# Official 83rd Academy Awards thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857 "2011-02-27T23:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/241 "2011-02-28T03:52:11Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Anne Hathaway is fine, but James Franco is stiff as a board and looks completely uninterested in what’s going on. I don’t get it. He’s even nominated for Best Actor! He should show some energy! Maybe Anne can help him! ---
**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:** [February 28, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/242 "2011-02-28T03:52:13Z")
Dead call coming up next! ---
**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 28, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/243 "2011-02-28T03:53:34Z")
Oooh, they must have told people not to clap. This is great! _sniff_ Sally Menke ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/244 "2011-02-28T03:53:46Z")
Aww, man, are people holding their applause through the dead roll? Half the fun is seeing who gets the most. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/245 "2011-02-28T03:54:02Z")
Please please please lets see Randy Newman in the montage!!! ---
**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:** [February 28, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/246 "2011-02-28T03:55:07Z")
> [@bramma23](#): > > I’m not sure I follow the logic of your question then. > > It simply was the best in each of the categories in which it won. It had a great screenplay by Aaron Sorkin who has one of the best and most unique voices for dialogue in television and cinema. It had a unique but powerful score that had nuance and was less obvious and domineering then Hans Zimmer’s also strong score. It had great editing because it involved three narrative timelines including multiple flashbacks and POVs. > > It will win Best Director because David Fincher is overdue and he’s that good and it will win Best Picture because it was the best film out of those nominated. Thanks for actually offering something in the way of an explanation. Sorry if my question wasn’t clear. And I agree Fincher is overdue for a win as Best Director. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/247 "2011-02-28T03:55:11Z")
I see dead people. Were there more than usual? Why is the montage moving so quickly? ---
**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:** [February 28, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/248 "2011-02-28T03:56:36Z")
What? No appluase during the dead call? That sucks. I like hearing how they clap more for the people they’ve heard of. Bad idea to make them hold their applause. That takes all the fun out of it. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/249 "2011-02-28T03:56:36Z")
The Modern Family promo was the funniest bit of the night. Phil (to Gloria playing charades): “Pretty Woman! Babe! Sex in the City! Lovely Bones! Milk!” mmm ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/250 "2011-02-28T03:56:42Z")
So I guess there’s no Honorary Oscar presented this year? They must have been really strict about telling people not to clap during the death montage. ---
**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 28, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/251 "2011-02-28T03:57:16Z")
> [@MilTan](#): > > Aww, man, are people holding their applause through the dead roll? Half the fun is seeing who gets the most. How did they manage that? I’d think that there would have been at least some spontaneous applause. Did they turn off the mikes that would pick up the audience? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/252 "2011-02-28T03:57:34Z")
Think they can wrap this up in half an hour? ---
**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 28, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/253 "2011-02-28T03:57:52Z")
Why did Lena Horne get a special mention? She’s not that amazing. ---
**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 28, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/254 "2011-02-28T03:57:57Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I’m not getting the hostility in the responses to my question. I didn’t say the movie sucked - I said I hadn’t seen it and the subject matter didn’t appeal to me as much as other nominated films. I actually thought I would get something more substantive in response than insults. Sheesh. This isn’t the thread to go into details as to why a movie is getting accolades and awards. Other people besides the people you know think it’s a groundbreaking movie of quality. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/255 "2011-02-28T03:58:14Z")
Yay! They finally did Bring Out Yer Dead right–no swooping camera angles, no weird cuts, and especially NO AUDIENCE FEEDBACK! Now that there’s some long overdue good sound-mixing. I got to see Lena Horne in person and she was a walking example of Star Quality. But she did sing other songs than STORMY WEATHER, filmmakers. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/256 "2011-02-28T03:59:08Z")
That was the best way to do the obits. A single image or clip of the person, smiling, and no audience applause. That should be the standard for this and the Emmys from now on. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/257 "2011-02-28T03:59:27Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Anne Hathaway is fine, but James Franco is stiff as a board and looks completely uninterested in what’s going on. I don’t get it. He’s even nominated for Best Actor! He should show some energy! Yeah, I agree about Franco. He just seems to be getting duller and duller. Enjoyed Celine Dion though. For once she wasn’t overdoing it. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/258 "2011-02-28T03:59:32Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The Modern Family promo was the funniest bit of the night. > > Phil (to Gloria playing charades): > > “Pretty Woman! Babe! Sex in the City! Lovely Bones! Milk!” > mmm I loved the commercial they ran at the beginning of the show featuring clips from the show that related to each of then ten nominated films. The scene with Claire cutting off the fake hand from the Halloween episode for 127 Hours was hilarious! ---
**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:** [February 28, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/259 "2011-02-28T04:00:28Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > Yay! They finally did Bring Out Yer Dead right–no swooping camera angles, no weird cuts, and especially NO AUDIENCE FEEDBACK! Now that there’s some long overdue good sound-mixing. Wow. I couldn’t disagree more. I think they murdered the segment and robbed it of everything that makes it entertaining. Worst idea since that year they decided not to show acting clips. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/260 "2011-02-28T04:00:49Z")
I HATE HATE HATE the applause-o-meter. It takes away the dignity of the necrology package, because why it may be drawing attention to certain corpses, it also writes off the others as being insignificant and not missed. My biggest fear in life is that I achieve enough that I’d make the montage, but then I would get silence when my clip appears. However, it was amusing the way they’d show a name…silence…and then show a clip from a huge movie they worked on and THEN there would be applause. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=14)