The Annual Academy Awards - General Discussion

[Neeners]

OK I laughed out loud about a witch putting a hex on a Ken doll.

[mtlchick]

Dammit I thought I WAS tuning in for Celebrity Street Fights!

[aradia22]

I can't with Sally Hawkins. That looks like what Carrie White's prom dress should have actually been. She looks like a sister wife who went nuts with a bedazzler. I will never understand this strain of awards show fashion.

[Ohwell]

12 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

13 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

Is he with Sally Field's son?

LOL
He's there with Mirai Nagasu.

It pisses me off because I think Adam Rippon and Mirai Nagasu are trying to replace Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski as correspondents, and I truly hope that doesn't happen.

[catrox14]

I legit didn't know who was hosting, until...they showed him. LOL

[ABay]

Is this being broadcast from inside a geode?

[Eureka]

2 minutes ago, scarynikki12 said:

Huh, newsreel opening. Interesting. 

I liked it. Something different.

[AuntieDiane6]

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Loving Sandra Bullock. Maybe she's just covering more skin but she looks healthier and not so thin. 

But she should NEVER do interviews in profile. You can see her fake cheek implants and her nose job.

[Misslindsey]

I was very meh on the newsreel opening.

[NowVoyager]

I feel like I missed out on half of the key fashion looks. & I dunno if I'll stay awake for the show. Before this thread closes out until next year, I'd like to toast to the late, great, Joan Rivers! Fashion recap has never been the same since she passed....

[Browncoat]

I kinda liked the newsreel opening.

[scarynikki12]

Statue of limitations. HA!

[aradia22]

Oh boy... Nicole Kidman. That bodice looks... hard. Like it's not even attempting to serve a function covering and lifting her breasts. And that bow. I do like that she doesn't half ass things. She commits. 

[jjj]

I love the set -- not the surrounding arc of salt/sugar crystals, but the Art Deco-style metallic background.  Looks great for formal wear.

[Amethyst]

Just now, Misslindsey said:

I was very meh on the newsreel opening.

Yeah, I expected more out of the opening.  That felt more like a transition into a commercial.

[Neeners]

Octavia's dress is not a good one for sitting. It looked like it was trying to suffocate her.

[scarynikki12]

Let this Carmine guy back in! 

[Ohwell]

I'm watching Rick Steves' European vacation until the monologue finishes. Kimmel isn't that funny to me. 

[scarynikki12]

Yeah Black Panther is crushing it!

[aradia22]

Found Emily Blunt... I don't hate it. The placement of the appliques is just a bit off. It's very Cate Blanchett.

[Arynm]

Damn! Everyone from Black Panther is gorgeous! Just saw it thought, it was awesome.

[Misslindsey]

I am indifferent to Kimmel. I think he seems like a nice person, but I am not really a fan of his show.

[ProudMary]

During the B&W opening when they showed Meryl Streep, was that Eddie Vedder sitting two rows behind her?  Is he connected with one of the nominated films?

[Fostersmom]

I feel like this Oscars is very "celebrity" light, if that makes sense. Obviously lots of relatively known names, but very few I would consider "celebrities" in the celebrity sense. 

[CherryMalotte]

I'm having one of those Oscar years where I don't want cutesy musical numbers, no cheesy jokes, no bullshit, no dragging out movie star corpses (please, no more Kirk Douglas who looks already freeze dried) - just hand out the awards, and the show will be under two hours, and there you have it.

[Neeners]

Laurie looks great. Emily Blunt looks horrible.

[Thumper]

Laurie Metcalf sighting!

[bmoore4026]

Hello, all. I can't really stay to talk to because I cooked dinner today and I am dog tired, so I'm really not up for commenting. So here's what I got to say: If I opened the Oscars, it would be a bunch of people dressed like aristocrats from 18th Century France singing the Ascot Gavotte from My Fair Lady while clips from Movie 43 and The Garbage Pail Kids play in the background.

Edited March 5, 2018 by bmoore4026

[Calvada]

I never really cared for Kimmel (other than the feud with Matt Damon) but I've got a soft spot in my heart for him because of the situation with his son and how he spoke out about health care.  

[Thumper]

2 minutes ago, aradia22 said:

Found Emily Blunt... I don't hate it. The placement of the appliques is just a bit off. It's very Cate Blanchett.

Yes, on second look it isn't as bad as when I first saw it.

[Amethyst]

Hehe, Paw Patrol. 

Laurie looks great!

[Misslindsey]

I love Timothée Chalamet. Heh Paw Patrol.

Squee!! Lin!!!

Edited March 5, 2018 by Misslindsey

[mtlchick]

Christopher Plummer representing Montreal (woot!) and secretly thinking "Suck it AGAIN, Shatner!" 

[scarynikki12]

Christopher Plummer is also a good sport. 

[Fostersmom]

Every shot of Salma is just worse than the last. She looks like a train wreck. I don't care if she's wearing $4 million worth of diamonds, it's just ugly. 

[wallflower75]

A fifteen-minute Oscar ceremony?  As I type this, the opening monologue is at twelve minutes...

[Neeners]

hahaha jetski

[Calvada]

I'm now humming Edelweiss and wishing Julie Andrews would make an appearance.  

[thuganomics85]

Helen Mirren!!

[aradia22]

Oh boy. I found Saoirse. On the one hand, it's that bland very basic (almost made by a beginner sewing student) pink dress that reminds me of what Anne Hathaway and Gwyneth Paltrow wore when they won. (I have a theory that you don't get to win wearing your best outfit.) But then there's the terrible bow thing in the back that seems like it's inspired by Korean traditional dress. Except bad. And the crazy stiletto pumps that match but don't go with the dress at all. WTF?

[chitowngirl]

Helen not included!

[scarynikki12]

HA! Helen Mirren is a Price is Right girl.

[mtlchick]

Helen Mirren is the Price is Right model we never knew we needed. And Common is really eyeing that jet ski. 

[AimingforYoko]

Helen Mirren as a The Price is Right girl, heh. Is there anything she can't do?

[jjj]

Are Meryl Streep and Alison Janney wearing the same dress?  At a minimum, they are wearing the same color and similar design!  Bright red works on them.  I guess the Oscars decided not to make the all-black statement of the Golden Globes and the BAFTA award ceremony. 

[Neeners]

Go Sam!!!

[SmithW6079]

Just now, thuganomics85 said:

Helen Mirren!!

 

Just now, chitowngirl said:

Helen not included!

She is stunning.

[Amethyst]

 I really need to see Whiplash.

[sally-can-wait]

Just now, Neeners said:

Go Sam!!!

He's going to win but I won't be happy about it. Humph.

[Misslindsey]

I was underwhelmed with Kimmel's monologue. I think I was expecting more of anything.