# Academy Awards 2024 - 96th ceremony - Watch Along Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [March 10, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675 "2024-03-10T18:22:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/61 "2024-03-11T01:44:02Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > “I’m Just Ken” was fucking magnificent. Quoted for truth. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/62 "2024-03-11T01:44:45Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I’m impressed they got those other Kens to show up. They are all very famous dudes! Could you feel their kenergy? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/63 "2024-03-11T01:49:24Z")
They definitely have a very Kenergetic Group Text going. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/64 "2024-03-11T01:49:35Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > > “I’m Just Ken” was fucking magnificent. > > Quoted for truth. The Eilish tune was kind of an add-on to Barbie, but the Academy voters have learned to go with what their kids are listening to… ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/65 "2024-03-11T01:54:45Z")
So how did they get the audience to hold their applause until the end of the in memoriam segment? Usually it’s a popularity contest in that some get enthusiastic applause, others get tepid applause and some get none. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/66 "2024-03-11T01:55:44Z")
I was shocked at the “In Memorium” part. There were so many I have enjoyed and had no idea they were gone (I don’t pay close attention that stuff, obviously, but still…that was a sad surprise to me). ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/67 "2024-03-11T01:56:50Z")
The audience is mostly actors. They were told to not applaud until they got their cue… I think TCM did a better job (more focus on ethos honored) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/i-OggxFtRLE/maxresdefault.jpg "TCM Remembers 2023") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-OggxFtRLE) ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/68 "2024-03-11T01:58:31Z")
Hoping for Emma!! Please shit, no, Bradley Cooper. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/69 "2024-03-11T02:00:44Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I was shocked at the “In Memorium” part. There were so many I have enjoyed and had no idea they were gone (I don’t pay close attention that stuff, obviously, but still…that was a sad surprise to me). There’s a little thing called the Death Pool… you’ll never miss another one again. I thought it was a good choice for song when it was just the strings. I was pleasantly surprised to see the Bocellis. Matteo has his father’s pipes. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/70 "2024-03-11T02:03:31Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Please shit, no, Bradley Cooper. According to the odds site. Cillian Murphy had 92% implied odds to win. Oppenheimer is 98%+ implied odds for Director and Picture. The only horse race left is Actress. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/71 "2024-03-11T02:05:14Z")
Scorsese looks 206 years old. But I’m glad Nolan won. Love his films. ---
**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 11, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/72 "2024-03-11T02:06:09Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > Oppenheimer is 98%+ implied odds for Director and Picture. The only horse race left is Actress. I figure Emma Stone will win. What do odds sites have it at? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/73 "2024-03-11T02:08:25Z")
Pulling for Sandra Hueller or Lily Gladstone. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/74 "2024-03-11T02:08:46Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I figure Emma Stone will win. What do odds sites have it at? I’m rooting for Annette Bening (for _Nyad_) but I’d be fine with Stone or Sandra Huller. The prevailing buzz is that it goes to Lily Gladstone. My bias here is that I’ve seen all the movies the nominees are in **except** _Killers of the Flower Moon_, so I have no basis for comparing Gladstone with the others – but damn, those three actresses were all fantastic in their roles! ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/75 "2024-03-11T02:09:03Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > Oppenheimer is 98%+ implied odds for Director and Picture. I have not seen all the films but ISTM best director could have reasonably gone to anyone. Kinda wished it went to someone else other than Nolan. Not that he didn’t deserve it, but that others did too and Oppenheimer has done well as it is. That said, Nolan deserved it too. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/76 "2024-03-11T02:09:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@peccavi](#): > > > > Oppenheimer is 98%+ implied odds for Director and Picture. The only horse race left is Actress. > > I figure Emma Stone will win. What do odds sites have it at? I’m still going with my original pick of Lily Gladstone. ---
**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 11, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/77 "2024-03-11T02:09:38Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > That said, Nolan deserved it too. He does, but not for Oppenheimer in my opinion. For Inception or maybe The Dark Knight. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/78 "2024-03-11T02:10:01Z")
I think it’s unusual for Best Director and Best Picture to go to different movies, so I think this pretty much clinches _Oppenheimer_ as Best Picture. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/79 "2024-03-11T02:10:22Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Pulling for Sandra Hueller or Lily Gladstone. Actually, more Lily Gladstone. I hate seeing Killers of the Flower Moon get shut out. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/80 "2024-03-11T02:10:49Z")
I wonder why the award for best actress is being given so late. Doesn’t it usually happen before best director? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675.md?page=5)