Academy Eyes Jimmy Fallon as Oscar Host (Report)
Lorne Michaels would serve as the broadcast's producer.
Source: THR
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been eyeing Jimmy Fallon as a possible host for the 85th Academy Awards, which would be produced by Lorne Michaels, the executive producer of NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
However, ABC, which broadcasts the Oscars, has expressed reservations, according to the Los Angeles Times, which first reported on the possibility of Fallon hosting. Although ABC can not veto the Academy's choice of Oscar host, the Times report said the network doesn't want to see the Oscar broadcast, a high-visibility platform, given over to Fallon, who competes with ABC's own late night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Fallon demonstrated his hosting skills as host of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2010.
Traditionally, the Academy president selects the producer of the Oscar broadcast, and then that producer, in turn, chooses the host. The Academy just elected a new president, Hawk Koch, on Tuesday night to serve as its president for the coming year, and Koch said one of his first orders of business will be lining up a producer and host. But discussions about the producing and hosting assigningments had already been begun by outgoing president Tom Sherak during the last months of his term. It was not immediately clear whether, now that Koch has stepped in, discussions with Michaels and Fallon will continue.
The Academy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
ask him when neon will start posting again.
Seth MacFarlane to Host the 2013 Oscars
The "Family Guy" creator and "Ted" director will take the stage for the 85th Academy Awards.
Source: THR
Seth MacFarlane will take his first turn as host of the Oscars, the Academy announced on Monday.
The show will be produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who said, "We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh. He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him."
MacFarlane, who has built an animation empire behind his comedies Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, had a blockbuster film debut this summer with Ted, in which he voiced an animated stuffed bear in a live action world that starred Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. The film took in $420 million worldwide.
He also hosted the first episode of the new season of Saturday Night Live, and has released an album of music standards, called Music is Better than Words.
Last year, Billy Crystal returned as host of the Oscars after Eddie Murphy stepped down, following Brett Ratner's exit as producer.
A lot of people are complaining about this. I'm going to go ahead and say that he is PERFECT for this job.
I don't like Family Guy or The Cleveland Dad or whatever other cartoons he makes, but I think the dude is as charming as hell (when he isn't doing those voices to pander to his stupid fans). He is a ham and he seems like a nice guy and that's just damn perfect for hosting the Oscars.
Yep. No matter how you feel about his skills as a writer/producer, he's an extraordinarily talented performer. Besides, it's hosting the Oscars, we're not talking about electing the guy president. He just needs to be pleasantly diverting for (god willing) two-and-a-half hours.
Yeah I have no problem with this. I just hope he doesn't do the entire broadcast in Peter Griffin's voice. Does enough of the Oscar-viewing audience even know who he is though?
I approve. Also, Family Guy hate continually baffles me.
It's gotten pretty unbearable in the last few years, but I used to really enjoy it.
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on October 02, 2012, 04:53:56 PM
I approve. Also, Family Guy hate continually baffles me.
It baffles you? I'm curious what you find redeeming in the show.
I knew I shouldn't have brought that up. Yes, it's not very consistent these days, and I only watch episodes occasionally. But I can't imagine actively disliking the show. I don't like McFarlane's other shows, but Family Guy has always worked for me. And it hasn't changed that much. Some episodes are really good, and even the duds have moments of brilliance.
Normally I would congratulate you on your 8000th post, but sorry. I can't dude.
See, that's what I'm talking about. Content-free criticisms are frustrating beyond words.
The argument I've always hated was the mutual-exclusivity claim, which seems to come up a lot regarding Family Guy. "You're either a Simpsons/South Park/Archer/Clerks: The Animated Series/Whatever fan or you're a Family Guy fan." Fuck you, I contain multitudes.
Problem is that they find guys like him and then neuter them before going on stage, so the watered-down version of his jokes are not funny at all.
It's what happened with Chris Rock and other hosts, and why Ricky Gervais was so offensive to everyone at the GG, even though he was as soft as he's ever been.
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on October 02, 2012, 07:12:15 PM
See, that's what I'm talking about. Content-free criticisms are frustrating beyond words.
so are content-free animated shows.
ZING!
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Okay, that was funny. (But it still doesn't resemble a coherent criticism.)
They illustrate it better than I could ever say it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QTdDrMT8eg
Are you guys serious? Why is this still a contentious issue?
The awfulness of family guy and the problem with its apologists has been well documented over the years, in many threads, through many needlessly coherent arguments.
