
Bull ass poopy shit crap. |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 10:01 PM |
#108 |
| -
Yeah well, I don't LOVE your stupid movie. nt |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 10:02 PM |
#112 |
| -
Come on, throw something else a bone! |
FVZA_Colonel |
Feb-22-09 10:02 PM |
#113 |
| -
OK the production number for the 3 songs totally sucked and so did the song |
yellowdogintexas |
Feb-22-09 10:02 PM |
#114 |
| -
I agree that the production number sucked, but |
fishwax |
Feb-22-09 10:06 PM |
#128 |
| -
"Jai Ho" is an amazing song |
Scooter24 |
Feb-22-09 10:04 PM |
#123 |
| -
Someone answer me this question about Slumdog Millionaire... |
LynneSin |
Feb-22-09 10:04 PM |
#126 |
| -
They show the characters in Slumdog |
bigwillq |
Feb-22-09 10:08 PM |
#134 |
| -
remember when the third Lord of the Rings movie won every single thing it |
yellowdogintexas |
Feb-22-09 10:08 PM |
#137 |
| -
For what it's worth, it did land best ensemble acting... |
aaronbees |
Feb-22-09 10:14 PM |
#154 |
| -
"All my life I've had a choice between love and hate... I chose love." A R Rahman |
Zuiderelle |
Feb-22-09 10:06 PM |
#129 |
| -
Best Foreign Language Film: Departures (Japan) |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:07 PM |
#131 |
| -
Me neither. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 10:08 PM |
#136 |
| -
Presenters should act like it's Being John Malkovich. "Slumdog, slumdog slumdog slumdog. Slum Dog." |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 10:07 PM |
#133 |
| -
can we go to a Thread #3? |
lavenderdiva |
Feb-22-09 10:08 PM |
#135 |
| -
I'm down with it. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:13 PM |
#150 |
| -
WHERE IS THE IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE? |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:08 PM |
#138 |
| -
This is it with Queen Latifah. n/t. |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 10:11 PM |
#143 |
| -
now? |
MadBadger |
Feb-22-09 10:11 PM |
#144 |
| -
Oh. Good. They heard me. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:11 PM |
#147 |
| -
Heath gets the most applause, I bet. |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 10:12 PM |
#148 |
| -
Id guess Paul Newman |
MadBadger |
Feb-22-09 10:14 PM |
#152 |
| -
I didn't even see Heath. Was he in it? |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 10:16 PM |
#160 |
| -
No, he wasnt. |
MadBadger |
Feb-22-09 10:18 PM |
#170 |
| -
I would have liked more for Paul Scofield and Stan Winston. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:14 PM |
#153 |
| -
Yeah, Paul Scofield, not like he was a master at his craft or anything. |
Darth_Kitten |
Feb-22-09 10:23 PM |
#177 |
| -
Yeah, that Paul Scofield. What a hack. |
leftyclimber |
Feb-23-09 12:26 AM |
#191 |
| -
I think they showed Heath last year. |
bigwillq |
Feb-22-09 10:16 PM |
#158 |
| -
I remember now. I'm getting old! |
6000eliot |
Feb-22-09 10:17 PM |
#164 |
| -
Did they not include him? I didn't see him. |
Parker CA |
Feb-22-09 10:16 PM |
#159 |
| -
They did not. nt |
Genevieve |
Feb-22-09 10:17 PM |
#165 |
| -
No. |
bigwillq |
Feb-22-09 10:18 PM |
#172 |
| -
No Anita Page? |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Feb-23-09 02:20 AM |
#195 |
| -
Anyone know what Will Smith's pendent meant? |
zulchzulu |
Feb-22-09 10:08 PM |
#139 |
| -
Oh my god she is beautiful |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:11 PM |
#145 |
| -
get ready for tears |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Feb-22-09 10:11 PM |
#146 |
| -
Paul Newman |
Hello_Kitty |
Feb-22-09 10:15 PM |
#156 |
| -
yep I teared up over that one too nt |
yellowdogintexas |
Feb-22-09 10:20 PM |
#174 |
| -
This is nice. Retrospective of people who have died. |
Hello_Kitty |
Feb-22-09 10:13 PM |
#149 |
| -
I always found this kind of distasteful.... |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 10:13 PM |
#151 |
| -
It is kind of like a graduation ceremony |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:16 PM |
#157 |
| -
Was Heath Ledger not listed? or did they show him while the camera was zoomed out? |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 10:16 PM |
#161 |
| -
I didn't see him... nt |
Phoonzang |
Feb-22-09 10:17 PM |
#163 |
| -
that's f*cked up |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 10:20 PM |
#175 |
| -
You're right about Carlin. |
bigwillq |
Feb-22-09 10:24 PM |
#179 |
| -
ah, i stand corrected then |
charlie and algernon |
Feb-22-09 10:29 PM |
#184 |
| -
Did he die just before last year's oscars? |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 10:23 PM |
#176 |
| -
Yes. |
bigwillq |
Feb-22-09 10:24 PM |
#178 |
| -
Why are they doing it this way? it's almost impossible to see the names |
crispini |
Feb-22-09 10:15 PM |
#155 |
| -
Really? I had no trouble. |
Hello_Kitty |
Feb-22-09 10:17 PM |
#162 |
| -
i agree -- that's one of many production elements that have been off tonight |
fishwax |
Feb-22-09 10:17 PM |
#166 |
| -
Attempting to be *modern,* i presume. |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:18 PM |
#169 |
| -
yeah it's like they forgot that not EVERYONE has a 48 inch TV! |
yellowdogintexas |
Feb-22-09 10:18 PM |
#173 |
| -
I agree |
zulchzulu |
Feb-22-09 10:18 PM |
#171 |
| -
****Lets move to part 3 for the "big 4"**** |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-22-09 10:17 PM |
#167 |
| -
Part 3 here |
leftyclimber |
Feb-22-09 10:17 PM |
#168 |
| -
In a suprise move, Slumdog wins Best Actor and Actress! |
nytemare |
Feb-22-09 10:27 PM |
#182 |
| -
There are way too many ugly people in the audience |
sniffa |
Feb-22-09 10:30 PM |
#185 |
| -
LMAO |
stewartcolbert08 |
Feb-22-09 10:58 PM |
#189 |
| -
Okay Sophia Loren |
stewartcolbert08 |
Feb-22-09 10:31 PM |
#186 |
| -
I agree... |
Scooter24 |
Feb-22-09 10:33 PM |
#187 |
| -
Almost creepy! Poor thing. |
stewartcolbert08 |
Feb-22-09 10:37 PM |
#188 |
| -
Perhaps, but she has acting chops. |
Darth_Kitten |
Feb-22-09 11:03 PM |
#190 |
| -
no no! He should have shampooed his hair! |
stewartcolbert08 |
Feb-23-09 12:52 AM |
#193 |
| -
she looked embalmed |
Skittles |
Feb-23-09 12:46 AM |
#192 |
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