The Annual Academy Awards - General Discussion

[truthaboutluv]

Well I'll hold the unpopular opinion that as someone who one, didn't think Everything Everywhere was that great, I'm hardly excited to spend the next three hours watching some psuedo-sweep. Thank goodness no one was eligible for Best Actor. 

And I agree with many others that if they were going to give the award to one of the Everything Everywhere women, Stephanie Hsu's performance was far and away so much better than JLC's, it's almost laughable. 

[blackwing]

Good lord, this show sucks.  One hour in and they’ve only given out five awards.  Why couldn’t they play the Little Mermaid commercial during the actual commercials?

[KittyQ]

Exactly why put in the Little Mermaid commercial? This is an award show for features that have already been released. Boo.

[thuganomics85]

Sorry, Disney, but the FX trailer showing the return of Raylan Givens has me more excited than your live action Little Mermaid!

[wallflower75]

1 minute ago, thuganomics85 said:

Wait, Javier Bardem is playing King Triton?  Man, good luck with him as your father in-law, Eric!

If he starts flipping a coin--RUN!!!!

[scarynikki12]

Kang and my boyfriend Michael B Jordan!

[MadyGirl1987]

I am sad for Halle Bailey. She seems like a perfectly fine singer/actress, but the live action remakes are not good and when this one is no different, she's going to get the blame...

[DollEyes]

The Oscars just got 1000 degrees hotter! 💥

[dmeets]

I kinda like this brief explanation of cinematography

[thuganomics85]

Jonathan Majors in particular definitely has the confidence of man who just had back to back movies open at number one at the box office.  It's his world and we're just living in it!

[mojoween]

Jonathan Majors seems like the perfect guy in the hypothetical “who would you want to have a beer with?” question.

[thuganomics85]

All Quiet on the Western Front gets on the board!

[slowpoked]

1 minute ago, truthaboutluv said:

Well I'll hold the unpopular opinion that as someone who one, didn't think Everything Everywhere was that great, I'm hardly excited to spend the next three hours watching some psuedo-sweep. Thank goodness no one was eligible for Best Actor. 

And I agree with many others that if they were going to give the award to one of the Everything Everywhere women, Stephanie Hsu's performance was far and away so much better than JLC's, it's almost laughable. 

Stephanie’s performance is certainly the most impactful of the two. But JLC has the sentiment behind her.
 

I was hoping for a Kerry Condon upset.
 

 

[wallflower75]

I recently saw the original All Quiet on the Western Front and was just blown away.  I'm a little hesitant to see this new version because of that.  Anyone who's seen both versions--what did you think?

[scarynikki12]

Just now, mojoween said:

Jonathan Majors seems like the perfect guy in the hypothetical “who would you want to have a beer with?” question.

He brings his own cup too.

[Browncoat]

I haven't seen All Quiet, but Cinematography makes sense for a war picture.

[ProudMary]

Probably the first of several Oscars for AQOTWF.

[yowsah1]

Best Cinematography has traditionally been the bellwether for Best Picture and ALL QUIET just won it.  An upset to EEAAO brewing?

[absnow54]

Just now, ProudMary said:

Probably the first of several Oscars for AQOTWF.

We already know it won Best Picture. Jimmy announced it at the start of the show. 

[Macbeth1966]

2 minutes ago, thuganomics85 said:

Sorry, Disney, but the FX trailer showing the return of Raylan Givens has me more excited than your live action Little Mermaid!

I am with you on this one.  Welcome back Raylan Givens!!

[kittykat]

All Quiet was fine but I was a little irked at how much they strayed from the source material and cut many characters for a rather unnecessary subplot.  Still a good movie just not the best of the year for me.

[wallflower75]

Just now, absnow54 said:

We already know it won Best Picture. Jimmy announced it at the start of the show. 

If it actually ends up winning, Jimmy's going to say, "I told you so"

[anna0852]

Loved that ‘Hey Auntie’ from Michael B!

[dmeets]

Omg hot dog fingers

[Browncoat]

Hot dog fingers!

