The Annual Academy Awards - General Discussion

[dubbel zout]

2 minutes ago, TV Mercenary said:

Jennifer Lawrence has two of these bad boys

Lawrence has one Oscar; Foster has two.

[Steph J]

1 minute ago, TV Mercenary said:

All the ladies who are nominated and never won and somehow Jennifer Lawrence has two of these bad boys I will never understand nor will I ever agree.

If it makes you feel better, she actually only has one for Silver Linings Playbook.

[thuganomics85]

Aww, I totally forgot one of Jennifer Lawrence's first roles was in a Jodie Foster film.

Yay, Frances McDormand!  A powerhouse performance to say the least!

I do feel bad for Saoire Ronan though.  This feels like the second time where she probably would have one any other year, but just went up against someone who couldn't be beat.  Hopefully she'll get her trophy someday.

Also glad that Margot Robbie is showing that she's more then just a bombshell/pretty face.

[moonb]

Upholstery?

[wallflower75]

1 minute ago, TV Mercenary said:

All the ladies who are nominated and never won and somehow Jennifer Lawrence has two of these bad boys I will never understand nor will I ever agree. Is Jodie Foster tiny or is Jennifer Lawrence an Amazon in real life?

I thought J'Law only had one--for Silver Linings Playbook.  And I imagine that a) Jennifer's wearing heels, and b) yes, Jodie's not that tall.  I remember the line from The Accused when the lawyer shows the defense attorneys pictures taken after the rape and I think she actually says, "she's tiny."

[KaveDweller]

Did they only show clips of the best actress nominees and not the actors? Or did a zone out and miss something.

[BW Manilowe]

1 minute ago, mtlchick said:

Meryl Streep plays DIRTY. 

 

Complete aside: where's Jack Nicholson been?  

I read somewhere that Jack apparently either retired or semi-retired. Besides, did he ever go to the Oscars when he wasn't nominated &/or presenting?

[Chas411]

Christ... I guessed this was coming or something like it. 

[catrox14]

Just now, KaveDweller said:

Did they only show clips of the best actress nominees and not the actors? Or did a zone out and miss something.

They showed the clips for the actors

[GoldenGirl90]

2 minutes ago, Steph J said:

I don't think I ever realized how short Jodie Foster is until seeing her standing next to Jennifer Lawrence (I mean, granted, Lawrence is in heels, but still).

Jodie is reportedly 5’3” and Jennifer is reportedly 5’8”.

I would hate to see y’all standing near me if Jodie

is considered “short,” LOL. I’m barely 5’0” haha

[Racj82]

Just now, KaveDweller said:

Did they only show clips of the best actress nominees and not the actors? Or did a zone out and miss something.

You zoned out.

[Dee]

Frances McDormand is a Kristen Wiig character come to life.

[Moose135]

3 minutes ago, topanga said:

Is Jodie that shot or is JLaw really tall?

According to Wiki, Jodie is 5' 3" and JLaw is 5' 9" (plus heels).

[Valny]

McDormand is always a hoot! Hate her wardrobe, but what a hoot.

[Browncoat]

Time for 20 minutes of commercials before the final award.

[TV Mercenary]

I think Francis has hit the bubbly quite hard before this win also that dress was a choice and it was a choice girl was it a choice but was there no no one else around her to help her make another choice a better choice?

[sweetcookieface]

23 minutes ago, Chas411 said:

I'm getting a bit exhausted by the shade being thrown at the other nominees just because they're men. I get the cause but it's Jibes like both Emma Stones and Natslie Portmans (at the globes) that ruin it for the winner who has done nothing wrong. It also just comes off a bit passive aggressive on Gerwigs behalf which also isn't fair because she's not the one delivering the digs.

Agreed. I rolled my eyes a bit at Emma's comment, just as I did at Natalie's a couple of months ago. (Plus, black directors - like Jordan Peele - have also been woefully under-represented/under-recognized.) Not only that, but as a woman of color, I find the audience's extra loud cheering for women/people of color to be a bit patronizing. I think there are better ways to make a point about the importance of diversity and inclusion.

Edited March 5, 2018 by sweetcookieface

[thejuicer]

I don't know if this is unpopular but I think Jennifer Lawrence is terribly overrated.

[Amethyst]

 That was a nice gesture. At first I thought she wanted all those women to come up on stage with her.

[ShadowHunter]

I thought it was sweet when Frances had all the Ladies stand up.

[GHScorpiosRule]

12 hours ago, legaleagle53 said:

She'll be included in next year's segment.  I think the cutoff is January 31.

But they included Sridevi, who just a week ago.

12 hours ago, dubbel zout said:

I think that was for diversity/international audience appeal.

They had Shashi Kapoor for that, as he died in early January, I think. And this is the first year I recall them including Bollywood stars who didn’t cross over to Hollywood.  Kapoor was in maybe one or two YEARS ago.

