# 87th Academy Awards viewing thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269 "2015-02-21T17:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/181 "2015-02-23T04:18:48Z")
Scarlett Johansen just said what it is. It’s the 50th anniversary of a much loved movie. And Lady Gaga is singing a medley. Singing it well, as it happens. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/182 "2015-02-23T04:18:54Z")
It’s, uh, interesting that they follow the “Glory” win with a tribute to the whitest musical of all-time. On the other hand, TSOM is the voice of the revolution, right _Moulin Rouge!_ fans? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/183 "2015-02-23T04:20:12Z")
No excuse. It was a crappy movie then, and it’s a crappy movie now. ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/184 "2015-02-23T04:20:13Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > [shame]I’ve never seen The Sound of Music[/shame] Considering how many movies you’ve said you see each year, that’s amazing. Why a tribute to a fifty-year-old movie so late in the show? It’s supposed to wrap up in less than fifteen minutes. And the screenwriting, best actor/actress, director and picture awards are yet to be announced. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/185 "2015-02-23T04:20:33Z")
Ok, that was wonderful but it was still kind of wtf. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/186 "2015-02-23T04:20:48Z")
That’s priceless! Lady Gaga and Julie Andrews! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/187 "2015-02-23T04:21:42Z")
Lady Gaga can sing. Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/188 "2015-02-23T04:21:56Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Considering how many movies you’ve said you see each year, that’s amazing. > > Why a tribute to a fifty-year-old movie so late in the show? It’s supposed to wrap up in less than fifteen minutes. And the screenwriting, best actor/actress, director and picture awards are yet to be announced. I’m thinking another half hour at least. Maybe forty minutes, ---
**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:** [February 23, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/189 "2015-02-23T04:23:37Z")
Julie Andrews presents Score Oscar. Another Mr. Turner nomination, so nice! Desplat, Grand Budapest! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/190 "2015-02-23T04:23:48Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > No excuse. It was a crappy movie then, and it’s a crappy movie now. You’d get along famously with **Rhiannon8404** …just don’t talk baseball. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/191 "2015-02-23T04:24:01Z")
Dude, this show is all over the place! I have no idea who is going to win! ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/192 "2015-02-23T04:24:24Z")
Admittedly, Desplat had a 2-in-5 chance of winning this category. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/193 "2015-02-23T04:24:25Z")
I never had any doubts about Lady Gaga’s singing chops. But, really, that whole thing was just so Lady Gaga could introduce Julie Andrews. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/194 "2015-02-23T04:24:48Z")
The Sound of Music kinda had to be white. Not a ton of people of color in the Alps during WWII. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/195 "2015-02-23T04:24:53Z")
Gaga was terrific! ---
**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:** [February 23, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/196 "2015-02-23T04:25:51Z")
I did not see Travolta. How did his wig look? He’s had a really bad time matching the coloring between his dyed side hair and the wig color. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/197 "2015-02-23T04:28:49Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I did not see Travolta. How did his wig look? He’s had a really bad time matching the coloring between his dyed side hair and the wig color. It looked more like a dead dog than the weird dead dog they had during the “Everything is Awesome” performance. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/198 "2015-02-23T04:29:51Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I did not see Travolta. How did his wig look? He’s had a really bad time matching the coloring between his dyed side hair and the wig color. I think he had it all black this time. I didn’t notice it not matching … just noticed it sitting atop his head like one of those old Devo wigs. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/199 "2015-02-23T04:30:17Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > It looked more like a dead dog than the weird dead dog they had during the “Everything is Awesome” performance. This wig was better than others I’ve seen. It’s too black and too flat, but it looked like it fit. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269/200 "2015-02-23T04:30:27Z")
Eddie Murphy sounds nervous. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/87th-academy-awards-viewing-thread/713269.md?page=11)