# 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:** 13
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/241 "2014-03-03T04:56:18Z")
That speech was somehow simultaneously incredibly sweet and incredibly narcissistic. I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/242 "2014-03-03T04:56:20Z")
Haven’t seen _Dallas Buyer’s Club_ yet, but McConaughey is great in _True Detective_ right now on HBO. Definitely worth a watch. ---
**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, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/243 "2014-03-03T04:56:38Z")
Any doubt it’s going to be _12 Years a Slave_? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/244 "2014-03-03T04:57:22Z")
not now. ---
**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 3, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/245 "2014-03-03T04:57:35Z")
“12 Years…” for Best Pic. Alright, alright, alright. ---
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/246 "2014-03-03T04:57:41Z")
i really thought for a second gravity would get it. ---
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/247 "2014-03-03T04:57:47Z")
There goes my last shot at the pool. ---
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/248 "2014-03-03T04:57:59Z")
Damn, I was kind of pulling for Gravity. I couldn’t bring myself to see 12 Years. ---
**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, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/249 "2014-03-03T04:58:22Z")
Brad Pitt accepting? ---
**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, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/250 "2014-03-03T04:59:16Z")
So American Hustle was shut out? Looks like the biggest hustle was making us believe the movie was Oscar worthy ---
**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, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/251 "2014-03-03T04:59:19Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Brad Pitt accepting? Yeah, he won the Oscar for producing it. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/252 "2014-03-03T05:00:02Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Brad Pitt accepting? he was a producer. ---
**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, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/253 "2014-03-03T05:00:22Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > There goes my last shot at the pool. [Results are posted.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17157426&postcount=28) You took 5th. ---
**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, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/254 "2014-03-03T05:00:49Z")
with that, it is way past my bedtime. goodnight folks, it was fun! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/255 "2014-03-03T05:01:17Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I’m assuming the GOT was for songwriting? > > What was his emmy in? > [@Mahaloth](#): > > Scrubs. The musical, I think? > > And he has won all 4 in 10 years. _Wonder Pets_. ---
**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, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/256 "2014-03-03T05:01:57Z")
Here’s a full list of the winners. **The 2014 Oscar nominees for Best Picture:** Winner: “12 Years a Slave” “American Hustle” “Captain Phillips” “Dallas Buyers Club” “Gravity” “Nebraska” “The Wolf of Wall Street” “Her” “Philomena” **Best Actor in a Leading Role:** Winner: Matthew McConaughey – “Dallas Buyers Club” Bruce Dern – “Nebraska” Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Wolf of Wall Street” Chiwetel Ejiofor – “12 Years a Slave” Christian Bale – “American Hustle” **Best Actress in a Leading Role:** Winner: Cate Blanchett – “Blue Jasmine” Sandra Bullock – “Gravity” Judi Dench – “Philomena” Meryl Streep – “August: Osage County” Amy Adams – “American Hustle” **Best Actor in a Supporting Role:** Winner: Jared Leto – “Dallas Buyers Club” Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips” Bradley Cooper – “American Hustle” Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave” Jonah Hill – “The Wolf of Wall Street” **Best Actress in a Supporting Role:** Winner: Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years a Slave” Jennifer Lawrence – “American Hustle” Julia Roberts – “August: Osage County” June Squibb – “Nebraska” Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine” **Best Director:** winner: Alfonso Cuaron – “Gravity” Steve McQueen – “12 Years a Slave” Alexander Payne – “Nebraska” Martin Scorsese – “The Wolf of Wall Street” David O. Russell – “American Hustle” **Best Animated Feature:** Winner: “Frozen” “The Croods” “Ernest & Celestine” “The Wind Rises” “Despicable Me 2” \*\* Best Animated Short Film:\*\* Winner: “Mr. Hublot” “Feral!” “Get a Horse!” “Possessions” “Room on the Broom” **Best Live Action Short Film:** Winner: “Helium” “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)” “Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)” “Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything)?” “The Voorman Problem” **Best Cinematography:** Winner: Emmanuel Lubezki – “Gravity” Philippe Le Sourd – “The Grandmaster” Bruno Delbonnel – “Inside Llewyn Davis” Phedon Papamichael – “Nebraska” Roger Deakins – “Prisoners” **Best Costume Design:** Winner: Catherine Martin – “The Great Gatsby” William Chang Suk Ping – “The Grandmaster” Michael Wilkinson – “American Hustle” Michael O’ Connor – “The Invisible Woman” Patricia Norris – “12 Years a Slave” **Best Documentary Feature:** Winner: “20 Feet from Stardom” “The Act of Killing” “The Square” “Cutie and the Boxer” “Dirty Wars” **Best Documentary Short:** Winner: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” “Cave Digger” “Facing Fear” “Karama Has No Walls” “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” **Best Film Editing:** Winner: Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger – “Gravity” Joe Walker – “12 Years a Slave” Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers – “American Hustle” Christopher Rouse – “Captain Phillips” John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa – “Dallas Buyers Club” **Best Foreign Language Film:** Winner: “The Great Beauty” – Italy “The Broken Circle Breakdown” – Belgium “The Hunt” – Denmark “Omar” – Palestine “The Missing Picture” – Cambodia **Best Makeup and Hairstyling:** Winner: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews – “Dallas Buyers Club” Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny – “The Lone Ranger” Stephen Prouty – “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” **Best Original Score:** Winner: Steven Price – “Gravity” John Williams – “The Book Thief” Alexandre Desplat – “Philomena” Thomas Newman – “Saving Mr. Banks” William Butler and Owen Pallett – “Her” **Best Original Song:** Winner: “Let It Go” from “Frozen” – Music and lyric by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez “The Moon Song” from “Her” – Music by Karen O, Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” – U2 “Happy” from “Despicable Me 2” – Music and lyric by Pharrell Williams **Best Production Design:** Winner: Catherine Martin, Beverly Dunn – “The Great Gatsby” Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker – “12 Years a Slave” Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler – “American Hustle” K.K. Barrett and Gene Sedena – “Her” Andy Nicholson and Rosie Goodwin – “Gravity” **Best Adapted Screenplay:** Winner: John Ridley – “12 Years a Slave” Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke – “Before Midnight” Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope – “Philomena” Terence Winter – “The Wolf of Wall Street” Billy Ray – “Captain Phillips” **Best Original Screenplay:** David O. Russell and Eric Singer --“American Hustle” Bob Nelson – “Nebraska” Spike Jonze – “Her” Woody Allen – “Blue Jasmine” Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack – “Dallas Buyers Club” **Best Sound Editing:** Winner: “Gravity” “All is Lost” “Captain Phillips” “Lone Survivor” “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” **Best Sound Mixing:** Winner: “Gravity” “Inside Llewyn Davis” “Lone Survivor” “Captain Phillips” “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” **Best Visual Effects:** Winner: “Gravity” “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” “Iron Man 3” “The Lone Ranger” “Star Trek Into Darkness” ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/257 "2014-03-03T05:02:57Z")
Anyone catch that one of the head writers (first billed actually) was Al Gore’s daughter? ---
**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 3, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/258 "2014-03-03T05:05:09Z")
IMO one of the better Oscar telecasts of recent years. Enjoyed the commentary, as always. Off to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/259 "2014-03-03T05:36:07Z")
Hm, a lot of upset in certain circles for the two actor awards (and their whole film, actually). Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697/260 "2014-03-03T05:37:41Z")
I never thought it made much sense that Best Director and Best Picture don’t go together. If the best director didn’t direct the best picture then what was he best at directing? Traffic? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/682697.md?page=14)