Starting (and really, ending) with this discussion from 2004:
http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=4975.msg106120#msg106120
Wherein jb (who must have some sort of amnesia bringing this up AGAIN, or maybe has suffered mental retardation from years of watching family guy, I don't know, I'm not a doctor) ADMITS that he doesn't know enough about other actually funny tv shows to even understand what is wrong with fg. It's like talking to a climate change denier, or a creationist.
Fg is a funny show in the same way that pieces of shit like Two and a Half Men are funny. If for some tragic reason you force yourself to watch it, you might get a laugh or two. And while technically that may qualify it as "funny", it will never be considered "great" or "classic".. or the most important quality in a comedy: rewatchable.
Quote from: modage on October 01, 2012, 01:10:37 PMIt's crazy to me to even have to state that.
@ Pubrick
That was 8 years ago. Also, your near-psychotic level of hostility surrounding Family Guy is most baffling of all. Why do you feel like needlessly attacking people because of their tastes? It's immature and unwarranted, and it certainly goes against the spirit of this board.
And really, calling me a retard? Okay, go with that.
@ socketlevel
I chuckled at the Knight Rider thing, because Family Guy can go overboard on the pop culture references, but then it sort of spiraled into gross exaggeration (attacking Family Guy for excessive use of puns... what?) and ended up being kind of dumb and incoherent. I'll take a Michael J. Fox joke over ginger jokes and toilet humor any day.
I guess I like South Park, they're very clever sometimes, but I'm not sure I've ever laughed out loud while watching the show. It's good, but not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny for me. (Which is strange, because I loved Team America: World Police, and Book of Mormon sounds great.) But I'm pretty sure I've laughed harder during Family Guy episodes than most other media. Personal taste, I guess.
Pubrick hates Arrested Development.
NEVER FORGET
Quote from: polkablues on October 03, 2012, 02:21:08 PM
Pubrick hates Arrested Development.
NEVER FORGET
As do I, for virtually the same reason as family guy
Holy shit! Me, Socket, and Pubrick should start a gang
Quote from: polkablues on October 03, 2012, 02:21:08 PM
Pubrick hates Arrested Development.
NEVER FORGET
Yeah, what the hell, Pubrick? Family Guy is a piece of shit show. It really is. I just can't find any redeeming values. So, how can I agree with your stance on FG when you don't find AD funny at all? WHO ARE YOU? HUH?
JB, just like most everyone here, you have great taste in other mass media, but for some reason you had a lapse in reason. I get that. I still can't quite understand why everyone here seems to love Animal Collective (and all their side projects), when their music is really pure garbage. Y'know the really smelly kind that's left over on the street after waste management trucks are gone.
damn...this really sucks. the oscars suck anyways but by having seth host also adds a layer of toolbag doucheness with a garnish of white trash on top that the oscars arent (and we arent) use to.
i think ratner/murphy would have been a better choice...
Quote from: NEON MERCURY on October 03, 2012, 10:39:50 PM
i think ratner/murphy would have been a better choice...
Thread over. Let's burn it to the ground.
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on October 03, 2012, 02:18:29 PM
That was 8 years ago.
so? the point is there are at least 3 subsequent discussions on other threads through 2008 or something, not including this one, that offer the "coherent arguments" you crave so much. which i guess after all that fuss don't count for much cos after 8 years you're still uninformed about other actual funny shows, and hence cannot understand why FG is worthless.
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on October 03, 2012, 02:18:29 PM
Also, your near-psychotic level of hostility surrounding Family Guy is most baffling of all. Why do you feel like needlessly attacking people because of their tastes? It's immature and unwarranted, and it certainly goes against the spirit of this board.
what? ok so you don't understand humour, that's been established with the FG debacle, but you are seriously missing the spirit of the board if you don't realise that the WHOLE POINT of xixax is our tastes are superior to almost every other dickhead on the internet.
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on October 03, 2012, 02:18:29 PM
And really, calling me a retard? Okay, go with that.
again, woosh. and i said
maybe, and qualified my statement with lack of medical expertise.
Quote from: Pwaybloe on October 03, 2012, 08:02:01 PM
I still can't quite understand why everyone here seems to love Animal Collective (and all their side projects), when their music is really pure garbage. Y'know the really smelly kind that's left over on the street after waste management trucks are gone.
you just gave JB a heart attack. and i agree with you, you're back in the gang!
