NationStates Jolt Archive

Why or why not? Any films you're rooting for? Do you think Ellen DeGeneres is doing a good job?

But more importantly.. Does the Valentino gown make me look fat?

No. And it's not the gown that makes you look fat--it's your ass. ;)

No. I have better things to do with my time.

there seems to be way too many awards ceremonies recently. i have to say the worst thing about getting cable has been the fact the my flatmate's favourite channel is now E! and she watches all the awards ceremonies and that playboy mansion show. luckily tonight top gear was on so i got to watch what i wanted for an hour cuz she likes that too.

No. And it's not the gown that makes you look fat--it's your ass. ;)

Bwah?!

And my publicist told me wearing Spanx (http://www.spanx.com/pls/enetrixp/!stmenu_template.main) would make me look thin.. :(

No care whatsoever. Why'd I'd have interest in what a bunch of presumptuous Hollywood idiots deem their favorite movies escapes me. The fact that Ellen is the host makes me care even less. That woman is beyond obnoxious.

No, not interested.

And it's not like I have better things to do really... it's just that I have worse things that I could avoid. Like the Oscars.

Nope. Couldn't care less.

I don't really care. Maybe if Randy Newman would actually sing his songs instead of having other singers sing them, I might listen to that specific part, but otherwise no.

I was watching mainly to see whether Gore was going to announce or not. They turned it into a joke with Leonardo DiCaprio instead. It was kinda crappy.

Also, why the hell wasn't The Fountain nominated for anything? It was a fantastic movie, IMHO, one of the best I've seen this year.

no i watch one once and find it boring

I'm watchin'

GO JENNIFER HUDSON! YOU GO GIRL, GO GO GO!!!!

Pan's Labyrinth should be named Best Picture, but I suppose best foreign language film will have to suffice.

+100 for giving the award to Alan Arkin.

Good choice in Allen Arkin.

And Wow, the director of Mad Max (George Miller) wins the animated feature award for Happy Feet.

It's a little hard t o when the lightning keeps knocking the satelite TV out. :(

Pan's Labyrinth should be named Best Picture, but I suppose best foreign language film will have to suffice.

+100 for giving the award to Alan Arkin.

It won best Makeup! Thats like, second to best picture.

I'm hoping Pan's Labryinth gets Best Foreign Language Film and Little Miss Sunshine gets Best Picture.

It's a little hard t o when the lightning keeps knocking the satelite TV out. :(

Get cable.

Cable pwns space junk TV.

I'm not watching it, but I'll check on it later. Who won best picture? I really hope it wasn't "The Departed", I went to see that over its reputation and was brutally disappointed.

inconsequently: Firefox 2.0 is doing wonders for my spelling.

I'm not, I just got home. My husband appears to be enthralled by it though.

Get cable.

Cable pwns space junk TV.

My satellite dish system has one significant advantage over Cable--on my satellite system, they ask you to pay extra for Fox News (along with all the Fox sports channels). I don't, so I don't have the channel. *nods*

I'm an actor, so I'm watching. I trust you'll all watch when I win mine? :D

I'm an actor, so I'm watching. I trust you'll all watch when I win mine? :D

I am pretty sure that's why hubby is watching.......I usually only watch when a really great movie comes out, but this year I am apathetic.

Are there any good musical guests expected?

A good muscial guest would get me to watch, but nothing else really would.

Snakes on a motherfucking plane made out of human bodies!!

Smunkee has a TG.

An Inconvinient Truth wins Best Documentary.
This Oscar fails

Psst. You misspelled "wins".

An Inconvinient Truth wins Best Documentary.
This Oscar fails

An Inconvinient Truth wins Best Documentary.
This Oscar fails

Why do people like you keep up the incessant whining about this movie?? Get the fuck over it!

Melissa Ethridge won, deservedly. And she kissed and thanked her wife - something the US needs to see and hear, as well.

Why do people like you keep up the incessant whining about this movie??

It makes it hard for them to pretend that their head isn't buried so deep in the sand.

An Inconvinient Truth wins Best Documentary.
This Oscar fails

Did it? Nice.

I came in just in time for Ennio Morricone's special Oscar, which was cool. I originally thought I'd score movies.




Instead I keep people from crossing in the back of shots.

Close enough, I guess...

Ah, the dead person clap off...touching and tacky at the same time...

Hey, Don Knotts died?

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

When did Mako die?


That ruined my whole evening...

I had forgotten about Peter Boyle :(

Go Helen Mirren!

I watched for a bit, and then got bored/sleepy. Ellen is funny, but not my favorite comedian.

I don't watch such reactionary entertainment.

Although, I'll give my support to Her Majesty.

Yay!!! Forest Whittaker!!!

EDIT: Great speech too!

Yay!!! Forest Whittaker!!!

Bird!

I've dug that guy since he played Charlie Parker.

I am also a huge fan of Peter O'Toole, and this seemed like the last chance to see him win, but I'll take this.

Marty!!!!!! Rock on!

Am I the only one who's a little creeped out by a shaved bald Jack Nicholson?

OMG!

JENNIFER HUDSON! FOREST WHITAKER! :D

Beyonce SO tried to upstage Jennifer when they sang. The bitch can't TOUCH Jennifer. Hoe.

The Departed wins the big one!

