The Annual Academy Awards - General Discussion

[ebk57]

Sigh...  I really, really wanted Lin...

[J0nas3]

....That close to the EGOT. Maybe next year, Lin.

[thuganomics85]

And.... it's "City of Stars."  Hopefully, Lin-Manuel Miranda will get another shot.

[wallflower75]

Oh well.  Looks like Lin-Manuel Miranda will have to wait to complete his EGOT.  I have no doubt he'll eventually get there.

[bmoore4026]

Moana song should have won

[Browncoat]

Yay!  I swear I've been humming City of Stars since I saw La La Land back in December.  Only a slight exaggeration!

[Vermicious Knid]

Not feeling Scarlet's hair.

[mtlchick]

Well, I can't hate this win since the song is in my head. 

 

But Academy, you all saw Hamilton right?  You paid your 10K per ticket, right? Why deny Lin the EGOT?!

[anyanka323]

Lin Manuel Miranda will likely get his EGOT for either the Mary Poppins sequel or Little Mermaid live action if there are new songs. 

[Sile]

Best "Original" Song...

An entire shopping list of people thanked and none of them were named Williams or Ascher?

[Misslindsey]

I guess I always expect the show to go long. I do wish they would start the show a half an hour earlier though.

[P2C2E]

Boooooo! I wanted Lin-Manuel to get his MacPEGOT!

[MVFrostsMyPie]

Public schools FTW!

[JustaPerson]

Yay City of Stars won!! It's still a win for Broadway, with Pasek and Paul having written the lyrics. 

[Neeners]

That was awesome. I love the enthusiasm and joy.

[Vella]

Thank you Academy for not giving in to Justin and his thirsty, thirsty self.  Beautiful.

[Unusual Suspect]

I was hoping for Moana, but I do like "City of Stars".

[mojoween]

Just now, thuganomics85 said:

And.... it's "City of Stars."  Hopefully, Lin-Manuel Miranda will get another shot.

He'll not throw away his shot?

I wanted him to be the youngest to get the EGOT dammit.  Maybe next year he still will be?

Hey look Jennifer Aniston is wearing black!  That NEVER happens.

[bmoore4026]

Brace yourselves, everyone.  This is going to be a tough one.

[Vermicious Knid]

Fear not, Lin-Manuel is working on the music for three other movies right now. It's a when, not an if.

[Misslindsey]

1 minute ago, thuganomics85 said:

Hopefully, Lin-Manuel Miranda will get another shot.

Well he probably won't throw away his shot ; )

[DHDancer]

Yay Jennifer for adding in Bill.

[Indigo Luna]

I still can't believe Bill Paxton is gone...

[okerry]

aw, Jennifer Anniston choking up . . . it's okay, sweetie, we all feel the same way.

[MVFrostsMyPie]

Sara singing Joni? I like it. 

[Browncoat]

I'm already tearing up, and we've barely seen any people.  This song gets to me every time.

[DHDancer]

Oh this song makes me cry...

[Mumbles]

Oh destroy me already with "Both Sides Now." It reminds me of that scene between Sally and Don in Mad Men.

[vb68]

Classy, sweet move by Jennifer Aniston to mention Bill Paxton.

[legaleagle53]

1 minute ago, 17wheatthins said:

I like Jennifer Anniston but man she dresses boring. 

She's in black because she's introducing the In Memoriam segment.  How do you THINK she should dress for that?

[Browncoat]

2016 was such a rough year. 

[mojoween]

I did not know that Curtis Hanson died.

Oh Leia.  

[mtlchick]

Yup.  Carrie and Debbie being gone still get to me.  

[okerry]

That was lovely. And the singing was perfection.

[Baby Button Eyes]

Fuck that, I want to bawl my eyes out, thanks to the song and quotes.

[Browncoat]

Carrie and Debbie (and Gene Wilder) were the hardest ones for me.

[Dewey Decimate]

Shoot, did I blink and miss David Bowie?

SB sounded really great.

[bmoore4026]

Who else feels like crying or are crying right now?

[DearEvette]

Feels like Prince has been remembered at every award ceremony.

[Nordly Beaumont]

Yep, that was brutal. I'm a puddle. I didn't know William Peter Blatty died. My best friend and I were obsessed with his writing in Jr. High.

[anyanka323]

Just now, Dewey Decimate said:

Shoot, did I blink and miss David Bowie?

SB sounded really great.

Bowie was honored last year.

[Browncoat]

Just now, Dewey Decimate said:

Shoot, did I blink and miss David Bowie?

Weren't Bowie and Alan Rickman remembered last year?

[ZootSuitWyatt]

1 minute ago, Dewey Decimate said:

Shoot, did I blink and miss David Bowie?

SB sounded really great.

was he not in last year's?

[galaxygirl76]

1 minute ago, Dewey Decimate said:

Shoot, did I blink and miss David Bowie?

SB sounded really great.

I wanna say David was in last year's montage.

[MVFrostsMyPie]

1 minute ago, bmoore4026 said:

Who else feels like crying or are crying right now?

My glass of wine definitely got some tears added to it.

[DHDancer]

2 minutes ago, Dewey Decimate said:

Shoot, did I blink and miss David Bowie

was it last year?  wow....

Edited February 27, 2017 by DHDancer

[thuganomics85]

That was one of the best songs for the In Memoriam ever.

That was hard to get through.  I totally forgot Kenny Baker passed too, so we lost two iconic Star Wars actors the same year.  Heartbreaking. I'm glad Jennifer Aniston at least mentioned Bill Paxton.  That is still raw. 

[bmoore4026]

HOLY SHIT!  I am so going to watch that Baby Jane miniseries!

[okerry]

1 minute ago, Browncoat said:

Carrie and Debbie (and Gene Wilder) were the hardest ones for me.

And Anton Yelchin, with the quote. Very kind of whoever put this together. 

[roamyn]

2 minutes ago, Dewey Decimate said:

Shoot, did I blink and miss David Bowie?

SB sounded really great.

Bowie was in last year's.