# 2016 Oscar Watch-along thread (includes nominations and show order) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458 "2016-02-28T23:55:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/81 "2016-02-29T03:27:47Z")
More racism ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/82 "2016-02-29T03:28:42Z")
Did Lens Crafters have a sale on those glasses or what? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/83 "2016-02-29T03:32:07Z")
Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance, for _Bridge of Spies_. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/84 "2016-02-29T03:32:47Z")
Mark Rylance was the best thing about _Bridge of Spies_. Good for him. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/85 "2016-02-29T03:33:07Z")
Stallone got screwed. Rocky!, Rocky!, Rocky! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/86 "2016-02-29T03:33:52Z")
Mark Rylance’s acceptance speech was very nice. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/87 "2016-02-29T03:35:41Z")
Was Patricia Arquette on Quaaludes or something? Plus, I’m a bit tickled that they just used the theme music from the 1967 Casino Royale as play-off music for the commercial. That (and The Look Of Love) was one of the only unqualified good points of that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/88 "2016-02-29T03:39:15Z")
Any chance we can get Louis CK to host? Like…now? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/89 "2016-02-29T03:39:53Z")
Louis CK has the best presentation so far. 🙂 “This award is going home in a Honda Civic.” ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/90 "2016-02-29T03:40:07Z")
Documentary short film. A Girl in the River. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/91 "2016-02-29T03:40:09Z")
“This Oscar is going home in a Honda Civic.” ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/92 "2016-02-29T03:41:17Z")
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy winner for documentary short - fantastic speech!!! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/93 "2016-02-29T03:41:50Z")
lame speech ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/94 "2016-02-29T03:43:14Z")
Best Documentary: \*Amy \* About the tragic life of Amy Winehouse. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/95 "2016-02-29T03:46:24Z")
Kind of an awkward choice for documentary feature considering all the different subjects. Did anyone see the Amy docu? ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/96 "2016-02-29T03:46:43Z")
The kid-accountant who couldn’t find his mark is my favorite thing so far on tonight’s show. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/97 "2016-02-29T03:46:58Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Kind of an awkward choice for documentary feature considering all the different subjects. Did anyone see the Amy docu? I did. It was great and deeply moving. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/98 "2016-02-29T03:47:57Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I did. It was great and deeply moving. Figured something like that. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![bb49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/99 "2016-02-29T03:48:56Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > More racism I just shut off the TV. I got a little tired of this racism or perceived racism bullshit. Like Chris Rock said, don’t they more serious things to protest about? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458/100 "2016-02-29T03:50:53Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Figured something like that. Cool. Yeah, I saw it with my wife, neither of us are all that familiar with Amy Winehouse. We just heard great things about the film, and were both in tears at a couple of points. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458.md?page=6)