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Academy Award snubs

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  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    edited 2012-02-26 18:13:50
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    Did she also like Forrest Gump?


    And I'm listening to "Man or Muppet" right now. Such a good song 

  • MyrmidonMyrmidon

    Yes. She likes anything with Tom Hanks in it.

  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    Good, then. Forrest Gump is a good movie. 

  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    I'm watching the Red Carpet special, and there's an "only stupid people like Avatar" joke. Heh. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is another film that should probably be nominated for Best Picture.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    Red carpet ceremonies: Pointless wankery, or brilliant form of advertising for the designer clothing industry?

  • MyrmidonMyrmidon

    The second one.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    edited 2012-02-26 19:24:54
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    By letting celebrities be seen in their clothing, they reinforce their brands' identity as being for the upper class which allows them to massively overcharge for their clothes! GENIUS

  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!

    Quite honestly, I'd like for the Oscars to change to be more all-inclusive and less judgmental about non-traditional film outside their confort zone to better reflect the tapestry that is America and its art.


    While I'm dreaming I'd like to get superpowers from a radioactive spider-bite.

  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!

    Honestly, I think their biggest problem is that people pay too much attention to them. It's a dumb awards show. There are hundreds of the things.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    edited 2012-02-26 19:33:03
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    ^^ Morgan Freeman's opening speech is pretty ironic, in this light...


    ^ Personally, I think the problem is the over-emphasis placed on the Best Picture award.

  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!

    ^^Yeah, but there's a difference between the MTV Awards and People's Choice Awards and the fucking Oscars.


    The big problem is that it's goal is to reward cinematic excellence which is a noble goal, but it doesn't accomplish that at all.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    edited 2012-02-26 19:39:50
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    It does, though. It simply prioritizes certain kinds of cinematic excellence over other ones.


    in other news: Billy Crystal is winning everything right now

  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!

    Yeah, but there's a difference between the MTV Awards and People's Choice Awards and the fucking Oscars.



    Yeah, the Oscars are much more significant than those. They're more on the level of the Golden Globes, which I had to look up just now because I wasn't sure if I had the name right, since I don't think I've heard them mentioned for a few years.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    No, the Golden Globes are considered a joke by everyone, whereas the Oscars are a joke that bumps people's salaries up by at least 5 million dollars.

  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!

    Is there any reason for the Oscars being taken more seriously, though?

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    Prestige accumulated over age, I guess?

  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    edited 2012-02-26 19:45:59
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    Hugo just got Best Cinematography and Art Direction. I think I can see where this evening is headed.


    The Golden Globes should be considered a joke for no other reason than the fact that The Wire was never nominated.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    And Best Art Direction, too. odd...

  • DonZabuDonZabu

    I'm not nearly as invested in the Oscars as I was in the Grammys.


    What does that say about me?

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    That you like music more than movies?

  • MyrmidonMyrmidon

    I liked Billy Crystal's opening but I feel like I'll be in a minority.

  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.

    Is there any reason for the Oscars being taken more seriously, though?



    Big names are behind the academy and cast the votes. And they pay for massive advertisement. 


    Anyway, I just came from watching The Artist and I enjoyed it a lot. Which leads me to comment this:



    It's a jerkoff to how great things were 'back then', back then being a racist era where movies were dominated by white guys in suits. This isn't even a controversial statement. It's the point of the movie.



    But the whole freaking point of the movie is that nostalgia and not accepting change fucks your career and that you should learn to accept that the world moves with or without you.

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    edited 2012-02-26 19:55:56
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    Man, Hugo and The Artist are getting a lot of design awards, aren't they?


    The Artist just won Best Costume Design, thoguh

  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    No drugs for me tonight!


    Aww, poor Billy Crystal. He looks like a confused Christopher Walkens.


    Oh look, a montage. Do they ever run out of classic movie footage to use? And gee, that last scene from When Harry Met Sally must've been awkward for families watching at home. 


    Yes, tell us more about looking classy, Ms. My-Nipple-Is-Showing.


    Costume Design goes to The Artist.

  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    So does The Iron Asshole win Costume and Makeup? Yep!

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    Oh look, a montage. Do they ever run out of classic movie footage to use?

    70 years of history to choose from will do that, I guess. Meryl Streep movie wins Best Makeup? gosh

  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    "No baseball film has ever won Best Picture. Will that change tonight?"


    pffffft

  • MyrmidonMyrmidon

    Adam Sandler why can I not stop liking you.

    WHY 

  • CountryPumpkinCountryPumpkin
    edited 2012-02-26 20:07:31
    I clench my fists and yell "anime" towards an uncaring, absent God, and swear solemnly to press my thumbs into Chocolate America's eyeballs until he is blinded, to directly emasculate sporting figures, to beat the shit out of tumblr users with baseball bats, and to quietly appreciate what Waylon Smithers being gay means to me.

    Holy shit, fucking Newsies is getting a Broadway musical? Who even remembers that movie?


    "Because we are an international show" fucking laffo.


    And holy shit, she was actually being totally serious about talking in Mandarin Chinese and the audience was cracking up. What total shitheads.


    Best Foreign Language Film goes to A Separation, duh

  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year

    >german accented Mandarin


    WHY

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