# 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:** 5
**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, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/81 "2011-02-28T02:21:03Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Sweet cracker sandwich, this is one badly done awards show. They’ve honed the awkward banter to a razor edge. Not only the awkward banter, but the bits of history. I _love_ movie history, and the montages they usually include in these shows. But the history they’ve included so far - _Gone With the Wind_, the fleeting reference to the 1929 Oscars - have just felt half-assed and misplaced. ☹ P.S. - Nice acceptance by the _King’s Speech_ screenwriter. ---
**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, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/82 "2011-02-28T02:23:08Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > P.S. - Nice acceptance by the _King’s Speech_ screenwriter. And the Academy Award for best acceptance speech goes to… 😃 ---
**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, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/83 "2011-02-28T02:23:22Z")
Yeah, the producer’s plan backfired. They wanted to do the screenplay awards early this year in order to get the buzz going for best picture, since the ACTUAL best picture of the year usually wins it. ---
**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, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/84 "2011-02-28T02:24:29Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > Not only the awkward banter, but the bits of history. I _love_ movie history, and the montages they usually include in these shows. But the history they’ve included so far - _Gone With the Wind_, the fleeting reference to the 1929 Oscars - have just felt half-assed and misplaced. ☹ Yeah, almost like a throwaway. Who’s the director this year? ---
**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, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/85 "2011-02-28T02:25:23Z")
Anne has some decent pipes! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/86 "2011-02-28T02:25:24Z")
Good singing Anne. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/87 "2011-02-28T02:25:30Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Toy Story 3 - that was a gimme. easiest one of the night. That speech was written and practiced 1000 times. ---
**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, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/88 "2011-02-28T02:26:05Z")
I thought James would be more comfortable in drag! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/89 "2011-02-28T02:27:28Z")
I missed the context…what’s the reasoning behind setting a comic song to the tune of a 20-year-old Broadway song whose show wasn’t even made into a movie musical yet, let alone made into one this past year? ---
**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, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/90 "2011-02-28T02:28:27Z")
Foreign Language Film: In A Better World (Denmark) I haven’t seen that. I only saw Biutiful. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/91 "2011-02-28T02:29:20Z")
is it just me, or is anyone else having trouble understanding folks tonight? I know about Kirk Douglas’ reason, but most of these folks sound mumbled and muffled. ---
**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, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/92 "2011-02-28T02:29:45Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I missed the context…what’s the reasoning behind setting a comic song to the tune of a 20-year-old Broadway song whose show wasn’t even made into a movie musical yet, let alone made into one this past year? No real context was given…just that she’d planned to sing a duet with Jackman and he backed out..? I’m guessing they did a duet last year? If so, I don’t remember it. ---
**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, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/93 "2011-02-28T02:29:46Z")
I look forward to seeing Russell Brand as Mick Fleetwood in _The Fleetwood Mac Story_. What a scarecrow. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/94 "2011-02-28T02:31:17Z")
Christian Bale with the beard at the ceremony looks like the actor in Winter’s Bone. ---
**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, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/95 "2011-02-28T02:32:33Z")
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale - The Fighter ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/96 "2011-02-28T02:32:49Z")
Christian Bale? Really? On edit: I don’t think that was the best choice, even though I like him a lot. ---
**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, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/97 "2011-02-28T02:34:08Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m not going to drop the F bomb…I’ve done plenty before. 😛 ---
**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, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/98 "2011-02-28T02:34:20Z")
I haven’t seen The Fighter so I really can’t comment, but I was really hoping for John Hawkes. He was great in Winter’s Bone. I had to keep reminding everyone watching it with me that he (along with the rest of the cast) are ACTORS, not actual redneck ozark crack addicts. Speaking of which, didn’t Christian Bale play a crack addict too? ---
**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, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/99 "2011-02-28T02:34:24Z")
> [@L. G. Butts](#): > > Christian Bale? Really? Really? to your really. Bale has won most of the awards to this point. Completely unsurprising win. ---
**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, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/100 "2011-02-28T02:34:56Z")
It’s about time that guy won an Oscar, but this is the first time he’s been nominated! I’m still blown away by that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=6)