# 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:** 19
**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, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/361 "2011-02-28T05:00:45Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Well, I’m pretty sure The King’s Speech isn’t ever likely to earn anything like the $$$$ at the box office either The Social Network or Inception have already. That alone should count for something. This isn’t supposed to be a box office contest. If it was, they wouldn’t need to send out ballots every year. It should go to the best movie, regardless of its financial success. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/362 "2011-02-28T05:01:44Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I hope you seek help soon.🙂 > > I can see your point and agree you have a strong argument. > > Well, I’m pretty sure The King’s Speech isn’t ever likely to earn anything like the $$$$ at the box office either The Social Network or Inception have already. That alone should count for something. The Kings Speech has already grossed a quarter-billion dollars worldwide, and has out-earned TSN in both the US and worldwide grosses. ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/363 "2011-02-28T05:02:04Z")
Hell, at least it wasn’t as bad as when THE LION KING won over RAGTIME. Whoops, wrong genre. See you next year! \ ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/364 "2011-02-28T05:03:50Z")
As much as I loved Inception and The Social Network, The King’s Speech was a fantastic and thoroughly entertaining film that deserved its win tonight. ---
**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, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/365 "2011-02-28T05:05:48Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Yeah, Hathaway was fine, and she’s certainly easy on the eyes. She can host the Oscars again anytime, IMHO. I agree. She was beautiful, elegant and poised while being fun, happy, and upbeat at the same time. I was impressed with the way she handled herself onstage (including the “flub” as she was introducing Sandra Bullock) and with the way she threw herself into the roles she was playing in each of the nominated movies at the beginning of the show. She never seemed to feel awkward or ill at ease and was just a total delight. I’d be more than happy to see her back again. ---
**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, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/366 "2011-02-28T05:13:54Z")
I thought this year’s show was pretty dull, myself. Neither Hathaway or Franco did anything for me. They should get Ricky Gervaise next year. ---
**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, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/367 "2011-02-28T05:15:41Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > This isn’t supposed to be a box office contest. If it was, they wouldn’t need to send out ballots every year. It should go to the best movie, regardless of its financial success. Sorry for not being clear. I wasn’t arguing against **The King’s Speech** winning; it was actually the film I was rooting for. I took **fusoya’s** comments to be hyperbole because neither of his/her favorites won. And though box office numbers certainly shouldn’t determine who wins they do figure into things in different ways. > [@JohnT](#): > > The Kings Speech has already grossed a quarter-billion dollars worldwide, and has out-earned TSN in both the US and worldwide grosses. Well, consider my ignorance fought. From all the buzz I thought **TSN** was cleaning up at the box office and **The King’s Speech** was reaching a more limited audience. It’s actually a pleasant surprise to find out there is a broader audience out there for films of this caliber. ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/368 "2011-02-28T05:15:54Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I thought this year’s show was pretty dull, myself. Neither Hathaway or Franco did anything for me. They should get Ricky Gervaise next year. Wouldn’t that be a hoot? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/369 "2011-02-28T05:25:12Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I thought this year’s show was pretty dull, myself. Neither Hathaway or Franco did anything for me. They should get Ricky Gervaise next year. Only if they can get Fat Ricky… He’s hilarious. Thin Ricky just comes off as mean. I wish the Internet existed back when Hope and Carson were hosting… Wonder what those Oscar threads would have been like. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/370 "2011-02-28T05:31:34Z")
[QUOTE=randwill] That had to be the dullest Oscar show ever. The kids of PS22, at least, brought a little life to the thing at the end. [/QUOTE] > [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I thought this year’s show was pretty dull, myself. Neither Hathaway or Franco did anything for me. They should get Ricky Gervaise next year. It was so predictable with no upsets or surprises. Everything that was expected to win won. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/371 "2011-02-28T05:48:05Z")
I wanted Jacki Weaver to win so badly but she was always such an outside chance that I should be glad she was even nominated. Her loss mixed with how fucking terrible the Original Song category was (made worse by the fact that several much better songs on the longlist didn’t make it) meant that this was all a bit blah, but I did enjoy the ceremony as I do every year. They should bring back the 5-former-winners format for presenting the acting categories, I really liked that. ---
