# Hold up guys - I know who's getting the oscar for best picture **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531 "2010-03-06T16:24:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baggins111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/21 "2010-03-07T05:51:14Z")
[Condescending attempt to tear the plot apart because it’s not an Indie film shown at Sundance.] [Scorn, scorn, scorn.] ---
**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:** [March 7, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/22 "2010-03-07T07:07:06Z")
[near-tearful rebuttal about how movies are fun, and if I wanted “real life” I’d stay at home] ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/23 "2010-03-07T07:43:09Z")
[…Nothing of substance, I just wanna write something in brackets] Brackets for everyone! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/24 "2010-03-07T07:51:06Z")
[shows disdain for the popularity of this production] ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/25 "2010-03-07T10:26:27Z")
[standard Yakov Smirnov reversal joke] ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/26 "2010-03-07T10:43:14Z")
[Bracketed\* comment] \*[Brackets are way cooled than parentheses.] ---
**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 7, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/27 "2010-03-07T13:25:55Z")
[Dismissive admission of a lack of amusement after four minutes] ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/28 "2010-03-07T13:44:37Z")
[Hitler reference] ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/29 "2010-03-07T14:05:25Z")
> [@fessie](#): > > [Hitler reference] [Post mentioning Godwinning] ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/30 "2010-03-07T14:28:16Z")
Catchphrase! ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/31 "2010-03-07T14:34:04Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Catchphrase! [Laughter with a hint of pathos at underlying tragedy of the situation] ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/32 "2010-03-07T15:01:02Z")
[Sarcastic comment] [Predicting how the movie ends based on footage shown in trailer] [A smiley stating the poster is rolling his eyes in a sarcastic manner] ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/33 "2010-03-07T15:19:57Z")
[Obnoxious insertion of thread-shitting, non-sequitur, political jab] ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/34 "2010-03-07T15:28:05Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Catchphrase! [post saying I see what you did there with smilie attached] ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/35 "2010-03-07T16:33:23Z")
[Query about whether a [perfectly-suited song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dny1MNJyQvw) appears on the soundtrack, though I could have looked it up for myself on IMDB.] ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/36 "2010-03-07T17:19:34Z")
[Mildly snarky post in tone of superiority about seeing this on Fark earlier than the OP.] ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/37 "2010-03-07T17:26:39Z")
[Link to YouTube parody] ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/38 "2010-03-07T17:30:49Z")
[Post that contributes nothing to thread, quoting previous post and “This.”] ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/39 "2010-03-07T17:48:08Z")
Absolutely accurate! ---
**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:** [March 7, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-up-guys-i-know-whos-getting-the-oscar-for-best-picture/531531/40 "2010-03-07T18:24:40Z")
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