# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/141 "2024-03-11T06:13:17Z")
I think Pacino missed a cue and wasn’t “all there.” I recall in recent years the show has shown short vids throughout the night of the BP noms _and still announced them again (in a short vid or series of stills) just prior to announcing the winner._ I would bet anything it was a screw-up. ---
**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, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/142 "2024-03-11T11:22:24Z")
Doctor Who needs an episode where the Doctor ends up singing and dancing “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars since they have footage of the new Doctor doing it already. ---
**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, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/143 "2024-03-11T11:30:56Z")
> [@Moonchild](#): > > I recall in recent years the show has shown short vids throughout the night of the BP noms _and still announced them again (in a short vid or series of stills) just prior to announcing the winner._ I would bet anything it was a screw-up. You are actually correct, though I thought you were wrong until I looked. Here is a year ago where a coherent Harrison Ford did the honor. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ebjjjpNkY4E/maxresdefault.jpg "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Best Picture | 95th Oscars (2023)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebjjjpNkY4E&t=40) ---
**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, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/144 "2024-03-11T11:51:23Z")
They always announce them one more time. This reminds me of the time Elizabeth Taylor had to be gently guided to name the nominees first. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1q8h23WL8xU/maxresdefault.jpg "Elizabeth Taylor announces the Best Picture at the Golden Globes 2001") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q8h23WL8xU) ---
**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, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/145 "2024-03-11T12:18:57Z")
> [@Moonchild](#): > > I think Pacino missed a cue and wasn’t “all there.” I recall in recent years the show has shown short vids throughout the night of the BP noms _and still announced them again (in a short vid or series of stills) just prior to announcing the winner._ I would bet anything it was a screw-up. It did appear that Pacino had a separate piece of paper to maybe read off of. He did not have glasses. That might have been the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/146 "2024-03-11T12:41:05Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > He was certainly supposed to announce it with the trademarked phrase. “Hoo-ah!” ? mmm ---
**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, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/147 "2024-03-11T13:16:25Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > He was certainly supposed to announce it with the trademarked phrase. My favorite was years ago when Kirk Douglas cut off his son(I think) and said, “Ah…the winner is…” before announcing it. It was fun. ---
**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, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/148 "2024-03-11T13:17:42Z")
Is there nice list of Best Picture presenters who handed out the big award? ---
**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, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/149 "2024-03-11T13:45:05Z")
Best joke of the night was Kimmel telling them to destroy Emma Stone’s envelope before they announce Best Picture. ---
**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, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/150 "2024-03-11T13:48:05Z")
Here’s [I’m Just Ken](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmG0983hPUs) if you missed it, or like me just want to see it again. ---
**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, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/151 "2024-03-11T15:04:49Z")
I’ve been thinking about why Al Pacino announced the winner the way he did. Perhaps after Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about the Best Actress envelope, he was thinking that perhaps he was handed the wrong envelope, as in the previous year Emma Stone won, when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were given the wrong envelope in 2018. ---
**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, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/152 "2024-03-11T15:46:36Z")
I think he was just unprepared, slightly drunk, or something. It was just quick moment. Not too much to read into to it other than “weird a bit”. ---
**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, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/153 "2024-03-11T16:29:38Z")
Pacino was supposed to have backup. Michelle Pfeiffer was supposed to present with him. > **[Michelle Pfeiffer misses planned 'Scarface' reunion at 2024 Oscars](https://ew.com/michelle-pfeiffer-misses-2024-oscars-scarface-reunion-8606685)** > > Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer were set to have a 'Scarface' reunion at the 2024 Oscars, but the actress dropped out due to a family emergency. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/154 "2024-03-11T17:17:12Z")
I am an unapologetic Oscars fangirl. I look forward to this event to the extent that I block out the entire day so I can watch all the preshow / red carpet previews. It was pretty feckin’ disappointing to realize I have no access to ABC. I ended up having to sign up for a free trial to some rando service (Fubu?) in order to view it. It did not disappoint me in any way ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/155 "2024-03-11T17:33:04Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > 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. It could be as simple as concentrating on the microphones on the stage. > [@Moonchild](#): > > Watching this, it seems a lot of performers were omitted from the Oscars’ In Memoriam. Did I blink when Raquel Welch and Burt Young came up? It was hard to read some of the names - usually, they show the graphic in full on the TV screen, but this time they wanted to keep the singer and dancers in the shot the whole time. There was a screen full of names at the end that was pretty much impossible to read, although I doubt they would have relegated Welch or Young to that. A few other notes: I thought that the Academy usually tried to stay away from saying “Best {category name}” for its category names, except for Best Picture, but if that’s true, then whoever wrote the teleprompter text didn’t get the memo. There was also one presenter who said the forbidden words, “And the Winner Is.” Was I the only one who saw Pacino’s reading of the Best Picture winner and had a flashback to 1985 and _Amadeus_? (Back then, they did name all of the nominees just before opening the envelope, but Sir Laurence Olivier didn’t - I think it was because of his eyesight - and since _Amadeus_ was the first name that would have been read, people were confused.) Not being a Truth Social reader, how accurate was that Trump post that Kimmel read? ---
**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, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/156 "2024-03-11T17:34:39Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > There was a screen full of names at the end that was pretty much impossible to read, although I doubt they would have relegated Welch or Young to that. Burt Young was literally the only name I could pick out, it was all the way at the bottom, and I even remarked to my wife how weird it was that he got no picture moment. ---
**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, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/157 "2024-03-11T17:34:57Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > 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. > > It could be as simple as concentrating on the microphones on the stage. I think they’ve done that before, but even then, the microphones usually pick up some applause. But this time I heard absolutely none. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/158 "2024-03-11T17:38:17Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > There was also one presenter who said the forbidden words, “And the Winner Is.” why is that phrasing forbidden? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/159 "2024-03-11T17:48:54Z")
I’m wondering if Carl Weathers bumped Burt Young off the picture montage. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675/160 "2024-03-11T18:09:13Z")
And Raquel Welch died in February 2023, so presumably she was in last year’s Memoriam. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards-2024-96th-ceremony-watch-along-thread/998675.md?page=9)