[kittykat]

3 minutes ago, yowsah1 said:

Best Cinematography has traditionally been the bellwether for Best Picture and ALL QUIET just won it.  An upset to EEAAO brewing?

1917 won but then Parasite won BP so I wouldn't say it's an ironclad theory. I remember that being an overdue Oscar for Roger Deakins.

Edited March 13, 2023 by kittykat

[MerBearHou]

Oh my gosh… this song is insanely bad.

[FilmTVGeek80]

I'm surprisingly excited about that cinematography win! I don't know much about cinematography, but I saw AQOTWF last night and wanted it to win. It was so beautifully shot!

[wallflower75]

Um...what the hell is this?  I don't remember this song at all.  I'm going to presume it played at the end of the movie.

[CherryMalotte]

I'm catching up...Jamie Lee is a class act.  Looks great, great performance, and great speech.  

[MerBearHou]

Cacophony 

[ebk57]

I'd rather see 100 trailers for Little Mermaid than listen to either of the nominated songs so far.  And I love David Byrne.

I can only hope the others are ... better.

[yowsah1]

I just realized... David Byrne is 3/4 of the way to an EGOT!!!  Holy crap!

[thuganomics85]

EEAO has a lot of great stuff going for it.  This... wasn't it.

[dmeets]

Rihanna probably has this in the bag, so it pretty much didn’t matter what else was nominated

[FoundTime]

Just now, ebk57 said:

I'd rather see 100 trailers for Little Mermaid than listen to either of the nominated songs so far.  And I love David Byrne.

I can only hope the others are ... better.

I know. What happened, David Byrne?

[slowpoked]

2 minutes ago, wallflower75 said:

Um...what the hell is this?  I don't remember this song at all.  I'm going to presume it played at the end of the movie.

I barely remember this song during the bagel part. Where Evelyn was walking through the palace hall to finally meet Jobu. At least I think, that’s where this song was.

[PrincessPurrsALot]

6 minutes ago, wallflower75 said:

I recently saw the original All Quiet on the Western Front and was just blown away.  I'm a little hesitant to see this new version because of that.  Anyone who's seen both versions--what did you think?

I saw the original many years ago and found it very impactful.  The new version is different.  It is a well done movie, beautifully filmed and acted.  I think it comes down to if you'll find you tend to focus too much on comparison.  For me, I would wait a bit just so I didn't get stuck in that mind circle.  

2 minutes ago, MerBearHou said:

Oh my gosh… this song is insanely bad.

OMG.  What was that?  

[dmeets]

Prank Panel? Is ABC going the MTV route now?

[thuganomics85]

Paramount+ reminding everyone they are a streaming service too.  Or as I refer to it as: The Star Trek and Taylor Sheridan Universe Network

[wallflower75]

3 minutes ago, dmeets said:

Rihanna probably has this in the bag, so it pretty much didn’t matter what else was nominated

I've heard that it's more likely the song from RRR's got it in the bag (I still need to see that one) but we'll see....

[argrow]

3 minutes ago, dmeets said:

Rihanna probably has this in the bag, so it pretty much didn’t matter what else was nominated

My money is still on Naatu Naatu

[ProudMary]

1 minute ago, dmeets said:

Rihanna probably has this in the bag, so it pretty much didn’t matter what else was nominated

Don't count out "Naatu Naatu." 

[thuganomics85]

Ooh, The Whale gets make-up over some of the best BP nominees.  Nice!

[Browncoat]

Good for The Whale!

[ShadowHunter]

The Whale? Ehh I don't know lol. I think a few others deserved it more. It wasn't bad but still.

[SnarkAttack]

12 minutes ago, slowpoked said:

Stephanie’s performance is certainly the most impactful of the two. But JLC has the sentiment behind her.
 

I was hoping for a Kerry Condon upset.
 

 

Me too.  She was great in  Banshees, won the BAFTA.  So humble on the champagne carpet.  

[KaveDweller]

Oh, they totally cut off that other woman who was going to talk too! Oops.

[ShadowHunter]

Ugh they didn't even let the other 2 woman speak for The Whale. 

[thuganomics85]

And, of course, they start playing off the winners for the smaller categories.  Just like clockwork.