The Annual Academy Awards - General Discussion

[bmoore4026]

Booo!  Fantastic Beasts should have gotten it!

[AimingforYoko]

Well, won't be the last we hear from La La Land.

[mojoween]

Just now, ebk57 said:

I'm thrilled to read that people are subscribing to newspapers!  I get the NYT and the WaPo delivered on Sunday, so I get the digital with it.  So worth it.  Coupons, and paper for the woodstove!  

My local paper in Syracuse delivers three days a week and I have to read the other four days on the iPad.  As long as they keep putting it out, I will get it.

Dakota Johnson's dress is very retro, and yet I still hate it.

[Diana Berry]

And so it begins .  La la til eternity

[absnow54]

Every time I hear Audition from La La Land I get Rainbow Connection in my head. 

[zxy556575]

9 minutes ago, Calvada said:

I don't understand these musical choices - did the orchestra come across some Best of the 70s compilation from K-Tel? 

I think they're a hoot! Sneaking a little silliness in.

[thuganomics85]

And the winner for first boring speech goes to...

[Mumbles]

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What played when Dakota and Jamie walked onstage?

It was from Tootsie. "Waiting for you?" "It must be you"? Something like that. It won the oscar for best song its year.

good lord I don't watch those movies, but those two - Johnson and Dorian - have zero chemistry.

[Misslindsey]

Can we get rid of the tour bus bit? Please? This is lame Jimmy.

[Vermicious Knid]

Eh. The color, the shoulder pads, the giant cluster of crystals at her neck, it all combines into something crappy.

[Muffyn]

That was the least joyless reading of "joy, energy and enthusiasm" that I've ever heard.  Kind of lacking in energy and enthusiasm too.

[Browncoat]

Oh, good god, the tour bus thing is real.

[Machiabelly]

Who is sitting with RyN Gosling?

[Diana Berry]

3 hours ago, mtlchick said:

Dakota and Jamie...rekindling the awkwardness between them from the press rounds of 2 years ago. 

Just think we will have to endure the awkwardness for another film ,too

[bmoore4026]

I envy the hell out of those tourists right now.  Lucky ducks.

[jjj]

3 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

Haaaaate Dakota's dress.

It looks like a 1980 bridesmaid dress from a conservative wedding ceremony. 

[Jaded]

3 minutes ago, Fostersmom said:

Dakota is just so lacking. That's the only word I can use to describe her. 

I agree. She always seems dreary.

[Diana Berry]

3 hours ago, Machiabelly said:

Who is sitting with RyN Gosling?

I heard he brought his sis.  No Eva.

[abstractstuff]

Jesus Christ. Put your damn phones down. YOU ARE THERE. And they are taping you. Dolts.

[wallflower75]

Just now, bmoore4026 said:

I envy the hell out of those tourists right now.  Lucky ducks.

I envy them, but...gaaaaah!  Enough already!

[Thumper]

Tour group thing is stupid and wastes time.  Legit or actors???

[ebk57]

My sister just said "enough already."  I so agree.

[KaveDweller]

I don't think I'd like it if I was "surprised" by being thrown into the Oscars like this.

[mtlchick]

Gary from the bus is becoming an Internet meme as we speak. 

"Who's your favourite actor?" "That man right there."  Of COURSE it's Denzel. 

[Machiabelly]

Interact with the audience? To quote Krusty the Clown...that bit never works

[Nordly Beaumont]

The stars are being adorable! Love how nonplussed some of the tour bus people are!

[theredhead77]

This tourist bit has gone on far too long.

[mojoween]

This is taking up time that I am resenting them for.  Yay we tricked people and are trotting them out for no purpose whatsoever!

Those sunglasses probably cost a pretty penny.  Probably could pay for the wedding.

Edited February 27, 2017 by mojoween

[thuganomics85]

I'm fine with Denzel Washington legally being able to marry people.

Does Ryan Gosling just carry stuff around to give people incase he ever gets ambushed by fans?

Besides that, yeah, move along, Kimmel.

Edited February 27, 2017 by thuganomics85

[ebk57]

"This gentleman is not a vagrant."

Okay, that was funny.

[Luvzmutt]

Zzzzz

[MVFrostsMyPie]

Okay enough alreadddddyy.

[Misslindsey]

Can we kick these people out now?

[wallflower75]

Just now, ebk57 said:

"This gentleman is not a vagrant."

Okay, that was funny.

And "ignore that jerk behind him."  That was pretty good, too.

[Browncoat]

Did Mahershala get his Oscar back?

[Dewey Decimate]

Holy shit, this tour bus fuckery is heinous. Who goes walking into an alleged museum with the phone camera out and recording? This garbage absolutely reeks of the nobility deigning to "mix" with the commoners. Sickening, and takes me out of the tiny escapist bubble of Hollywood luxury this show should be.

[DearEvette]

This is going too long.  But I am kinda liking the one guy who is kissing everyone's hand.

Edited February 27, 2017 by DearEvette

[Mumbles]

This bit is creeping me out. It gives me the vibe of "let's give these rubes the best thing that will happen to them!" Although the two African-American people seem delightfully even-keeled about it, even unimpressed. My heroes.

[DHDancer]

I'm enjoying this.  It's a nice break, and everyone seems to be enjoying it.  Remember, it's only 7:21pm on this coast...

[Eureka]

This bus thing is not funny and is going on way too long. I don't mind the montages and music but this is pointless imo.

[Mystery]

Dakota Johnson was funny and charming in a tv show called Ben and Kate, but I agree she seems dreary nowadays. 

[bmoore4026]

Well, that was a time of their lives.  For us, it was cringe inducing.  Beggars at the goddamn feast.

[MVFrostsMyPie]

Just now, DHDancer said:

I'm enjoying this.  It's a nice break, and everyone seems to be enjoying it.  Remember, it's only 7:21pm on this coast...

Haha, even as a west coaster, that bit made it feel like it's 10:30 already

[mojoween]

Just now, DHDancer said:

I'm enjoying this.  It's a nice break, and everyone seems to be enjoying it.  Remember, it's only 7:21pm on this coast...

Oh but think of us east coasters with our bedtimes!

[sally-can-wait]

Oh Mean Tweets is next. This could be fun. 

[megwhite]

that was just mean, and gawking at them like they are in the zoo. worst bit ever, since the Dancing Snow White

[elle]

1 minute ago, Eureka said:

This bus thing is not funny and is going on way too long. I don't mind the montages and music but this is pointless imo.

And feels very staged.

[Moose135]

I enjoyed the bit with the folks from the bus, they all seemed to handle being thrown into the middle of the Oscar telecast well, and the celebrities had fun too.

[ShadowHunter]

I like the bit with the fans lol. I liked that Denzel actually got up and played along. Ryan Gosling I think gave the guy the candy. The celebs were cool about it.

[Macbeth]

The bus tour is a hell of a lot better than the foot giveaways.

Sorry my bad.

Edited February 27, 2017 by Macbeth