If we can transition this into a thread for shitting on Animal Collective, I would totally be into that.
Quote from: Pubrick on October 03, 2012, 11:50:17 PMyou are seriously missing the spirit of the board if you don't realise that the WHOLE POINT of xixax is our tastes are superior to almost every other dickhead on the internet.
Right, so let's divide ourselves as much as possible, react with bizarre immaturity when another member's tastes greatly differ from our own, and then pass it off as high-brow humor? You're right — this is a great formula for a healthy message board.
As if this isn't a one up from Franco, Hathaway and Crystal. Everyone will enjoy this, I enjoyed him hosting the Roast's. He's a great performer.
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Quote from: polkablues on October 03, 2012, 11:55:06 PM
If we can transition this into a thread for shitting on Animal Collective, I would totally be into that.
I'm going to see them tomorrow!
But if you had told me a few years ago that I would be doing this, I would not have believed you because I
haaaaaaaaaated this band. But now I love their new LP and here we are.
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on October 03, 2012, 02:18:29 PM
@ socketlevel
I chuckled at the Knight Rider thing, because Family Guy can go overboard on the pop culture references, but then it sort of spiraled into gross exaggeration (attacking Family Guy for excessive use of puns... what?) and ended up being kind of dumb and incoherent. I'll take a Michael J. Fox joke over ginger jokes and toilet humor any day.
I guess I like South Park, they're very clever sometimes, but I'm not sure I've ever laughed out loud while watching the show. It's good, but not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny for me. (Which is strange, because I loved Team America: World Police, and Book of Mormon sounds great.) But I'm pretty sure I've laughed harder during Family Guy episodes than most other media. Personal taste, I guess.
For me it's all about the dolphin grabbing random balls and dropping five of them in a lottery style machine to make a FG joke. It perfectly illustrates everything wrong with that show while at the same time being a random idea in-and-of itself. south park subverts the random dolphin to have a point at the end. this is exactly why FG will never have anything on SP. FG is just low brow, whereas SP uses low brow to make very astute observations and push a few buttons, not just attacking washed up celebrities like Gary Coleman. which is so safe and banal.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix for The Master
Denzel Washington for Flight
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva for Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts for The Impossible
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin for Argo
Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams for The Master
Sally Field for Lincoln
Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables
Helen Hunt for The Sessions
Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook
Best Achievement in Directing
Michael Haneke for Amour
Ang Lee for Life of Pi
David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Amour: Michael Haneke
Django Unchained: Quentin Tarantino
Flight: John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty: Mark Boal
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Argo: Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi: David Magee
Lincoln: Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook: David O. Russell
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Amour: Michael Haneke (Austria)
War Witch: Kim Nguyen (Canada)
No: Pablo Larraín (Chile)
A Royal Affair: Nikolaj Arcel (Denmark)
Kon-Tiki: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg (Norway)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Anna Karenina: Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained: Robert Richardson
Life of Pi: Claudio Miranda
Lincoln: Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall: Roger Deakins
Best Achievement in Editing
Argo: William Goldenberg
Life of Pi: Tim Squyres
Lincoln: Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook: Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty: William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor
Best Achievement in Production Design
Anna Karenina: Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright
Les Misérables: Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi: David Gropman, Anna Pinnock
Lincoln: Rick Carter, Jim Erickson
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran
Les Misérables: Paco Delgado
Lincoln: Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror: Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman: Colleen Atwood
Best Achievement in Makeup
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Anna Karenina: Dario Marianelli
Argo: Alexandre Desplat
Life of Pi: Mychael Danna
Lincoln: John Williams
Skyfall: Thomas Newman
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Chasing Ice: J. Ralph("Before My Time")
Les Misérables: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer("Suddenly")
Life of Pi: Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree("Pi's Lullaby")
Skyfall: Adele, Paul Epworth("Skyfall")
Ted: Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane("Everybody Needs a Best Friend")
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Argo
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
The Avengers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Prometheus
Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Documentary, Features
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
Searching for Sugar Man
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Inocente
Kings Point
Mondays at Racine
Open Heart
Redemption
Best Short Film, Animated
Adam and Dog: Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole: PES
Head Over Heels: Timothy Reckart, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Paperman: John Kahrs
The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare: David Silverman
Best Short Film, Live Action
Asad: Bryan Buckley, Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys: Sam French, Ariel Nasr
Curfew: Shawn Christensen
Death of a Shadow: Tom Van Avermaet, Ellen De Waele
Henry: Yan England
Unbelievable
I know right? "Slow boat to china" got sooo snubbed for best song!
