Running Movie Awards Thread

[heyabbott]

Weird thing about the Oscars - despite most of these honorees spending the last three or four months picking up awards and such - they still act like they were taken completely by surprised when trying to formulate a speech. Hell - EVERYONE has practiced an Oscar speech whether they are in the biz or not - you would think there would be a bit better preparation - especially for people who have been nominated or won before.

Actors gonna act

 

[Regan MacNeil]

*pushes up nerd glasses*
According to his interview with Terry Gross, Malek did sing to help link up his mouth with the audio and they included some of his voice at parts.
*readjusts nerd glasses*
And how many other actors up for best actor sang in their movies? Other than Bradley Cooper...
*blinks behind nerd glasses awaiting a wedgie*
/to be read in Database voice from the Simpsons

Jamie Foxx could have (he has the voice, and does a really good Ray Charles impression), but they decided to use Charles' voice.

However, Foxx was playing the piano in the shots as he is a classically trained pianist.

 

[heyabbott]

The racism in Hollywood is so strong they gave a second directing Oscar to a Mexican rather than Spike Lee.

 

[Vombatus]

So a friend of mine just won for Best Documentary, which is awesome. But it is deeply weird to see someone you know on that stage holding an Oscar. Like, it's going to be at his house, just sitting there.

Just like Fuselli Jerry was just sitting there.

 

[Alma]

LA Times critic not a big fan

Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash’

It wasn’t the best movie nominated - The Favourite was - but it’s got a screenplay with good dialogue, two strong central performances, an ending that has a white man inviting a black man to his family dinner, and more or less good intentions. Critics exist to pick through the subtext and challenge artistic decisions and make even questionably hyperbolic arguments in service of putting art through the wringer. Chang does that. Doesn’t mean he’s right.

 

[CD Boogie]

Weird thing about the Oscars - despite most of these honorees spending the last three or four months picking up awards and such - they still act like they were taken completely by surprised when trying to formulate a speech. Hell - EVERYONE has practiced an Oscar speech whether they are in the biz or not - you would think there would be a bit better preparation - especially for people who have been nominated or won before.

We have?

 

[Spartan Squad]

 

[Inky_Wretch]

So a friend of mine just won for Best Documentary, which is awesome. But it is deeply weird to see someone you know on that stage holding an Oscar. Like, it's going to be at his house, just sitting there.

"Free Solo?" I've watched it twice now - once on IMAX. Given the only other movie I saw in a theater in 2018 featured Teen Titans Go, that speaks to the quality of their work.

 

[John B. Foster]

I suspect Spielberg campaigned behind the scenes for Green Book, much as he did for Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love.

 

[DanOregon]

We have?

You haven't thought about what you would say if you had two minutes in front of a big audience? Whether it be a graduation speech, HOF speech or a "Kiss My Ass I'm Leaving This Dump" speech?

 

[CD Boogie]

You haven't thought about what you would say if you had two minutes in front of a big audience? Whether it be a graduation speech, HOF speech or a "Kiss My Ass I'm Leaving This Dump" speech?

Nope.

 

[poindexter]

I won't remember this year's Best Picture winner by the time I get out of the parking garage tonight.