OT: Oscar Open Thread
I know there are some film buff around here (if anyone's hanging out in the off-season...it's been kinda bleak...), so those that are following along, want to comment on movies or awards, or react can go here. And your picks, if you have any. Mine-
| Picture | The King's Speech |
| Director | The King's Speech |
| Actor | Colin Firth |
| Actress | Natalie Portman |
| Supporting Actor | Christian Bale |
| Support. Actress | Melissa Leo |
| Animated Feature | Toy Story 3 |
| Art Direction | The King's Speech |
| Cinematography | True Grit |
| Costume Design | The King's Speech |
| Documentary | Exit Thru Gift Shop |
| Short Document. | Strangers No More |
| Film Editing | The Social Network |
| Foreign Film | In a Better World |
| Makeup | The Wolfman |
| Music (score) | The King's Speech |
| Music (song) | We Belong Together |
| Animated Short | Madagascar |
| Live Action Short | God of Love |
| Sound Editing | Inception |
| Sound Mixing | Inception |
| Visual Effects | Inception |
| Adap. Screenplay | The Social Network |
| Orig. Screenplay | The King's Speech |
Director and Supporting Actress seem iffy among the big categories. Art/Costume could go to Alice. The minor short film/foreign/doc seem as open as they've ever been. And it's been awhile since the favorite has actually swept the tech sound/sound/visual awards. So we'll see...
February 27th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
I think Fincher is going to get it for The Social Network.
February 27th, 2011 at 8:11 PM ^
He's the favorite. But it goes too much against history with the DGAs, and Best Pic winner hasn't taken director only 6 times. But this could be 7.
February 27th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
It might just win the pool for me. ;-)
February 27th, 2011 at 8:12 PM ^
Does anyone know where I can find a live stream of the ceremony?
I can't tell if the Oscars official site will broadcast the ceremony itself or just backstage stuff (I'm guessing just backstage stuff). I'm a pretty big noob about hunting down live TV streams.
February 27th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
Natalie Portman had a great year in 2010.
Also, she raps:
February 27th, 2011 at 8:26 PM ^
Best Picture: Social Network
Best Actor: Colin Firth
Best Actress: Natalie Portman
Best supporting actor: Christian Bale
Best supporting actress: Melissa Leo
Best Adapted Screenplay: Social Network
Best original screenplay: King's Speech
Best Animated: Toy Story 3
February 27th, 2011 at 8:39 PM ^
I forgot it has all this Anne Hathaway...
February 27th, 2011 at 8:41 PM ^
I love back to the future. I know a lot of people say Forrest Gump is Zemeckis's best film, but back to the future will always be my favorite.
February 27th, 2011 at 8:44 PM ^
Titanic...
February 27th, 2011 at 8:46 PM ^
first upset of the night. I thought inception had art direction wrapped up.
February 27th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
kurt douglas is the man
February 27th, 2011 at 9:01 PM ^
It's funny. They brought in young hosts to reach a younger audience, when all they needed to do was reanimate Kirk Douglas.
February 27th, 2011 at 8:59 PM ^
I'm rewatching the UCONN game instead of the Oscars.
February 27th, 2011 at 9:02 PM ^
That would have been 4 down, game over (acting worth 2 points).
February 27th, 2011 at 9:21 PM ^
Does any one get what Justin Timberlake was joking about?
February 27th, 2011 at 9:27 PM ^
That was about a guy named Banksy -- who creates subversive, politically tinged art in public spaces. He keeps his identity under wraps, so the joke was that JT is actually Banksy. Not that funny.
I didn't get her joke about how he "missed a spot" on the animation. Did anyone get that?
February 27th, 2011 at 9:22 PM ^
ta ta's .... tattoo or stick on? Very distracting
February 27th, 2011 at 9:23 PM ^
This is thread-worthy. Let's make it happen.
February 27th, 2011 at 9:23 PM ^
Are distracting.
February 27th, 2011 at 9:29 PM ^
I may have to do some further in depth investigation.
February 27th, 2011 at 10:07 PM ^
I'm watching Ghost Adventures that I DVR'd Friday. I'm DVRing the Oscars that way I can fast forward through all the crap and just watch the hotties and the folks who passed away...and say Oh, I didn't realize he/she died last year. It boils down to the fact that I am still bitter about the 1981 Best picture going to "Chariots of Fire" over "Raiders of The Lost Ark". Anyone with an IQ of two can tell you which of those two movies is better.
February 27th, 2011 at 10:07 PM ^
It's funny how these millinonaire celebrities give themselves award after award. Im proud of them. They dont get enough attention.
February 27th, 2011 at 10:34 PM ^
I'm just happy my mans Christian Bale finally won one.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:01 AM ^
Finally? This is the first time he's been nominated for an Oscar and he's only 37 years old. It's not like he's on the downside of his career.
February 27th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
Anne Hathaway was excellent but oh my, James Franco was painful to watch. He was so stiff.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:41 AM ^
I saw them interviewing him in the green room before the show started and he looked nervous, but I figured he was just being coy for the camera. Then the show started and you saw how visibly uncomfortable he looked out there and it was clear that he was out of his league with this gig.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:13 PM ^
I honest to god thought he was stoned.
February 27th, 2011 at 11:53 PM ^
robbery. the social network was definitely the best film of this year, and one of the best of the decade.