Am I the only one who's a little creeped out by a shaved bald Jack Nicholson?

It is a little creepy.

Yup, I'm hoping Letters from Iwo Jima will win best picture.

EDIT: It didn't win, the Oscars just ended.

It was just announced. the winner is The Departed.

Yup, I'm hoping Letters from Iwo Jima will win best picture.

EDIT: It didn't win, the Oscars just ended.

Good year. All but one of my predictions were right. heh

Good year. All but one of my predictions were right. heh

I got all but 2 right. I missed Best Supporting Actress, and Best Picture.

Am I the only one who's a little creeped out by a shaved bald Jack Nicholson?

Jack Nicholson is bald?

*huddles in corner, shaking with fear*

I didn't watch, as awards shows suck in general, but I'm glad Forest Whittaker won.

Aside from that, I really don't care.

It was just announced. the winner is The Departed.

Definately deserving though. Really the only movie out of the bunch I liked, although I haven't seen Blood Diamonds yet. It looks like it has potential.

Nope. No TV at home. Did not buy one since I figure that it is a big waste of time..on top of me wasting time otherwise.

I didn't watch, as awards shows suck in general, but I'm glad Forest Whittaker won.

Aside from that, I really don't care.
I'm with you on that. Forest is a damn fine actor, who's been overlooked and stuck doing supporting work for far too long. About time he was recognised.

Gotta feel sorry for this guy:
Kevin O'Connell is the Martin Scorsese of the sound mixing world.

The 49-year-old sound technician has never won on his previous 18 Oscar nominations - marking a record in the history of the Academy Awards.

But Mr O'Connell, now enjoying his 19th nomination, is not bitter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6393659.stm

And nope, he didn't win this year either. So that's now 19 nominations without a win.

No. Damn waste of time if you ask me..

I didnt like it. Clearly, the oscars are nothing but a political tool right now, and they have made it sure by getting Gore there and giving him so much screen time.

Lets see.

-The host was not funny. Poor jokes, stupid jokes, nothing original.
-Best suporting female role was a joke. They only gave it to her because they had to give some award to a black actor.
-Letters of Iwo Jima is a quite dull, uninspired and regular movie. Just because its in japanese doesnt change things much.
-Seinfeld jokes were pretty lame and couldnt be made in a worst time, when in the same show you have so much atention on "staying green" and protecting the enviroment.
-I fear for the american film industry when The Departed, which is a well made movie, but poor, gets the best award movie. Totaly undeserved and totaly political.
- What about Tom Cruise? The guy is suposed to introduce the award, yet he stays there holding the woman stealing the spotlight. The guy is crazy already.

Anyway, either I´ve grow up and the oscars doesnt apeal to me anymore, or they have become quite sucky. Even less time for the people to thank back, most of the actors and actress there are becoming really old and ugly, which means there is a lack for new good actors, and the show wasnt entertaining at all, like it was a few years ago.

The only thing I liked was the artists who made the sculptures made of people. Also, I never liked Leonardo DiCaprio that much, but this year, after Blood Diamont, The Departed and his apearance on the Oscars, I´ve grow to respect him.

Maybe we're not watching the same movie, but I didn't see all that much political stuff in The Departed.

Bwah?!

And my publicist told me wearing Spanx (http://www.spanx.com/pls/enetrixp/!stmenu_template.main) would make me look thin.. :(

Your publicist is a lying bastard.

Its because Scorsese had never got an Oscar. Now they made sure to give him both the Director´s award and the Best Movie award.

Its political. They felt shame, got three of the best directors out there and made them give him the golden "doll" like one of the winers said.

Its because Scorsese had never got an Oscar. Now they made sure to give him both the Director´s award and the Best Movie award.
Uh-huh.

Even if it is a poor reworking of Infernal Affairs.

-The host was not funny. Poor jokes, stupid jokes, nothing original.
To be fair, they're hardly going to have someone edgy and exciting presenting, so you can't expect much more than bland humour.
-Best suporting female role was a joke. They only gave it to her because they had to give some award to a black actor.
Colour me unsurprised - Hollywood's feeble attempt to prove they're not into stereotyping.
-Letters of Iwo Jima is a quite dull, uninspired and regular movie. Just because its in japanese doesnt change things much.
State of American audience (or rather Hollywood's attitude towards them): Anything slightly off-MOTR is viewed as amazing and fantastic. It's Hollywood pitiful attempt to show that they're international and edgy.
Also Clint's got a lot of clout in Hollywood (and money-making ability) these days, so of course they're going to toady up to him.
-I fear for the american film industry when The Departed, which is a well made movie, but poor, gets the best award movie. Totaly undeserved and totaly political.
When hasn't the main award been anything but political?
eg. LOTR III only won everything cause it bailed Miramax out. The pile of Oscars it won was Jackson's payback for having done so.
- What about Tom Cruise? The guy is suposed to introduce the award, yet he stays there holding the woman, stealing the spotlight. The guy is crazy already.
Let's face it: It's the closest the little guy's ever going to get to winning an Oscar himself. Let him have his time in the spotlight, the poor thing.

Not that I've never cared much about who got an Oscar and who didn't, it is a tragedy that Peter O'Toole has never gotten a real one. We should stage a coup. No prisoners!