Boystown Oscar Watch Thread
The big Oscar night party is at Sidetrack here on Boystown. If you are watching the show, chime in with your thoughts.
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Seeing Kirk Douglas really bothered me as I remember him from his prime. So sad.
Best thing about this broadcast so far is the best original screenplay award to “The King’s Speech.” The screenwriter gave the evening’s best acceptance speech. All else about this particular awards show has seemed rather juvenile.
Well, I’ve been checking in on the show off and on tonight, and right in the middle of people talking about their favorite songs, The Won has to horn in on this show, and make it worse.
Can we never spend ANY time without Barack Obama horning in on it?
I am so tired of that man.
Thank goodness I missed that! I was folding laundry! Perhaps the Academy should just go ahead and give BO an award. After all, he’s only playing at the role of POTUS, not actually being POTUS, which would require actual courage, core values, knowledge, leadership, love of this country, statesmanship, strength and vision.
You have the germ of an idea there! He started his presidency with a Nobel prize, and didn’t he get a Grammy for reading Bill Ayer’s book? He should certainly receive an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the role of President, I guess.
He’s totally self-absorbed, lazy, self-indulgent and without any real core as a human being. Seems he’d fit in perfectly with most of the Hollywood crowd.
I think if you poked him with a pin, he would pop. Just like a balloon. Just helium inside.
He didn’t have time to talk about Libya because he had a “scheduling conflict”, but he made time to crash the Oscars?
WTF???
Good point. He can understand the Oscars – they are just like a Nobel prize. He can’t understand “Lybia”.
He didn’t want to speak about it because it well…it makes him feel uncomfortable, you know…saying “Labia.”
HAHAHAHAAAA!!!
Amendment: Marisa Tomei, Cate Blanchett and Kevin Spacey have the kind of presence that can “class up” any show. Kudos to them. Also, I do appreciate Ann Hathaway as co-host. She brings a much-needed authenticity.
Unfortunately, Anne Hathaway is a Palin-hater. I wish these Hollywood people would stay away from politics.
Did not know. That changes my estimation of Hathaway entirely. Too bad. She seemed to have such potential.
Yes, poor Anne is a virulent Sarah hater…apparently a liberal go along. Colin Firth is very, very liberal and a big union supporter. That’s worse for me because I really love watching him on screen…guess I have to separate fantasy from reality. I don’t think there were any conservative Hollywood people involved…maybe I am wrong…hopefully.
Anne Hathaway is a Palin hater too! Shit, up until now I kind of liked her.
Total.Suck.Bomb.
Wow.Just…Oh my God.
no.
Wow, you’re actually WATCHING the show? You’re braver than I, that’s for sure.
The King’s Speech!!!! But crikey – TEN nominations for Best Pic? It’s like those Participant awards.
Happy that “The King’s Speech” did so well, but do agree with others here that the awards show itself left much to be desired.
I found it interesting that the crowd had to cheer every time “The Social Network” was mentioned; since the buzz has been all about whether Hollywood will “catch up” with technology and the hip, young crowd, it made complete sense that this would happen. I liked “The Social Network”, but “The King’s Speech” was a better film in every way, in my opinion. I’m very happy for Colin Firth, who I believe has deserved an Oscar several times. I thought the hosts were pretty lackluster; the best moments for me came from Sandra Bullock as she addressed the Actor nominees before giving the award. They’re really going to have to work on the show…
Also remember reading an article a few weeks back somewhere (if I remembered where, I would include it!) that compared “The King’s Speech” to the Obama presidency: King George was an ethical, caring man who wanted to do a good job, but couldn’t communicate that (according to the movie; I’m not up on historical accuracy) vs. Obama who is a great speaker but lacks moral substance, wherewithal, and so on. Hadn’t thought about the movie like that, but it was interesting.
I am rather surprised and pleased that the Academy was able to do what was right and award The Kings Speech accordingly.
Social Revolutionary Network didn’t deserve the attention it got at the Golden Globes.
I come to HillBuzz for the politics, not for Boystown buzz. Yet here I am on the Oscar thread! Hunh!
Likewise I go to the blog of a great guy, writer Mark Evanier, for his many marvelous entertainment industry (especially animation and comics) insider tales and related links, and not so much for his unfortunate misguided liberal beliefs and links to the like.