How the hell did Mihai Malaimare Jr. not get a nomination for cinematography?!?!
same way EWS didnt get one.
PTA is more than ever walking on Kubrick's footsteps. Good for him and for us.
Quote from: Fernando on January 10, 2013, 12:41:32 PM
same way EWS didnt get one.
PTA is more than ever walking on Kubrick's footsteps. Good for him and for us.
exactly
Everyone nominated for Supporting Actor already has an oscar, so it'll be interesting to see how they divy em up.
no love for 100 black coffins?
Will Joaquin Phoenix even show up for the Oscars?
the screening schedule should be posted this weekend. i'll go to some. pablo larraín's no interests me, but i still haven't watched post mortem! want to see ted and see prometheus again. life of pi and zero dark thirty i feel like i'll talk about seeing and then not see. last year i made plans to see a bunch and then only went to see real steel, lol, which had been nominated for best visual effects.
http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/feature/if-2013s-oscar-nominated-movie-posters-told-the-truth.php
photo from inside the theater for last night's nom screening of the master, taken about two minutes before start:
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not looking good. at all. of those like 30 people, there was scattered applause for pt and the three main actors during the credits
but around town lots of people talk about the acting. even with this poor showing i'd say there's a chance for any of three acting noms to hit.
for example i went to harmontown the day before, and dan harmon said "during the first twenty minutes of the movie i wanted to call and text everyone i knew to tell them i'd seen the most amazing movie. but then the movie went on for another 80 or 600 minutes or whatever. but the acting! i can recommend the movie, because that's just great acting. great acting."
I want Amy Adams to win so bad. I love her.
audio is kinda wierd and echo-y. You can watch the full clip of the first part with Jennifer Lawrence, Christoph Waltz, Anne Hathaway, and her
Here (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/40427c7af8/between-two-ferns-oscar-buzz-edition-part-1)
PART 2 (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f8242b3b15/between-two-ferns-oscar-buzz-edition-part-2?playlist=135161)
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that's as good as the Oscars get, everybody. they must've let a genius loose in the poster department.
think back to the bullshit marketing they've put out in recent years. the most embarrassing one being the poster that had all the "iconic" movie lines, such as the oft quoted "Frodo!" ... it was humiliating to admit to anyone you were into movies that year.
this one is fun and captures in a dignified way the only thing the Oscars were ever good for, the accumulation of useless trivia.
so where can I buy it?
It's Olly Moss. Wasn't sure this was the "official" one but if it is, that's pretty cool.
http://ollymoss.com/85th-Academy-Awards
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i don't get it.
who's that directed to?
is it a valetines thing? is he a bum?
it would appear it was directed at Robin Williams? https://twitter.com/robinwilliams/status/304380460228825088 (https://twitter.com/robinwilliams/status/304380460228825088)
Quote from: Pubrick on February 20, 2013, 10:41:46 PM
i don't get it.
who's that directed to?
is it a valetines thing? is he a bum?
it's obviously a bum taking advantage of oscar week to rustle up some cash!
I'd give him a dollar.
we just went from the very top to the absolute bottom of Oscar posters.
Where I both vent and try to add a little perspective to the Oscars.
http://cigsandredvines.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-few-thoughts-on-academy-awards.html
Quote from: modage on February 24, 2013, 02:36:29 PM
http://cigsandredvines.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-few-thoughts-on-academy-awards.html
"try not to take the whole thing too seriously."
this is said 1039 words into the article. lol. including titles though, maybe that's cheating. plus "the other side" of this argument is as boring as any other side. it's just boring conversation. i wonder who'll win tonight
'cause today is the ultimate day of movie cattiness, i want to say you fucked up by including darling in the "bad" section. like, major fuck up.
i think you fucked up with some others in both the good and bad list, but by only mentioning darling i'm hoping to emphasize how much you fucked up that particular call. i'd also bet a fiver you haven't watched a lot of movies in that bad list, and that you used this fact, plus a lack of a legacy, as the basis for their inclusion, rather than a personal experience with the movie
Never said there was a good and bad, read the post.
QuoteNow, some of these are good films and some are very good but few would argue that those selections stack up against the previous list.
