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Awards Season 2010: Oscars! Tonight! Kirk Douglas!

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  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Witch_Hunter_84 wrote: »
    What is Colin Firth doing touching James Franco's award???

    Agreed. Love Firth, and he definitely deserved it last year, but this was Franco's year. What sucks is how entirely expected this was. Funny how Best Actor and Best Actress were pretty much set from the get go.

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  • David_TDavid_T A fashion yes-man is no good to me. Copenhagen, DenmarkRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    mxmarks wrote: »
    So, someone else brought this up but man, thinking about it:

    Mark Ruffalo is the Hulk.
    Natalie Portman is in Thor.
    Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man.
    Gwenyth Paltrow is in Iron Man.
    Robert Downey Jr is Iron Man.

    and now Darren Aronofsky is directing Wolverine.

    Man - comic book movies represent.

    And as an aside - Aronofsky directing Wolverine is going to be phenominal.

    And, y'know, Best Supporting Actor is Batman.

    Also, Jennifer Lawrence is Mystique in the new X-Men movie.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Credit given where due, Bullock actually made the pandering not horrible.

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  • mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    CMON BIG UPSET TOY STORY.

    haha Speilberg just made the BEST POINT EVER.

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  • cyphrcyphr Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Subtle dig at the Academy; well done Spielberg.

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  • cyphrcyphr Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    mxmarks wrote: »
    CMON BIG UPSET TOY STORY.
    God this would be amazing. But, ya know, here comes King's Speech.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    BOOOOOO

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  • mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    ugh.

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Haters gonna hate.

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  • AdrenalineAdrenaline Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Boo get off the stage

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  • McKidMcKid Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    haha Speilberg just made the BEST POINT EVER.

    I missed that, what was it ?

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    No suprises.

    I mean it should have been Inception but still.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Seriously, you all owe it to yourselves to see Winter's Bone.

    It's really, really good.

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  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    cyphr wrote: »
    Subtle dig at the Academy; well done Spielberg.

    I didn't catch it.

    Also, not unexpected, but still disappointing.

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
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  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Damn Hathaway and Franco have been the sexiest hosts.

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  • SquirrelmobSquirrelmob Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Am I the only one who thinks 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' is a super depressing song?

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  • David_TDavid_T A fashion yes-man is no good to me. Copenhagen, DenmarkRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Very sexy, except for the bit where James Franco lost all interest halfway through the show and then became convinced that if he leaned forward, his head would come off.

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Squirrelmob wrote: »
    Am I the only one who thinks 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' is a super depressing song?

    No.

    It's designed to be depressing.

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  • DacDac Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I guess if Social Network wasn't going to get it, I'm at least glad that Inception didn't.

    The King's Speech is a worthy film. Grats to that crew.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I wish I'd seen Reznor get the Oscar. Did he say anything special?

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  • GodfatherGodfather Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Buh, King's Speech won. Saw it coming a mile away.


    Social Network should have taken it.

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  • DalbozDalboz Resident Puppy Eater Right behind you...Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    "The King's Speech" was a good movie. I don't know that it was really the best of the bunch, but it could have been worse. Like the year "Crash" won...God, that was an awful movie...

    I just realized that Tom Hooper looks like a much younger James Cameron.

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  • HozHoz Cool Cat Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    Winter's Bone is gonna upset everyone for Best Picture.

    Just you wait.

    It will in my heart.
    A very boring movie.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I've never even heard of Winter's Bone until now.

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  • fortisfortis OhioRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    The King's Speech is to Shakespeare in Love as The Social Network is to Saving Private Ryan.

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  • ManetherenWolfManetherenWolf Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    David_T wrote: »
    mxmarks wrote: »
    So, someone else brought this up but man, thinking about it:

    Mark Ruffalo is the Hulk.
    Natalie Portman is in Thor.
    Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man.
    Gwenyth Paltrow is in Iron Man.
    Robert Downey Jr is Iron Man.

    and now Darren Aronofsky is directing Wolverine.

    Man - comic book movies represent.

    And as an aside - Aronofsky directing Wolverine is going to be phenominal.

    And, y'know, Best Supporting Actor is Batman.

    Also, Jennifer Lawrence is Mystique in the new X-Men movie.

    And Franco was Harry Osborn/Green Goblin.

    and Jeremy Renner is Hawkeye.

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  • AdrenalineAdrenaline Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Mark Ruffalo - Hulk? What the fuck?

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  • RikushixRikushix VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I wish I'd seen Reznor get the Oscar. Did he say anything special?

    His first words: "Wow. I don't know what to say. Um."

    He was really modest. Considering he and Atticus totally deserved to win.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Rikushix wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I wish I'd seen Reznor get the Oscar. Did he say anything special?

    His first words: "Wow. I don't know what to say. Um."

    He was really modest. Considering he and Atticus totally deserved to win.

    It sure sounds that way. This reminds me of Monster's Ball's score. (High praise.)

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  • SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Godfather wrote: »
    Buh, King's Speech won. Saw it coming a mile away.


    Social Network should have taken it.

    No it shouldn't have. Social Network was only as good as it was because of Aaron Sorkin, and he was honored for making it such.

    Also, Haylee Stanfield was completely robbed.

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  • dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    fortis wrote: »
    The King's Speech is to Shakespeare in Love as The Social Network is to Saving Private Ryan.

    the delta between saving private ryan and shakespeare in love is nowhere near the delta between social network and king's speech

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    TSN sounds like it had an amazing script.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Hoz wrote: »
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    Winter's Bone is gonna upset everyone for Best Picture.

    Just you wait.

    It will in my heart.
    A very real movie.
    Seriously, the film screams "I am real. This is a thing."

    It is scary as shit because it is frighteningly realistic.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0khRUfTfPM

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  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Sentry wrote: »
    Godfather wrote: »
    Buh, King's Speech won. Saw it coming a mile away.


    Social Network should have taken it.

    No it shouldn't have. Social Network was only as good as it was because of Aaron Sorkin, and he was honored for making it such.

    Sorkin's script in the wrong hands wouldn't have been as powerful. Every element of that film complemented the rest.

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  • GodfatherGodfather Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Sentry wrote: »
    Godfather wrote: »
    Buh, King's Speech won. Saw it coming a mile away.


    Social Network should have taken it.

    No it shouldn't have. Social Network was only as good as it was because of Aaron Sorkin, and he was honored for making it such.

    Also, Haylee Stanfield was completely robbed.

    Opinions!

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  • EvilBadmanEvilBadman DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    cyphr wrote: »
    Subtle dig at the Academy; well done Spielberg.

    I didn't catch it.

    Also, not unexpected, but still disappointing.

    Named movies that had won Best Picture and then named a superior list of films that had not.

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  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    And Stenfield wasn't robbed. In truth, her odds were increased by the fact she was put in the wrong category. Melissa Leo and Jackie Weaver were transformative in their performances. All three were as close to equally deserving as I can imagine.

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  • dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    And Stenfield wasn't robbed. In truth, her odds were increased by the fact she was put in the wrong category. Melissa Leo and Jackie Weaver were transformative in their performances. All three were as close to equally deserving as I can imagine.

    I dont think i've harbored such intense negative thoughts towards a character while watching a movie than i had when i was watching melissa leo play the mother in the fighter. That kitchen scene with all the women almost made me walk away from the movie. She definitely deserved that award.

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