# 78th Oscars Thread (unboxed spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198 "2006-03-06T00:07:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mrrealtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/61 "2006-03-06T01:57:13Z")
> [@bclouse](#): > > What does everyone think about the abundance of gay jokes so far? Topical humor? at the oscars?? in spite of Jon Stewart Hosting? Now I’ve seen everything! ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/62 "2006-03-06T01:57:17Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > They misspelled Will Ferrell’s name on the marquee just before cutting away for commercial. This is a nation in dire need of editors. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/63 "2006-03-06T01:59:39Z")
> [@The Scrivener](#): > > I just hope George Clooney gets to host it sometime. He’d be a natural – and, given his humor and reputation for practical jokes, a one-of-a-kind! I’d love to see Steve Carell host. He’s freakin’ awesome. Also, the presentation by him and Will Ferrell was the best sketch yet. Best Makeup: **Chronicles of Narnia: TLTW&TW** The transformation thing they showed for this award was cool and really showed off the skill of the nominees. I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/64 "2006-03-06T01:59:54Z")
Between the green unitard and the makeup jokes, the humor is just about as lame and goofy as it gets. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/65 "2006-03-06T02:04:56Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > **Chronicles of Narnia: TLTW&TW** What a dipwad of a winner the male was. Yes, Sendek, Wild Things, your third grade teacher, the guy who fixed your scanner… SAY THANK YOU AND GO! YOUR PARTNER WANTS TO SPEAK TOO! (Instead she was cut off before she got a syllable out.) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/66 "2006-03-06T02:06:47Z")
Best Supporting Actress now - Rachel Weisz - as expected by most of those I read. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/67 "2006-03-06T02:07:11Z")
Best Supporting Actress? “…and nobody ever heard from Rachel Wiesz ever again.” ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/68 "2006-03-06T02:07:55Z")
Board’s fast for me. Hate the elevator music also, but loved the scientology bit. No Cruise? ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/69 "2006-03-06T02:08:14Z")
What a nice speech from Rachel. And she looks gorgeous. But why is J-Lo presenting? ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/70 "2006-03-06T02:08:31Z")
Will Ferrell and Steve Carell, goofy? Never! Yeah, it was a sight gag, but it was pretty funny. Rachel McAdams looked weird. Yellow is not her color (that refers to her dress and her hair). How did she get tapped for that presenter job? Best Supporting Actress: **Rachel Weisz** She was great in an overlooked picture. Good choice and concise speech, less political than I thought it would be, but her comment about “they’re better people than I” was an understated commentary, I thought. I love David Straithairn. I know he probably won’t win, but he’s a cool dude and he did a great job in GN&GL. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/71 "2006-03-06T02:08:54Z")
I like Rachel Wiesz, but I don’t think hers’ was the strongest performance of that lot. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/72 "2006-03-06T02:09:23Z")
I must have missed it. What was the “Scientology bit?” ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/73 "2006-03-06T02:10:14Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Best Supporting Actress? > > “…and nobody ever heard from Rachel Wiesz ever again.” I don’t think this is true. I’ve always liked her and I think she’ll be offered more and better roles after this win… at least I hope so. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/74 "2006-03-06T02:11:14Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I must have missed it. What was the “Scientology bit?” As they cut back, Stewart was talking about how great Scientology was. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/75 "2006-03-06T02:11:53Z")
The Technical Awards show (which is usually a couple of weeks before the big show) is almost always hosted by a young actress. Kate Hudson and Charlize Theron have hosted it in recent years. It’s one of the ways that the Academy can get any press about it. Overall people don’t care about who wins the Gordon Sawyer Award, but a lot of people want to look at Rachel McAdams. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/76 "2006-03-06T02:12:04Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I must have missed it. What was the “Scientology bit?” They came back from commercial and Jon was saying that Scientology was perfect for the country, then he spotted the camera on him and did the whole “Oops!” bit. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/77 "2006-03-06T02:12:23Z")
Rachel: Liked her in _The Mummy_, loved her in _About a Boy_. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/78 "2006-03-06T02:12:36Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > This Chicken Little bit is godawful. Oh, I liked it. I was surprised when Abby started complaining to Bob Iger about Disney splurging on her costume and the fact that Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants. Who expected Disney characters to be so edgy? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/79 "2006-03-06T02:12:53Z")
Looks like Lauren Bacall’s first day with her new feet… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/78th-oscars-thread-unboxed-spoilers/347198/80 "2006-03-06T02:13:41Z")
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