Misslindsey February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 I just figured out who I'd like to host this next year: John Oliver. I would love that. I also like, that with Tina and Amy at the GG's that there are two people, so they can play off each other. I feel like SNL people would be good as well. I would love a Stephen Colbert/ Jon Stewart duo, but it will never happen. 1 Link to comment
mtlchick February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Oh I will be using this for YEARS to come. 2 Link to comment
aradia22 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 I fail to see why having a huge audience is NOT "the place for" anything "political," And yeah, evidently no one told the president of the academy. 1 Link to comment
bmoore4026 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Oh, Umbelina. It's a shame that I can only give you one thumbs up. 7 Link to comment
ParadoxLost February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 we are bound together by being bored out of our minds 2 Link to comment
truthaboutluv February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 (edited) Unpopular opinion, but I'm not putting this on the audience. I think Neil is just not funny. Many of his "jokes" have been incredibly average and others are just awful which is exactly why I think the audience has had nothing more than polite laughter and applause because they probably want to get into it but he's just not very funny. eta: Jared Leto kind of infuriates me because I'm convinced he does the shit he does with his looks and appearance because he knows how gorgeous he is and is basically like "fuck it, I'll mess with my looks, not cut my hair, sport a horrible beard, wear the most hideous suit because I'll still be one of the most gorgeous people there" and that's without work done because dude clearly has some killer genes. I do remember seeing his mom last year, who was at the show with him, and she was pretty gorgeous and looked amazing for her age. Edited February 23, 2015 by truthaboutluv 15 Link to comment
cooksdelight February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 "Bladder full?" Just shoot us all now. That was bad. BAD. 2 Link to comment
bmoore4026 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Oooo, I like Felicity Jones' dress! 2 Link to comment
Dejana February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 In this case I find it really appropriate. When the film industry began over 80% of the industry was women - directors, writers, editors, you name it. Now it's a very male run, and even though there are women in the studio offices, it's not what it used to be.Hollywood gender pay disparities were revealed in the Sony hack just last fall, so commenting about equal pay in an awards speech seems perfectly relevant to me. Superhero and action movies probably have to go above and beyond being well executed to get major Oscar nominations, while a competently done biopic does have an easier time of it during awards season. But most times, the superhero movie makes far more money and has sequel, merchandising and theme park potential. It's rare in life that you get to have everything; those are the breaks. 3 Link to comment
Misslindsey February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Mmmmmmm....Pratt, or as I like to say Bright Abbott. 7 Link to comment
loriro February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 This speech sums up exactly why NPH is bombing. SO self-important. And of course it gets some of the biggest applause of the night. Link to comment
biakbiak February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 (edited) TJ Miller's vine from the cheapest of cheap seats. Edited February 23, 2015 by biakbiak 3 Link to comment
absnow54 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Aw, I just realized that Octavia brought her Red Band co star with her. 2 Link to comment
aradia22 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Good job convincing us you know how to read, Felicity Jones. (obvious sarcasm) Jennifer Hudson is still the worst presenter I've ever seen. Link to comment
CPP83 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Unpopular opinion, but I'm not putting this on the audience. I think Neil is just not funny. Many of his "jokes" have been incredibly average and others are just awful which is exactly why I think the audience has had nothing more than polite laughter and applause because they probably want to get into it but he's just not very funny. I agree. He's just not connecting well, imo. He hasn't connected with me once. I feel as if he's tired and the material is tired and just all together trying too hard. 7 Link to comment
OriginalCyn February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 (edited) I fail to see why having a huge audience is NOT "the place for" anything "political," although why equal rights for women is deemed "political" I'm not sure. Patricia read probably so she wouldn't omit anything before the music began. "Political" wasn't the best word to describe it - I was typing fast off the top of my head, trying to keep up with the thread. The Oscars are about celebrating movies and the people who make them, not advocate for social change, especially when a good portion of the people in Hollywood don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. Plus, it derails the point of the awards. Just as it has here. Last post on this - I'm here to have fun while watching, not get into a serious debate or discussion on this subject. Edited February 23, 2015 by OriginalCyn 2 Link to comment
bmoore4026 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 I will grant you that Grand Budapest's sets are very nice looking. Link to comment
lassiecat February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Felicity Jones can really suck the joy that radiates from Pratt, can't she. 7 Link to comment
thuganomics85 February 23, 2015 Author Share February 23, 2015 Grand Budapest Hotel is actually racking some trophies up. Nice. Dammit, Chris Pratt was here? Really wished he participated in the Everything is Awesome performance. Link to comment
aradia22 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 (edited) Grand Budapest is picking up a lot of creative awards. I don't know if this is increasing or decreasing its Best Picture chances. Edited February 23, 2015 by aradia22 1 Link to comment