I think my point is pretty clear. There are countless films that were nominated (some completely undeserving, some all but forgotten) and even more great movies that weren't recognized whose snub doesn't affect their legacy in the slightest.
TL;DR version: the Oscars are irrelevant and always have been.
Quote from: modage on February 24, 2013, 06:12:41 PM
Never said there was a good and bad, read the post.
QuoteNow, some of these are good films and some are very good but few would argue that those selections stack up against the previous list.
I think my point is pretty clear. There are countless films that were nominated (some completely undeserving, some all but forgotten) and even more great movies that weren't recognized whose snub doesn't affect their legacy in the slightest.
yeah, copy you on your point modage. i'm making a subpoint about your fuckup for listing darling in the second section. you might be shocked to do a little googling and discover the reaching impact of darling on modern directors
but i'm just being catty, anyway
oscars are lame.
Joaquin is the boredest lookin motherfucker I've ever seen
He's in still character for I'm Still Bored.
Argo fuck yourself
I think the biggest laugh I've had while watching the Oscar's was when Michelle Obama presented "ARGO" as best picture.
Quote from: Reelist on February 24, 2013, 10:56:42 PM
Argo fuck yourself
Quote from: Reelist on February 24, 2013, 08:44:16 PM
Joaquin is the boredest lookin motherfucker I've ever seen
Joaquin ran out of "fucks" many years ago.
best part of the night:
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For me, Argo is a 3 and half star effort that is very good and all, but has no reason being up for awards. It's better than the Artist which is actually just a bad film. Day Lewis and Ang Lee winning were highlights. Otherwise, couldn't give a shit.
Scratch that, also enjoyed Haneke up there for Amour. He's a legend. Just need to finally watch that film!
Just realized that Argo won best picture without having its director nominated nor having a nominee in any acting category. That has to be exceedingly rare.
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Quote from: polkablues on February 25, 2013, 12:15:23 AM
Just realized that Argo won best picture without having its director nominated nor having a nominee in any acting category. That has to be exceedingly rare.
Alan Arkin was nominated for Supporting Role. But still, yes, rare. It might even be a first.
Quote from: BB on February 25, 2013, 02:52:52 AM
Quote from: polkablues on February 25, 2013, 12:15:23 AM
Just realized that Argo won best picture without having its director nominated nor having a nominee in any acting category. That has to be exceedingly rare.
Alan Arkin was nominated for Supporting Role. But still, yes, rare. It might even be a first.
Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture in 1989 but wasn't nominated for Best Director. (It did however get a total of 9 nominations in many categories.)
Rubbishly rubbish.
Quote from: Reelist on February 24, 2013, 08:44:16 PM
Joaquin is the boredest lookin motherfucker I've ever seen
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He looks pretty happy to me.
Quote from: BB on February 25, 2013, 02:52:52 AM
Quote from: polkablues on February 25, 2013, 12:15:23 AM
Just realized that Argo won best picture without having its director nominated nor having a nominee in any acting category. That has to be exceedingly rare.
Alan Arkin was nominated for Supporting Role. But still, yes, rare. It might even be a first.
Oops, missed that.
I know we say this every year but last night's show was one of the most boring and uninspired Oscars I can remember.
Quote from: Gold Trumpet on February 24, 2013, 11:50:39 PM
the Artist which is actually just a bad film.
holy shit i don't think i've ever agreed so strongly with you before.
my highlights:
1. ang lee.. did you see spielberg's face? it was like he turned to stone. you could see him trying to process what was happening, maybe he thought he would win, maybe he thought benjamin would win, but he definitely didn't seem to think ang lee should win. but at the core of his reaction (ok so i was just transfixed by spielberg, does the man ever AGE?) he kinda sort of always knew that Ang Lee REALLY DID quietly and humbly and fucking incredibly accomplish the greatest achievement of the year in directing on Life of Pi. have you freaks seen the film? PTA is doing something special, no doubt, and of course he's the best director alive today, but what Ang Lee does with every film is fail miserably or succeed miraculously. HE should have been giving the speech Benjamin gave about getting back up.. Taking Woodstock is honestly one of the worst movies ever made, it is just utterly forgettable stupid bullshit.
one last word on life of pi since i never formally reviewed it.. i think the film is flawed in its performances, the framing device is weak and the entire construct of the story crumbles because of it, but the dream is ALIVE in that film. other directors must look at Ang Lee and be frightened, he doesn't seem to break a sweat, his smile suggests impossibly that he could NEVER hold a grudge. benjamin is up there crying because he made a bunch of shit films but Ang Lee made real honest to studio-gods disappointments. Life of Pi is not going to be remembered for making you "believe in God" but for its unparalleled beauty and its effortless ambition and belief in the human spirit as represented by filmmaking. Ang Lee knows the truth of Kubrick's final piece of advice, he is not afraid to be burnt (with something as shit as Taking Woodstock he practically self immolated) but most importantly he has always managed to build better wings.
