83rd Annual Academy Awards Show: Discussion/Commentary

[Kira's Mom]

No Corey Haim?

Yeah, that wasn't nice.

 

[Aragorn]

No Corey Haim?

That's how the Academy rolls.

Brad Renfro, Farrah Fawcett... DeForest Kelly.

 

[Thestral]

^ ?

RIP to all those lost...

 

[Vanyel]

NO joke, but I thought he was already dead before I heard he died.

 

[Nowhere Man]

Ok, i'm back

 

[DarthPipes]

At least the audience isn't clapping this time. I always hated hearing the audience clap for the most popular people but not for the lesser known ones.

Agreed. The montage is to honor all, not just the popular ones. But the Oscars should do the In Memoriam montage like TCM does. TCM does it with class...

How does TCM do it?

 

[Kira's Mom]

WOOT! The King's Speech wins Director!

 

[CaptainCanada]

And Hooper takes it. Rats, that puts me at 11-21.

Well, that answers the question of whether TKS was losing steam.

 

[Nowhere Man]

At least the audience isn't clapping this time. I always hated hearing the audience clap for the most popular people but not for the lesser known ones.

Agreed. The montage is to honor all, not just the popular ones. But the Oscars should do the In Memoriam montage like TCM does. TCM does it with class...

How does TCM do it?

IDK, but hopefully they use a condom. Ba dum dum.

 

[Skywalker]

Tom Hooper wins Best Director! 13-21.

 

[Aragorn]

WOOT! The King's Speech wins Director!

Lily Tomlin and George Clooney are happy Russell didn't win.

 

[Kira's Mom]

I'm still hoping for an upset in Best Actress- as good as Natalie Portman was in Black Swan, Annette Bening just nailed it in The Kids are All Right.

 

[Winged Victory]

At least the audience isn't clapping this time. I always hated hearing the audience clap for the most popular people but not for the lesser known ones.

Agreed. The montage is to honor all, not just the popular ones. But the Oscars should do the In Memoriam montage like TCM does. TCM does it with class...

How does TCM do it?

Better song, video clips, longer duration. I like it better, but to each their own..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfb8W5HZB5E

 

[Kira's Mom]

Didn't even know Eli Wallach was still alive!

 

[DarthPipes]

Good for The King's Speech and Tom Hooper. Although I still feel Christopher Nolan should have gotten it.

 

[CaptainCanada]

I'm still hoping for an upset in Best Actress- as good as Natalie Portman was in Black Swan, Annette Bening just nailed it in The Kids are All Right.

I thought she was good, but I thought she wasn't even the strongest actress in that film; I thought Moore was better.

 

[Dorian Thompson]

Portman needs to win. I love Moore and I love Benning, but Portman just nailed the mental disintegration. Quite frankly, I didn't think she was a good enough actress to pull it off, but I was completely wrong. I'll never doubt her talent again.

 

[Thestral]

I forgot Nolan didn't get nominated for Director. Definite BOO there.

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

The Dude presents

 

[Trekker4747]

I'm just glad TSN did't win Best Director. Not sure I could've gone on living in the wake of that.