# 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:** 2
**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, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/21 "2011-02-28T01:46:53Z")
Wow, Alice over Inception for art direction??? Well, at least this means King’ Speech won’t be sweeping. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/22 "2011-02-28T01:47:58Z")
Inception for cinematography; a worthy choice. ---
**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, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/23 "2011-02-28T01:48:00Z")
WOW, big upset! Cinematography goes to Wally Pfister for Inception over Roger Deakins for True Grit ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/24 "2011-02-28T01:49:27Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > Wow, Alice over Inception for art direction??? > > Well, at least this means King’ Speech won’t be sweeping. Tim Burton films are now 4-for-4 in this category. Previous winners: _Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd_ ---
**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, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/25 "2011-02-28T01:50:13Z")
Wow, both the first two were surprises. I was so sure Inception would get Art Direction and True Grit would get Cinematography. ---
**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, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/26 "2011-02-28T01:51:56Z")
I haven’t seen True Grit, so I can’t really compare, but Inception’s cinematography was INCREDIBLE, so I’m surprised it would be called an upset. I expect it to clean up on the visual and sound nominations as well (note, these are NOT technical awards). ---
**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, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/27 "2011-02-28T01:51:56Z")
Roger Deakins got robbed for Cinemetography. It’s a crime that guy doesn’t have an Oscar yet. ---
**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, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/28 "2011-02-28T01:53:12Z")
Wow, I can’t believe Inception won that. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/29 "2011-02-28T01:53:26Z")
Kirk Douglas: heh, the stroke may have slowed him down, but he can still deliver a line. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/30 "2011-02-28T01:53:30Z")
Kirk Douglas is heartbreakingly old! ---
**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, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/31 "2011-02-28T01:53:38Z")
Poor Kirk Douglas. I didn’t know he’d declined this much. ---
**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, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/32 "2011-02-28T01:54:04Z")
I’m not upset myself, I just assumed Deakins would win. He’s never won. ---
**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, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/33 "2011-02-28T01:55:09Z")
I just saw _Animal Kingdom_ last night. Jackie Weaver was awesome in that. ---
**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, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/34 "2011-02-28T01:55:30Z")
What did Kirk Douglas say about Franco? “You look even better out of the…” cage? cape? What was it? ---
**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, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/35 "2011-02-28T01:56:32Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Poor Kirk Douglas. I didn’t know he’d declined this much. Well, he had that huge stroke. ---
**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, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/36 "2011-02-28T01:57:27Z")
Well good for him. His speech abilities have suffered but obviously his mind is still sharp. ---
**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, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/37 "2011-02-28T01:57:50Z")
That was painful (Douglas). Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo Animal Kingdom is the only “regular” movie nominated in all the categories that I didn’t see. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/38 "2011-02-28T01:57:51Z")
Get 'em Kirk! ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/39 "2011-02-28T01:58:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What did Kirk Douglas say about Franco? > > “You look even better out of the…” > > cage? > > cape? > > What was it? Out of the cave. (I.e. from _127 Hours_.) Lord, I couldn’t wait for Douglas to just read the name… ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/40 "2011-02-28T01:58:09Z")
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