Edited March 5, 2018 by GHScorpiosRule

[Calvada]

Foster is 5'3" and Lawrence is 5'9" - so 6 inches, plus probably at least 4-inch heels, means that JL is almost a foot taller than JF.  

After that banter, I was really hoping Meryl would win, come up and sweep out one of the crutches!  

[ShadowHunter]

Just now, thejuicer said:

I don't know if this is unpopular but I think Jennifer Lawrence is terribly overrated.

No, its not.

[galaxygirl76]

Just now, thejuicer said:

I don't know if this is unpopular but I think Jennifer Lawrence is terribly overrated.

I liked her just fine until she won that Oscar. Same thing happened with Anne Hathaway.

[wallflower75]

Just now, thejuicer said:

I don't know if this is unpopular but I think Jennifer Lawrence is terribly overrated.

I'll say this not having seen Winter's Bone, which I've been told is really good, but I honestly think her best performances were in the Hunger Games movies.  Didn't care for Silver Linings Playbook and I wasn't crazy about her performance in American Hustle.

[kib]

Congratulations to Frannie, one of the cooler people on this planet of ours...

[Eureka]

Just now, thejuicer said:

I don't know if this is unpopular but I think Jennifer Lawrence is terribly overrated.

I’m not a fan of her personality much but I like her acting. We saw Red Sparrow yesterday and really enjoyed it.

[sally-can-wait]

The Post and Lady Bird are both gonna be shut out right?

[Browncoat]

Just now, wallflower75 said:

I'll say this not having seen Winter's Bone, which I've been told is really good, but I honestly think her best performances were in the Hunger Games movies.

She was amazing in Winter's Bone.

[wallflower75]

And here we go....it's the return of Beatty and Dunaway!

[pivot]

12 minutes ago, topanga said:

Really? What did he do? Or not do?

Beat girlfriend/wives. Double-downed on Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic comments, etc.

 

I love weird Frances. 

[anniebird]

This is hilarious - they're letting Warren Beatty do it again!

[SnoGirl]

Is Denzel gone?

[Silver Raven]

Faye always looks so fragile these days.

[mtlchick]

And now the "Adele Dazeem Award for Moment That Needs A Do Over Next Year"

[scarynikki12]

Faye has a sense of humor this year. 

[sally-can-wait]

Just now, Browncoat said:

She was amazing in Winter's Bone.

To date, it was her peak.

[thuganomics85]

Second times the charm for Faye and Warren?

[Calvada]

Did you read the behind the scene story of last year's BP fiasco in the Hollywood Reporter?  Biggest thing I took from that - Faye Dunaway is a bitch, possibly crazy, and really disliked.  

[anniebird]

1 minute ago, pivot said:

I love weird Frances. 

Me too - whatever you say about her, she is always genuine.

[GoldenGirl90]

1 minute ago, Calvada said:

Foster is 5'3" and Lawrence is 5'9" - so 6 inches, plus probably at least 4-inch heels, means that JL is almost a foot taller than JF.  

Yep. Off topic but I always use my shortness (5’0”-ish) to measure other women, especially when I’m in heels, lol. Yup, JL looks almost a foot taller than Jodie. Average height for a woman is 5’5” so they both miss the mark, lol (so do I). ?

[Crs97]

JLaw seems to have been taught that if you pause.  At weird. Times in your. Speech.  You sound. Dramatic.  I just can’t with her.

[scarynikki12]

I think I prefer the Picture clips to be shown back to back before announcing the winner rather than spaced out. 

[Amethyst]

1 minute ago, Browncoat said:

She was amazing in Winter's Bone.

If she should’ve won the Oscar for a role, it was this one.  I’m still baffled at SLP winning anything.

[ichbin]

4 minutes ago, sweetcookieface said:

Agreed. I rolled my eyes a bit at Emma's comment, just as I did at Natalie's a couple of months ago. Not only that, but as a woman of color, I find the audience's extra loud cheering for women/people of color to be a bit patronizing. I think there are better ways to make a point about the importance of diversity and inclusion.

This! This!! This!!!

[WritinMan]

1 minute ago, Crs97 said:

JLaw seems to have been taught that if you pause.  At weird. Times in your. Speech.  You sound. Dramatic.  I just can’t with her.

William Shatner School of Acting?

[basiltherat]

McDormand has a really loony tunes laugh.  What is she on, or is she just normally cray-cray?

[Silver Raven]

Weird random list of nominees, I would have preferred alphabetical order.

[jjj]

4 minutes ago, wallflower75 said:

I'll say this not having seen Winter's Bone, which I've been told is really good, but I honestly think her best performances were in the Hunger Games movies.  Didn't care for Silver Linings Playbook and I wasn't crazy about her performance in American Hustle.

Winter's Bone is harsh and amazing.

[sally-can-wait]

Just now, basiltherat said:

McDormand has a really loony tunes laugh.  What is she on, or is she just normally cray-cray?

She does seem to be high on the cray-cary scale...at least at awards shows.