The 96th Academy Awards

[mariah23]

Just watch TCM Remembers again.

Did they snub Norman Jewison?!

Edited March 11, 2024 by mariah23

[Browncoat]

Worst In Memoriam ever.

[chitowngirl]

How is it possible that they screw this up every year, and this year they did it royally? 

 

Edited March 11, 2024 by chitowngirl

[Red Bridey]

How infuriating to not be able to see the names and faces of the In Memoriam.

[ebk57]

2 minutes ago, mariah23 said:

Just watch TCM Remembers again.

Did they snub Norman Jewison?!

He was near the beginning.

[Red Bridey]

Just now, chitowngirl said:

How is it possible that they screw this up every year, and this year they did it royally? And no Matthew Perry???

 

He was there.

[Phebemarie]

Matthew Perry was shown. 

[opus]

Just now, chitowngirl said:

How is it possible that they screw this up every year, and this year they did it royally? And no Matthew Perry???

 

He was in there 

[scarynikki12]

So they have interpretive dancers, singers in front of the screens, and they just put a hard to read list of names to close out the montage? Fire whoever thought that was a good idea. The montage is actually simple: a collection of images and/or scenes from industry people who died since the last Oscar ceremony. You can have a live musician playing or singing on stage but they should NOT block the screens. Nothing else should be going on. The hard part should be putting together a good montage not how many different ways can we disrespect the dead by distracting the audiences and viewers.

[yowsah1]

2 minutes ago, mariah23 said:

Just watch TCM Remembers again.

Did they snub Norman Jewison?!

He was show at the beginning.

 

Good thing they cut to the commercial, because I am sobbing...

[scarynikki12]

1 minute ago, chitowngirl said:

And no Matthew Perry???

He was in it.

[irisheyes]

1 minute ago, chitowngirl said:

How is it possible that they screw this up every year, and this year they did it royally? And no Matthew Perry???

 

He was there, but almost impossible to see. 

[Browncoat]

2 minutes ago, mariah23 said:

Did they snub Norman Jewison?!

No idea, since I couldn't see most of the names or photos.  And what was up with just words at the very end?  Were those names?  Would have been awesome to be able to see them!

[Quickbeam]

1 minute ago, chitowngirl said:

How is it possible that they screw this up every year, and this year they did it royally? And no Matthew Perry???

 

I saw Matthew Perry. Sort of.

[MerBearHou]

That was HORRIBLE.  Disrespectful to those who had passed away.  A montage for some implying they’re not quite important enough for a full screen, unnecessary and intrusive interpretive dancers, more focus on the singers (yes, I love that song but not center stage in a Memoriam, off to the side is fine), hard to see screen, dancers covering up some of the professions (William Friedkin, as an example), and more.  That was shameful.

Edited March 11, 2024 by MerBearHou

[slowpoked]

I didn’t like the In Memoriam presentation. I want to see the closeup of the people they’re honoring.

[thuganomics85]

I really need to quit being surprised over how they find ways to screw up the In Memoriam.  Could barely see shit.  Whose bright idea was this?

Unless I missed him, I didn't see Lance Reddick up there, which alone infuriates me.  Even if he was mainly a television actor, he was Charon a.k.a. the best Hotel Manager ever in the John Wick franchise.  Show him some respect!

[Constant Viewer]

I feel Glenda Jackson was the best Elizabeth I.

[wallflower75]

Oh for God's sake!!  I thought it was going to start out okay, with the strings playing Con te partirò, even if I was a little frustrated with the dancers.  But when all you're seeing is a long shot of the people who've passed away, and suddenly there are more dancers and here are the singers...no!!  Just let us see the pictures and occasionally something from the dearly departed, some nice music (I love that song, by the way), and leave it be!!  We don't need an interpretive dance!!!

[LisaM]

Stupidest In Memoriam ever.

[wallflower75]

Four awards left...heyyyyyy, we might actually get done on time!!

[JeanJean]

This has been a good show. Very nicely paced and totally not a chore to sit through.

Even though Gosling didn't win.

[DollEyes]

I like Billie Eilish & "What Was I Made For?" is ais a beautiful song, but performance -wise, it was much better on "SNL," with the pictures of "Barbie" cast and crew as children in the background. 

  When it comes to the Oscar performances, in "There Will Be Blood" terms, "I'm Just Ken" drank "What Was I Made For"'s milkshake and threw the glass against the wall when it was finished. 🥤

[thuganomics85]

Kimmel has now posed the question: out of this particular line-up, which previous Best Actor winner is the Justin Timberlake of the group?!

To be fair: is there anything you wouldn't do for the right price, Mr. Nicholas Cage?!

