Awards Season 2011

[HistoryProf]

Next year I want a CGI Bob Hope hosting.

[domino harvey]

I thought he already was?! Thank god for the mute button

[Brian C]

Why does Crystal seem so ill-at-ease? It's not like he's done this a thousand times or anything. Maybe he just knows his material blows?

[domino harvey]

The opening Zelig thing was really sad. Like, remember when the world was a simpler place and that kind of thing was amusing? You know, the first eight times he did it? (Not that it actually was then either, but you know...)

I'm surprised they're burning through the No One Cares awards without a big one out of the gate like normal

[domino harvey]

Why is fucking makeup getting three times the coverage of cinematography?

[Brian C]

Cinema-what?-ography

[domino harvey]

Thank God, A Separation

[Brian C]

Well, I haven't seen any of the other nominees, but I am happy that A Separation won. Terrific film.

[knives]

The wins are going much better than I expected they would.

[knives]

Not one of these speeches. This is why we need eyeroll emoticons.

[domino harvey]

Was so hoping for Chastain or Bejo to upset that upsetter. Still, Spencer was good in the Help, it's just that her role is one of those genetically-engineered crowd-pleasers, so anyone would have been

[scotty2]

You would think that anyone trained in acting would know how to give a two minute speech without collapsing into a blubbering wreck.

[domino harvey]

Also, Bale pointed to where Bejo's monitor was super-ed onto the screen, which temporarily made me very happy

[Brian C]

I thought Bejo would win, against all odds and for no particular reason at all. I'd have been rooting for Chastain more if she had been nominated for a different movie. I do think she's terrific, though, and I might have voted for her myself.

[Brian C]

This focus group bit is painful.

[knives]

I like it, but I liked some of For Your Consideration too.

[HistoryProf]

fairly amazed Albert Nobbs didn't win for make-up - and Tree of Life not winning cinematography is a fucking joke.

[domino harvey]

Holy shit, the Artist didn't win Editing? Yeah, the Academy really isn't as hot on this as some of the other awards shows, surprisingly

[HistoryProf]

all right. now THAT was a good speech lol.

[scotty2]

Editors: "let's get out of here." Best speech of the night.

[Brian C]

Hugo is cleaning up tonight, although suprisingly (in this context) Thelma didn't win editing.

[domino harvey]

If Davis wins Best Actress, I could see the Help actually winning Best Pic, given the weird vote splitting that's going on tonite

[knives]

Yeah, things aren't as predictable as they seemed. I'd be happy with a Hugo win.

[domino harvey]

Finally, just as Hitchcock intended

[Brian C]

Funny, I would have thought you'd be the only one up for an interpretive dance break.