# 86th Academy Awards viewing thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697 "2014-03-02T20:47:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/201 "2014-03-03T04:29:00Z")
Mechanical Type writer machines as a background for the writer’s Oscars? How quaint. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/202 "2014-03-03T04:30:26Z")
Am I the only one to notice the following? John Ridley, who originally wrote Three Kings, just won the Oscar. He sued David O. Russell(the “writer” and director of the movie) who claimed sole credit for the Three Kings script. Following this, who is nominated for Orininal screenplay? David O. Russel But wait! There’s more! Who won original screenplay? Spike Jonze…who starred(yes, acted in)… **Three Kings**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/203 "2014-03-03T04:31:26Z")
And **Robert Lopez** just won the EGOT Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Wow! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/204 "2014-03-03T04:31:58Z")
> [@Hermione](#): > > Aw, Chris Evans, did you have to grow a beard? Neat beards can be nice on certain men, but for a handsome man to grow a beard is like having a beautiful painting and covering it up with a shawl. Fun fact: Evans already had the beard during one of his clean-cut Captain America scenes in **The Avengers** , and so got filmed resting his obscured jaw with his hand. Yes, it’s _that_ scene. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/205 "2014-03-03T04:34:08Z")
Wow. Sidney Poitier looks good for 87. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/206 "2014-03-03T04:35:07Z")
Sidney Poitier is the oldest living Best Actor. He’s looking pretty frail. ETA: Well, as Pai325 notes, he’s 87. But I am a little worried. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/207 "2014-03-03T04:35:11Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > Wow. Sidney Poitier looks good for 87. He sounds like he’s auditioning for next year’s “In Memoriam” reel, though. ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/208 "2014-03-03T04:35:22Z")
wow! ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/209 "2014-03-03T04:35:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > And **Robert Lopez** just won the EGOT > > Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. > > Wow! The let it go guy? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/210 "2014-03-03T04:36:26Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > The let it go guy? Yes. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/211 "2014-03-03T04:36:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Am I the only one to notice the following? > > John Ridley, who originally wrote Three Kings, just won the Oscar. He sued David O. Russell(the “writer” and director of the movie) who claimed sole credit for the Three Kings script. > > Following this, who is nominated for Orininal screenplay? > > David O. Russel > > But wait! There’s more! > > Who won original screenplay? > > Spike Jonze…who starred(yes, acted in)… **Three Kings**. > > 😃 I bet you are. But that’s a really awesome observation ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/212 "2014-03-03T04:36:41Z")
Funny moment, though. “Do I get this one?” “…YES.” ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/213 "2014-03-03T04:37:02Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > The let it go guy? And Avenue Q composer. I like to think that it’s a good omen for Disney’s new era: The Little Mermaid (which started the Disney renaissance): music by a composer who was previously best known for a quirky musical involving puppetry. Frozen: music by a composer who was previously best known for a quirky musical involving puppetry. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/214 "2014-03-03T04:37:34Z")
The “Wise Guys” of Warners? Was he calling them mobsters? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/215 "2014-03-03T04:37:57Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > The “Wise Guys” of Warners? Was he calling them mobsters? I thought he was saying “White Guys”. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/216 "2014-03-03T04:38:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yes. I’m assuming the GOT was for songwriting? What was his emmy in? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/217 "2014-03-03T04:39:20Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I’m assuming the GOT was for songwriting? > > What was his emmy in? Scrubs. The musical, I think? And he has won all 4 in 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![Athabasca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/218 "2014-03-03T04:41:41Z")
It sure looked like it… ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/219 "2014-03-03T04:41:57Z")
I am so thrilled for Spike and Alfonso. Nice shoutout to [Alejandro González Iñárritu](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/reference) and [Guillermo del Toro](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/reference). ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/220 "2014-03-03T04:43:03Z")
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