Edited March 11, 2024 by thuganomics85

[scarynikki12]

I love Nic Cage always being maximum Nic Cage. Can he and Ryan do a movie together? They'll both lean hard into whatever the roles are and we will all benefit.

[bosawks]

Nicholas Cage looks like a touring company actor playing Nicholas Cage and yet he is always consistently and oddly entertaining.

Edited March 11, 2024 by bosawks

[yowsah1]

Nicholas Cage just showed he can tell a self-deprecating joke with the best of them.

[wallflower75]

Just now, scarynikki12 said:

I love Nic Cage always being maximum Nic Cage. Can he and Ryan do a movie together? They'll both lean hard into whatever the roles are and we will all benefit.

Hollywood, GET ON THIS NOW!!!!

[JeanJean]

Cooper's big mistake with Maestro was not including West Side story, which revolutionized musical theater.

It was like Bohemian Rhapsody without Queen music.

[Calvada]

What a fucking mess.  They start out with the names so small I had to get out of my chair and stand in front of my TV to read them - what the hell?  Get those  dancers off the stage.  And why the focus on the singers - it's supposed to be about those we've lost.  And how disrespectful to those who were tiny names crammed on the screen for about 2 1/2 seconds at the end.  

I say this every year - just have the people at TCM do the In Memoriam.  

[scarynikki12]

Cillian!!!! You won sir and now you can catch the red eye back to Ireland!

[AimingforYoko]

Cillian Murphy was pretty much the frontrunner since July 21st. No one could catch him.

[Constant Viewer]

Pleased for Cillian Murphy. Liked him for awhile, but especially from Peaky Blinders

[Browncoat]

No surprise for Best Actor.  I was kind of hoping for a Jeffrey Wright upset (or even a Paul Giamatti one!), but knew it wouldn't happen.

[scarynikki12]

I kind of wish they'd surrounded Cillian's seat with other Irish actors given how much more comfortable he is when they're around.

[thuganomics85]

Cillian Murphy wins and is no doubt torn between the happiness of winning and also thinking "Crap!  I now have to give a speech in front of the audience!"

Even though they didn't win, it's still cool seeing the likes of Jeffery Wright and Colman Domingo up there.  This better not be the last time for them.

[mariah23]

2 minutes ago, Calvada said:

What a fucking mess.  They start out with the names so small I had to get out of my chair and stand in front of my TV to read them - what the hell?  Get those  dancers off the stage.  And why the focus on the singers - it's supposed to be about those we've lost.  And how disrespectful to those who were tiny names crammed on the screen for about 2 1/2 seconds at the end.  

I say this every year - just have the people at TCM do the In Memoriam.  

Same!

[Dirge]

I just realized (I think?) that the announcements for the former winners are replays of the women who read their names when THEY won. 

[bosawks]

As a fan of Peaky Blinders it’s odd seeing Cillian with neither cigarette nor whiskey.

[scarynikki12]

Aw Spielberg's presenting Director. He's probably so excited to give it to Nolan. I remember how thrilled he (and Coppola and Lucas) was to reward his buddy Marty back in the day.

YAY NOLAN!!!!

[chitowngirl]

Wow, this might actually end on time at 10:30!!!

[Dirge]

I liked Cillian shaking all the men's hands. 

[Browncoat]

Also no surprise for Director.

[Poohbear617]

Way to royally fuck up in memoriam.  The camera was too far back at first making it impossible to see who the actor was on the screen.  Loose the dancers and singers!!!!

Simply.have the orchestral  play while the screen is filled with  the actor, possibly showing a scene of their work. Honor their memory.

[wallflower75]

Yay to Christopher Nolan...and as for that "Memento" screenplay, which should've won him his first Oscar...

[AimingforYoko]

Lock of the night. Nolan's a lot of work, but he usually delivers the goods.

[thuganomics85]

Christopher Nolan finally gets his trophy.  Can put that alongside the $85 million he apparently got for directing the film.  The man is winning in almost every aspect of his life!

Guest they are saving Best Actress for near the end since it's somewhat of a nailbiter.

Find it funny that anytime the Oppenheimer cast is mentioned, they always say Matt Damon's full name while everyone else is just their first one.

[Linderhill]

part of me is annoyed with Nolan winning because now we will have even more mumbling in movies which annoys me no end.

[Thumper]

1 minute ago, Poohbear617 said:

Way to royally fuck up in memoriam.  The camera was too far back at first making it impossible to see who the actor was on the screen.  Loose the dancers and singers!!!!

Simply.have the orchestral  play while the screen is filled with  the actor, possibly showing a scene of their work. Honor their memory.

And don’t we say this every year?????

So aggravating! 

[Calvada]

Every time I see John Krasinski next to Emily Blunt, I wonder if that was the tux he wore to his senior prom.