Black Knight February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 (edited) Yep... they REALLY aren't at all into the jokes that are at their expense. Like the LEGO MOVIE joke. That's the biggest and most inexplicable snub of the year by all accounts and NPH making a joke about it just was not something the audience was prepared to acknowledge. Well... tough. Y'all were the ones who snubbed it, so deal with the consequences. I doubt that the people who snubbed LEGO are even in the audience tonight - it's the animation branch that decides the nominees for that category, and I don't expect many of them get invitations to the ceremony. The reason for LEGO's snubbing is pretty simple: The animation branch doesn't respect the kind of animation that LEGO used. These are hardcore animation professionals who prioritize technical achievement over other considerations, like storytelling or dialogue or characters (which is why, for instance, a little-known hand drawn film usually sneaks in as a nominee - they also love stop motion animation, which takes more work than anything else). Edited February 23, 2015 by Black Knight 2 Link to comment
Umbelina February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 (edited) A poster on Sucks captured that gif, or found it. No credit to me! It still fit the NPH post so well I had to use it. (CourtneyYatesFan) Edited February 23, 2015 by Umbelina Link to comment
ebk57 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Idris Elba...yummmm Do not like Jessica Chastain's dress. 2 Link to comment
McManda February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 I get that people are nervous because this is their crown jewel, but good god, I'd like to inject some enthusiasm into this show. Neil Patrick Harris is trying ... and trying hard ... but these people are just not biting. I wish I could tell these people to chill a little. t's just a gold statue. 2 Link to comment
CPP83 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 How do you play people off with their own movie's music? Isn't there some law against that? 3 Link to comment
aradia22 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 I like Jessica Chastain's gown. It's not fantastic but she makes a lot of missteps so I'll take what I can get. 1 Link to comment
Maysie February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 So I'm now really jealous of Jessica Chastain. Idris Elba . . . Rowr! 2 Link to comment
thuganomics85 February 23, 2015 Author Share February 23, 2015 Ah, the Cinematography Category a.k.a. the Poor Roger Deakins Category. Maybe one day, buddy! I now want Iris Elba and Jessica Chastain in a film together. Make it happen, Hollywood! 6 Link to comment
CherryMalotte February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Well, I picked Emmanuel Lubezki for my Oscar game, so I'm glad he won - but really the best was Ida. It's simply beautiful to watch. NPH just seems really out of his depth, and that's sad. He should be killing it. Link to comment
aradia22 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Pratt... this makes me really miss the days when serious movie stars weren't above doing a romantic comedy or two. At least a romantic drama. We have the leading men. Why are we not using them? Remember when Chris Pine was in The Princess Diaries 2? There was a spark there. That got wasted on trash like This Means War but if anyone still knew how to write a script we could make classic rom-coms again. 2 Link to comment
mtlchick February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Grand Budapest is picking up a lot of creative awards. I don't know if this is increasing or decreasing its Best Picture chances. Doesn't change a thing: I think after the Golden Globes it was out of the Best Picture conversation. Birdman was raking it in from the SAGs, Producer's Guild and Director's Guild and Boyhood went from front runner to chasing it down. Link to comment
CPP83 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 If they had Idris and Dwayne presenting together I think my screen would have melted. Why can't they just stand around in the background so I can look at them? 4 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Leah Finnegan from Gawker is a horrible human being. http://defamer.gawker.com/wes-andersons-girlfriend-is-pretty-i-guess-1687366255 4 Link to comment
OriginalCyn February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 (edited) I get that people are nervous because this is their crown jewel, but good god, I'd like to inject some enthusiasm into this show. Neil Patrick Harris is trying ... and trying hard ... but these people are just not biting. I wish I could tell these people to chill a little. t's just a gold statue. This is what happens when an industry thinks too highly off itself - it becomes self-important to the point of being obnoxious. Edited February 23, 2015 by OriginalCyn 2 Link to comment
LennieBriscoe February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 And I'll stop with this: Not about social change? One word: "Selma." truthaboutluv, I agree totally about Jared Leto! 1 Link to comment
Umbelina February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Or, you know, NPH is just not funny tonight. 4 Link to comment
aradia22 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Meryl looks great tonight. Hooray! 1 Link to comment
candall February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 We couldn't give Unbroken even just one nod? 1 Link to comment
OriginalCyn February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 And I'll stop with this: Not about social change? One word: "Selma." truthaboutluv, I agree totally about Jared Leto! Pssst....the awards are not about social change. I wasn't talking about the movies themselves. Link to comment
bunnywithanaxe February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Leah Finnegan from Gawker is a horrible human being. http://defamer.gawker.com/wes-andersons-girlfriend-is-pretty-i-guess-1687366255 For real. Fuck you, Leah, you think Wes Anderson is going to pick a partner based on whether you (or anyone else) thinks she has a "good look"? 4 Link to comment
dubbel zout February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 And they finally figured out how to mute the audience before the In Memoriam segment starts. 8 Link to comment
aradia22 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Kudos to the person who remembered to silence the applause this year. 9 Link to comment
mtlchick February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 And now the WORST part of the show. 6 months later and I'm saddened that Robin Williams is no longer here. :( 7 Link to comment
irisheyes February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 We don't even get some clips for the In Memory?? Pfft. 2 Link to comment
jjj February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Meryl's introduction was beautiful and emotional. And I love these watercolor images. 13 Link to comment
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