**Author:** ![irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irritant)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/372 "2011-02-28T05:48:19Z")
Yet another Oscar victory for empty, ugly, middlebrow crowd-pleasers. Hooray. Aww, who am I kidding? It’s not like the other movies were that much better. Also: if anybody wants to get me an Xmas present, I would just love some Anne Hathaway. Oh my yes. 17/24 picks. ---
**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, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/373 "2011-02-28T05:58:46Z")
Seeing some of the clips again, I think I enjoyed _The social Network_ the most of all of them, and probably Jessie Eisenberg’s performance the most in the acting category. That scene where he’s being deposed, and he tells off the lawyers when he gets asked if “we deserve your full attention” is just great. He’s so arrogant and condescending, yet also so articulate, precise and correct. Textbook pwnage. I love that scene. He’s an arrogant prick, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. I think that’s essentially the whole point of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/374 "2011-02-28T06:48:06Z")
> [@RachelChristine](#): > > Definitely rather listen to Ron & Hermione singing “Ball of Light” than any of the actual nominees! Yes! I was so happy to see the AutotuneTheNews/Schmoyoho folks get the work, but I wish they had got some credit. > [@MilTan](#): > > Can we just have Billy Crystal host the Oscars again? Dear lord, no! > [@tingbudong](#): > > Robert Downey Jr. Oscar host? Only if Bruce Vilanch is sent on a long trip on a slow boat. I can always tell his unfunny jokes. I refer to it as “The Stench of Vilanch”. > [@Equipoise](#): > > Oooh, they must have told people not to clap. This is great! > [@fusoya](#): > > 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. Exactly. These are all creative people (well, maybe not the agent) deserving of respect, even if only their peers know why. I suspect they were kept from applauding by having a song being sung live. Great idea, and one I hope they stick with in the future…though I would prefer it not be Celine Dion. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/375 "2011-02-28T07:14:54Z")
Hunh. Just finished the thread. I wasn’t as bothered Franco’s work as some here - I thought that he provided a nice tonic, at times, to Anne’s enthusiasm, tho’ she was surely great. Liked the toned down nature of the show - no over-sized production numbers with 100 dancers on the stage was nice. 'Twas a shame to not get to hear speeches from Eli or Francis (while we get 10 minutes of Kirk? (tho he did have a couple of entertaining moments)). I understand the backing of _TSN_ and _Inception_ here over _TKS_. Well, that’s not entirely true -\* TSN\* was nice, definitely captivating, but the fact that there was no real protagonist bothered me; the Zuckerberg character may be a worthy anti-hero to some, but to me, he’s just a opportunistic, backstabbing douche - not that that’s a bad thing to be utilized for film - and, well, there were other movies which I liked more. I do think that _Inception_ will have greater success than many of the other noms (imho, _TS3_ will trump all). My own favorite this year was _The Fighter_. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/376 "2011-02-28T09:53:59Z")
Yay, Inception didn’t win! Was personally rooting for Social Network, but King’s Speech was also fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/377 "2011-02-28T10:45:20Z")
Although it was hardly a longshot, I just want to mention this post from December 8: > [@New Oscar Categories - What Would You Choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-categories-what-would-you-choose/563131/26): > > **Best Portrayal of British Royalty** , just to stop them from hogging the Best Actress (and potentially Best Actor) awards. Colin Firth has probably already cleared and labelled the spot on his mantlepiece. Utterly predictable, considering the way the Academy picks its winners. A film about a popular British monarch who overcomes personal physical adversity? Even before Colin Firth took the role the script practically had Oscars stapled to it. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/378 "2011-02-28T11:18:03Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Only if they can get Fat Ricky… He’s hilarious. Thin Ricky just comes off as mean. > > I wish the Internet existed back when Hope and Carson were hosting… Wonder what those Oscar threads would have been like. I think it’s about time to start a Stephen Colbert campaign for next year. I always liked [this take](http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/9213/American-Dad-Roger-the-Alien-is-Oscar-Gold/) on what would be automatic Oscar bait. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/379 "2011-02-28T12:15:48Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > IWell, I’m pretty sure The King’s Speech isn’t ever likely to earn anything like the $$$$ at the box office either The Social Network or Inception have already. That alone should count for something. Well it’s made nothing like _Inception_ did but it made more at the box office than _The Social Network_, even in the US. And it was made for $15m unlike _Inception_’s $160m budget and _The Social Network_’s $40m. So in terms of return on investment… ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/380 "2011-02-28T12:49:46Z")
Horribly boring Oscars. I thought Anne Hathaway was embarrassingly bad. She kept trying to breathe life into the show with over-enthusiastic clapping and "Wooo!"s. She is a lovely girl, but she has the personality of iceburg lettuce. It was interesting that the only time that I LOL’d during the entire ceremony was when they showed clips of Bob Hope hosting the Oscars: “Welcome to Oscar Night. Or, as they call it in my house, Passover.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=20)