The Annual Academy Awards - General Discussion

[mojoween]

And now here come two dudes, and both of them talk.  Think about your actions, producers

[thuganomics85]

Should have brought your dog, man!  They could have chilled with Jenny!

[ProudMary]

Evidently, you only get played off if you're the second WOMAN at the microphone. 😠

[mojoween]

Why did Gaga take off her lipstick (and pants, apparently?) to sing this song?

Edited March 13, 2023 by mojoween

[Browncoat]

My vote goes to "Naatu Naatu."

[DollEyes]

Not Lady Gaga proving that sometimes less is more, even at the Oscars!

[BuckeyeLou]

Lady Gaga took off her pretty dress...I guess this reflects the song..

[PrincessPurrsALot]

1 minute ago, mojoween said:

Why did Gaga take off her lipstick (and pants, apparently?) to sing this song?

A new idea of a stripped-down performance?

[Browncoat]

I could do without the extreme closeup, too.

[buttersister]

Maybe Kimmel, who can’t get enough slap jokes, can smack whoever played off the winner from India as she began to speak. 

[Thumper]

Update and off topic:  we got our YouTube tv connection!  Something about opening up the app on a phone.🤷‍♀️  Many thanks to those of you who offered suggestions. ❤️

Edited March 13, 2023 by Thumper

[Ohiopirate02]

Just now, BuckeyeLou said:

Lady Gaga took off her pretty dress...I guess this reflects the song..

She also took off all her makeup.  Only Gaga can take stripped down to this level.

[truthaboutluv]

Gaga is nothing if not always dramatic. But this is actually my favorite of all the nominated songs. 

[scarynikki12]

Gaga said something about the song being really personal so I guess removing the makeup and dress is part of that?

[Avabelle]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen gaga do a performance that wasn’t soaked in her own self importance. 

[NUguy514]

Just now, Avabelle said:

I don’t think I’ve ever seen gaga do a performance that wasn’t soaked in her own self importance. 

This is correct.

[KaveDweller]

Did Lady Gaga pull out her earpiece in the middle of the song? I wonder if something was wrong.

[thuganomics85]

Interesting approach to that song, but I thought it worked well enough.  Lady Gaga is quite talented to put it mildly!

[PrincessPurrsALot]

That was a beautiful performance.  I did not need the camera close enough to count her pores, however.

[ebk57]

Just now, thuganomics85 said:

Interesting approach to that song, but I thought it worked well enough.  Lady Gaga is quite talented to put it mildly!

This.  I'm not sure what I think of the song, but she's an amazing talent. 

[Avabelle]

Just now, scarynikki12 said:

Gaga said something about the song being really personal so I guess removing the makeup and dress is part of that?

She says this about every song. The song where she’s dressed as a meat slab was “personal”.

 

She’s a brilliant artist but Jesus I find her exhausting at the Oscar’s.

[anna0852]

I thought it was announced she wasn’t performing. And tears at the memory card for Tony Scott.

[FoundTime]

That song and "Naatu Naatu" are such different...energies. I would not know which one to vote for.

[Frisky Wig]

Wow, go Gaga! What a stripped down performance! I could’ve done without all the extreme close-ups but I found it refreshing and emotional from a woman who’s shown up to awards shows in giant bubbles and meat scraps. 

[KittyQ]

1 minute ago, scarynikki12 said:

Gaga said something about the song being really personal so I guess removing the makeup and dress is part of that?

How long will it take her to put all the makeup and dress back on for the rest of the show? I always wonder when performers change when they are on stage after being all dressed up at the beginning.

[ProudMary]

1 minute ago, FoundTime said:

That song and "Naatu Naatu" are such different...energies. I would not know which one to vote for.

Rihanna's performance of "Lift Me Up" is yet to come.

[wallflower75]

Just now, KittyQ said:

How long will it take her to put all the makeup and dress back on for the rest of the show? I always wonder when performers change when they are on stage after being all dressed up at the beginning.

I can't help but wonder how the people who put her together when she left her house feel seeing her on stage right now.  I know, I know, she's Gaga, they don't care, but still...you spend all that time, take pride in your work, and then the moment she's center stage with the cameras up close....

[scarynikki12]

1 minute ago, KittyQ said:

How long will it take her to put all the makeup and dress back on for the rest of the show? I always wonder when performers change when they are on stage after being all dressed up at the beginning.

Their makeup and clothes people are good at putting it back on quickly so it won't be a problem. 

[ebk57]

From Wesley Morris in the NYT - this is how I feel about the song:

With her makeup wiped off, Lady Gaga is now Glenn Close in the last shot of “Dangerous Liaisons.” And she’s benchpressing the blues out in this otherwise underwhelming song.

Edited March 13, 2023 by ebk57
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[ShadowHunter]

Hugh Grant way less grumpy here lol.

[DollEyes]

Lady Gaga may be over-the-top sometimes, but at least she's got the talent to back it up. She's equally great in torn jeans, designer gowns or raw meat.

[scarynikki12]

Funny bit from Hugh. He's right about moisturizer and don't forget the sunscreen everyone!

[MerBearHou]

A couple of years ago during the pandemic my boss and I gifted Charlie Mackesy’s book to several of our closest clients and advisors.  The book was not very well known at all at that point and everyone was so grateful — Charlie’s book is so kind and uplifting and softly encouraging.  I am thrilled to pieces that he was recognized tonight.  I even wrote him an email after I read the book and got the nicest email back.  This is a lovely moment to see.  

[thuganomics85]

All Quiet takes Production Design too.  Interesting...

[Ohiopirate02]

I feel the need to correct Hugh here, it takes more than a good moisturizer to look like Andi at her age.  You need daily SPF on top of that moisturizer.  

[PrincessPurrsALot]

1 minute ago, scarynikki12 said:

Funny bit from Hugh. He's right about moisturizer and don't forget the sunscreen everyone!

We now know he's "basically a scrotum."

[dmeets]

I know it was a mess, but it was a spectacle of a mess so I wish Babylon had won this one.

[wallflower75]

Hmm.....I am sensing there may be an upset at the end of this evening....

Just now, PrincessPurrsALot said:

We now know he's "basically a scrotum."

Everyone who saw his pre-Oscars interview: "we didn't need you to tell us that, Hugh."

[Browncoat]

Just now, dmeets said:

I know it was a mess, but it was a spectacle of a mess so I wish Babylon had won this one.

It was a hot mess, but I did appreciate what they were going for.

[scarynikki12]

Love some John Cho.

[Browncoat]

Wait.  Wasn't Mindy's dress white on the beige carpet?

[ProudMary]

So, Mindy Kaling has two of the same dress; one black, one white.

[KaveDweller]

All Quiet seems to be dominating.

[ShadowHunter]

Okay well they certainly love All Quiet. 

[dmeets]

Hmm, THIS one was an upset I think.

Still not convinced it takes the big one.

[yowsah1]

So ALL QUIET beats EEAAO in head-to-head competition.  This does not bode well for Best Picture.  :(

[thuganomics85]

Yep, this is getting interesting for sure.  All Quiet is making its presence known.

[MerBearHou]

I heard on the pre-show that the designer made Mindy’s dress in black and in white, but I thought she’d just chosen to wear the white.  No idea she’d switch to the black one mid-show. 

[Browncoat]

I was really hoping Banshees would take this one.  I thought the score was beautiful.

[slowpoked]

AQOTWF cleaning up the technical categories.