2. this is the most likeable Seth MacFarlane has ever been. actually the only time he's ever been likeable. favourite joke of the night was "cocaine trees as far as the eye could see."
3. short film winners are always the best part of the show. but Joaquin Phoenix shaking his head (see above) was by far the best performance of the night. his few shots were more award worthy than bloody lincoln.
LOWLIGHTS/WTF?
aka the most cringe inducing television since Kramer apologised
1. Jennier Lawrence. what in the fuck were they thinking? it makes NO sense. she must've got it by one vote. she's a fine actress, but who will even remember that film let alone her performance in 2 months time? i know, who cares. i just.. even to the people who care, whom we have to presume are the people actually voting/attending the awards themselves, this must be baffling. i always thought she was mind alteringly beautiful, is that what happened here? or was it a calculated effort to make her give up acting? *see embarrassingly unwelcome presenters Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellwegger.
2. Anne Hathaway saying "wow it came true"... UGH that was cringe. someone should have run up and said "nah.. sorry we made a mistake, that made us feel so embarrassed for you that you definitely do not deserve this award for acting.. what were we thinking, i guess we don't take the actress category very seriously, just wait for leading actress and you'll see what we mean. " -- says the collective academy.
3. As cloudy mentioned, Michelle Obama saying "argo". i was certain that it was going to go to one of the slavery movies, why else would they have her there?
Adele sung like shit too. bleeegh.
oh and the ending of ALL the best pic nominees being spoiled in their little trailer clips.
I really got the impression that Adele fucking hates that song and wishes she didn't have to sing it anymore.
Quote from: Pubrick on February 25, 2013, 09:58:54 AMang lee.. did you see spielberg's face? it was like he turned to stone. you could see him trying to process what was happening, maybe he thought he would win, maybe he thought benjamin would win, but he definitely didn't seem to think ang lee should win. but at the core of his reaction (ok so i was just transfixed by spielberg, does the man ever AGE?)
lol. you're a really great emotions decoder
for some reason i'm also magnetized by the "big money" guys. i remember being really curious about cameron's face during avatar's year. it's interesting to see them in a context in which they're not dominating, 'cause of another perspective in which they dominate.
when ddl won i said out loud "spielberg must be SO HAPPY" and the next cut was spielberg and his hands making hurrahs. just so everyone knows -- I called spielberg's happiness. longshot, but i called it
i watched "the trip" segment over and over. not to like laugh at her, but 'cause i like when unplanned things happen. as far as mistakes go, this was one pretty impeccable. funny that with all the hollywood forward thinkers, or whatever, it was three dudes who moved to help her. must be 'cause their slacks make them swifter. but her bounce back from that trip was incredible. seems like she has so much strength
for whatever reason this was the first year i noticed there are like 2-3 seconds in most speeches in which it seems like no one, including the speech giver, knows what the fuck's going on. i think there were like 5-6 secs in ang lee's speech that seemed like, confusing. qt's speech was a supercut of confusion. when affleck was speed talking i thought he was just going off the rails, i thought he was going to thank his gardner, inanimate objects, "thank you my toaster, thank you my waffle iron, uhh, clooney."
but not as bonkers as the globes, overall
Quote from: trashculturemutantjunkie on February 25, 2013, 03:27:45 PM
her bounce back from that trip was incredible. seems like she has so much strength
she's 22 years old
Quote from: Reelist on February 25, 2013, 03:39:32 PM
Quote from: trashculturemutantjunkie on February 25, 2013, 03:27:45 PM
her bounce back from that trip was incredible. seems like she has so much strength
she's 22 years old
not "why didn't her hip break??" strength, i mean tripping in front of 1 billion people and then seeming unfazed by it during your speech, and even bringing it up in a kind of funny "oh well" way.
me, i would've been tears and snot, hugh would've had to pick me up from the ground, and i would've woefully delivered a mumbled speech while cradled in his arms
Hahaha... ^