Academy Awards

[-Jrabbit]

I would like to thank everyone at Poly for not starting a thread devoted to Oscar awards speculation and such this year. A welcome respite.

[Q Classic]

Oh yeah, that was today?

[Wiglaf]

It's because the site is too dead to notice

[Theben]

I watched "Tora! Tora! Tora!" in tribute to the Oscars. Not really. But it was on tv. I forgot how long the damn thing was. Probably won't fall asleep until 4 am.

[onodera]

Feature films
Award Winner Producer
Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire Christian Colson
Best Foreign Language Film Departures - Japan Yojiro Takita
Best Documentary Feature Man on Wire Simon Chinn
Best Animated Feature WALL·E Andrew Stanton


Directing
Award Winner Film
Best Director Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire


Acting
Award Winner Film
Best Actor in a Leading Role Sean Penn Milk
Best Actress in a Leading Role Kate Winslet The Reader
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Heath Ledger The Dark Knight
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona


Writing
Award Winner Film
Best Writing - Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Milk
Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire


Special honors
Award Winner Field
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Jerry Lewis Comedic film & Humanitarian Work

[Lorizael]

It's too bad old Heathie boy couldn't win it on his own merits.

[David Floyd]

When an award (Heath Ledger's) becomes a forgone conclusion months in advance, not because of the performance, but because the actor died, the whole thing becomes a joke.

Not that Ledger's performance wasn't good, it's just that it's obvious that he was locked in as soon as his stupid ass OD'd.

[MrFun]

Thumbs up for Sean Penn and for Dustin Lance Black.

Also, it was great to see Slumdog get the awards that it got. I was moved by Heath Ledger's family on-stage when they received his award.

[Imran Siddiqui]

This was an utterly jawdropping show performance. Just amazing. The musical numbers with Jackman; the changes in the set as we go through the making of a movie; the extended actor nomination intros; the Sikorski crystals hanging around the stage; the orchestra up on the stage... Wow. Best Oscars I've ever seen. I was mesmirized.

[rah]

Yeah the betting line was 1-20. I doubt any award has ever had odds like that.

[Darius871]

So do people actually watch the Oscars?

[MrFun]

This was an utterly jawdropping show performance. Just amazing. The musical numbers with Jackman; the changes in the set as we go through the making of a movie; the extended actor nomination intros; the Sikorski crystals hanging around the stage; the orchestra up on the stage... Wow. Best Oscars I've ever seen. I was mesmirized.

I totally agree! Now I have more reasons to love Hugh Jackman.

1) His great body combined with his personality.

2) His acting.

3) Now his great musical performing talent.


All that's missing is for him to come out of the closet and get a divorce. Unless he REALLY is straight.


And yes, Darius, there are people who do watch the Oscars. And with this one, there was good reason to watch it. I went to a potluck held by a group of gay men and we had a great time watching this particular Oscars last night.

[onodera]

This was an utterly jawdropping show performance. Just amazing. The musical numbers with Jackman; the changes in the set as we go through the making of a movie; the extended actor nomination intros; the Sikorski crystals hanging around the stage; the orchestra up on the stage... Wow. Best Oscars I've ever seen. I was mesmirized.

Crystal helicopters?

[-Jrabbit]

Those are "Swarovski" crystals, Imran.

[Solomwi]

I watched "Tora! Tora! Tora!" in tribute to the Oscars. Not really. But it was on tv. I forgot how long the damn thing was. Probably won't fall asleep until 4 am.

I watched that, too. Had to give up and go to bed about a half hour before you posted this, though. Great movie, but damn, is it long.