86th Academy Awards viewing thread

It might not sweep but it will clean up

I like the fact that they’ve referenced The Wizard of Oz. I thought they’d make a little more of the fact that this is the diamond anniversary of Hollywood’s Greatest Year.

(I also like Whoopi’s comment on how in those days you only got to see it once a year. That’s something the children of the home video/DVD/On Demand era kind of miss out on…the “specialness” of a once-a-year viewing.)

Oh, and good on Pink for including the introductory verse of “Over The Rainbow.”

Pink not wearing pink is always a missed opportunity

WHY did they not get lorna and liza up there singing this??

i still teared up a little.

I don’t think I’d ever heard the introductory verse of “Over the Rainbow” before. It was still recognizable, though.

Was there any doubt Lupita was going to win BSFA?

Or just Lorna, please.

Did I dream this…that the Wizard of Oz is no longer going to be broadcast on TV?

Ruby slippers and all that.

Unlikely they could still carry it. Pink did a fantastic job.

Well, the audience certainly liked it.

If Liza got up onstage, this telecast would still be going on at 3 am tomorrow.

I think Pink is great, and she’s got a powerhouse of a voice … but why take a breath between “O” and “Ver”?

I agree.

She took WAY too many breaths in general. You needed someone with a powerful voice to sing that and sing it loud, she was too artistic with it.

yeah, she was good. i just like when those two sing together and it doesn’t happen that often. their voices combined sound like judy.

Ellen in a dress?

OK, the Glinda outfit was funny.

looks like a pink dress.

So, does Catherine Martin leave her other Oscar sitting under her chair, or do they store them back stage?

Good for Catherine Martin!

Wait, what?

No clean sweep for Gravity, after all. (Someone on Wikipedia listed them as the winner for Best Production Design before the winner was announced).