The 2021 Oscars Discussion Thread
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I quite liked that ceremony: No endless clips for every actor, actually show the nominees for the non acting awards, let the winners speak as long as they like, and they only went 15 minutes over.
But who the fuck thought it was a good idea to put best picture anywhere but last? The biggest award comes at the end. Ending with best actor when 40% of the nominees aren't even there?!
But who the fuck thought it was a good idea to put best picture anywhere but last? The biggest award comes at the end. Ending with best actor when 40% of the nominees aren't even there?!
Last edited by Dr. Mantle; 04-25-21 at 10:37 PM.
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#179
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Joel Coen looked so proud...
#180
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Was Hopkins not available for a satellite speech? At least that would have concluded the show more satisfying.
#181
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Yeah, I think they were expecting Chadwick to win. And his wife accepting the award with a very emotional speech to bring the house down. I'm guessing Hopkins is in England and no way is he still up 4:00 AM to accept.
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DVD Talk Legend
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No one is owed an Oscar, even posthumously. Missed the entire show, but I'm glad to see some surprises. Now I'll try to check out some of the winning films!
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#185
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So ends the strangest Oscar ceremony I've ever seen. Moving best picture ahead of the acting awards was truly bizarre, and while Anthony Hopkins winning ended up being an anticlimactic moment, it seemed very appropriate given the rest of the ceremony. I began getting the feeling that Boseman may not end up winning, but I would have put money on Riz Ahmed. I bet the vote was very split.
Considering what a lean show it was, it made the Oscar song trivia game even more weird and out of place, but Glenn Close sort of saved it. At least it made me laugh!
Considering what a lean show it was, it made the Oscar song trivia game even more weird and out of place, but Glenn Close sort of saved it. At least it made me laugh!
#186
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Oscar voter's are historically not a sentimental bunch. They didn't even give James Dean a posthumous win. Peter Finch in Network and Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight are the only Posthumous acting winners in the 90+ years of Oscar. The other deceased winners have been in technical categories who's name's aren't on the voting ballot.
#187
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There's a morbid part of me that thinks they ought to throw in a Best Posthumous Performance Oscar.
#188
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30 years between Oscar wins for Anthony Hopkins has to be some kind of record.
#189
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I bet the ratings on the West Coast are going to be a diaster when it starts at 5pm during DST when the sun is still out and nobody is going to sit in and watch them.
At least they gave the best director awards in the middle of the show but still they bore you with the small awards. We know they are important but it does not make fun TV.
They could have tried that Oscar song game earlier in the show.
Regina King had to do everything in the beginning which slowed things down and no musical performances was not a good idea.
They rushed the In Memoriam and you had 1 second to read the names.
At least they gave the best director awards in the middle of the show but still they bore you with the small awards. We know they are important but it does not make fun TV.
They could have tried that Oscar song game earlier in the show.
Regina King had to do everything in the beginning which slowed things down and no musical performances was not a good idea.
They rushed the In Memoriam and you had 1 second to read the names.
#190
DVD Talk Legend
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Another year and no best picture win for Netflix.
I wonder why they could not get Hopkins there or relax the Zoom policy?
Maybe he has his own social media page and you will find out how he is feeling after winning.
Now I know Aaron Sorkin has hooked up with Paulina Porizkova.
I wonder why they could not get Hopkins there or relax the Zoom policy?
Maybe he has his own social media page and you will find out how he is feeling after winning.
Now I know Aaron Sorkin has hooked up with Paulina Porizkova.
#192
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I didn't watch last night (hardly ever do, just see clips later on). But they removed all the clips, and all the musical performances, and it was still over 3 hours long? Yikes.
#193
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I didn't watch last night (hardly ever do, just see clips later on). But they removed all the clips, and all the musical performances, and it was still over 3 hours long? Yikes.
#195
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So ends the strangest Oscar ceremony I've ever seen. Moving best picture ahead of the acting awards was truly bizarre, and while Anthony Hopkins winning ended up being an anticlimactic moment, it seemed very appropriate given the rest of the ceremony. I began getting the feeling that Boseman may not end up winning, but I would have put money on Riz Ahmed. I bet the vote was very split.
Considering what a lean show it was, it made the Oscar song trivia game even more weird and out of place, but Glenn Close sort of saved it. At least it made me laugh!
Considering what a lean show it was, it made the Oscar song trivia game even more weird and out of place, but Glenn Close sort of saved it. At least it made me laugh!
#196
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This was very awkward, like it was put together by somebody who has never seen the Oscars but has been told what they are like.
#197
DVD Talk Hero
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What a surreal experience...
I thought there was something off about the whole thing, and tommyp007 nailed it. It felt like a wedding reception. People dressed up and sitting around tables. People giving speeches. Your octogenarian uncle rambling as he struggles to read from notes. No clips. No orchestra.
Are the years catching up with Harrison Ford, or he was just high as a fucking kite?
I thought there was something off about the whole thing, and tommyp007 nailed it. It felt like a wedding reception. People dressed up and sitting around tables. People giving speeches. Your octogenarian uncle rambling as he struggles to read from notes. No clips. No orchestra.
Are the years catching up with Harrison Ford, or he was just high as a fucking kite?
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