Mark writes of the Oscars that he’s “baffled by those who moan it’s 3+ hours of rich, successful people stroking one another. Well, yeah. Those who have this complaint are unclear on the concept.” HA! http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2011_02_28.htm…
Save for a very few of their actual products, I have a pretty much total disinterest in all Hollywood matters (other than Mark Evanier stories). Likewise I have only amused and distant interest in what’s called fashion. I don’t care who won what awards, but this morning I couldn’t resist hitting a link to the worst-dressed ladies at the Oscars! Old “flannel-shirt blue-jeans straight guy no queer eye could help” as my tastes might be, even I am appalled by these fabric catastrophes. (One MORE good indication why one should never seriously consider the political opinions of most Hollywoodens.) I am practically FORCED to do that Jack Benny “Well!” pose and simper, DARLING! WHO let you out of the house in THAT? http://www.seattlepi.com/fashion/gallery.asp?SubI…
Oprah ATE the Oscars?????
Didn’t anyone tell her that it wasn’t
“Oscar Meyer Wieners????”
That’s soooo funny!
Well with all the talk about the
“Oscar Wieners” this year maybe I can understand…….
And the wiener for best special effects this year is…..BARRY HUSEIN!!!
OMG…please tell me zippy did not insert himself into this event. Thank God I missed it. What happen? …geeze…oh no he di’nt! What next? Charlie Sheen?
Toy Story 3 should have won best picture. It was better than ALL of them.
Concur. I had stated that I would NEVER watch another Oscar show if it didn’t at least win best Animated Film. Not that I need an excuse as I barely watch as it is. When it won my whole house (four kids) jumped and cheered. Loved that movie.
I was crying in Toy Story 3 when the toys realized there was no way out. The story in that movie was better than almost anything else out this year.
When I saw it was up against The King’s Speech, I admit, I had to flip a coin. I loved The King’s Speech because it was a real, important story, no CGI, no stunts, body count only in the distant war. And it was well and convincingly acted. But Toy Story 3 was perfection, too.
I couldn’t decide which of them I wanted on DVD, so I bought both of them.
The King’s Speech is not out yet, but Amazon will send it just the minute it arrives.
I visit this site for the political links and thinking, not for Boystown buzz. Yet here I am on the Oscar thread! Hunh!
Likewise I go to the blog of writer Mark Evanier, a great guy, for his many marvelous entertainment industry (especially animation and comics) insider tales and related links, and not so much for his unfortunate misguided liberal beliefs and links to fellow travelers.
Mark writes of the Oscars that he’s “baffled by those who moan it’s 3+ hours of rich, successful people stroking one another. Well, yeah. Those who have this complaint are unclear on the concept.” HA! http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2011_02_28.htm…
Save for a very few of their actual products, I have a pretty much total disinterest in all Hollywood matters (other than Mark Evanier stories). Likewise I have only amused and distant interest in what’s called fashion. I don’t care who won what awards, but this morning I couldn’t resist hitting a link to the worst-dressed ladies at the Oscars! Old “flannel-shirt blue-jeans straight guy no queer eye could help” as my tastes might be, even I am appalled by these fabric catastrophes. (One MORE good indication why one should never seriously consider the political opinions of most Hollywoodens.) I am practicaly FORCED to do that Jack Benny “Well!” pose and simper, DARLING! WHO let you out of the house in THAT? http://www.seattlepi.com/fashion/gallery.asp?SubI…
Our president is a pop culture icon, nothing more. To see him chime in on the Academy Awards about his favorite movie song at a time when the world is on fire with Soros instigated revolution was more than I could stand. I only watched the awards because I had high hopes for Anne Hathaway as I think she is very talented as an actress, singer and dancer. Unfortunately the producers didn’t give her a dame thing interesting to perform.
I have not seen a movie except for on from Sweden, this year because I can no longer stomach even looking at the Obama tranquilized Hollywood air heads. Tonight I went to hear a recital by a fabulous mezzo-soprano named Joyce DiDonato. She was amazing and I have no idea what her oppinions on politics are, because unlike the self involved preachy hypocrits that populate Hollywood, this extreemly talented and disiplined artist knows that she is an opera star not a social engineer.
The awards sucked and having Oprah and Obama on was the kiss of death.