# 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:** 9
**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, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/161 "2011-02-28T03:06:59Z")
Hey look at Chuck singing! ---
**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, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/162 "2011-02-28T03:07:54Z")
> [@RachelChristine](#): > > I hate that for True Grit. I loved that movie and was hoping it would win something! It won’t beat either King’s Speech or Social Network for Best Picture for sure, and no one can beat out Colin Firth… > In some ways I liked it best of all the Best Picture nominees I’ve seen. It was a great movie, but had the misfortune of coming out in the same year as several heavyweights. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/163 "2011-02-28T03:10:24Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Wow Obama! Kevin Spacey is awesome! > God I hate Randy Newman. His voice just grates on me. Agreed. He sounds (for lack of a better word) retarded. ---
**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, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/164 "2011-02-28T03:10:26Z")
At the midpoint way through the ceremony, would anybody have guessed that the H.B.Carter film with more awards would be _Alice_? ---
**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, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/165 "2011-02-28T03:10:45Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Anyone else surprised that Chuck can sing? [Quote=pricciar] Hey look at Chuck singing! [/quote] Heh. ---
**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, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/166 "2011-02-28T03:10:52Z")
Wait, they didn’t have the song from 127 Hours yet. Florence and the Machine are great, but I am so sad Dido isn’t there. I want the song to win. ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/167 "2011-02-28T03:11:47Z")
Those first two song nominees are SO forgettable. 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, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/168 "2011-02-28T03:12:12Z")
I’d love to see Kevin Spacey host the Oscars. ---
**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, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/169 "2011-02-28T03:13:20Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > So far, the Best Score winner is the only one of the night that I think was completely unworthy of the win. There’s no memorable theme to that movie, you’ll never hear The Social network in a music montage. Or to put it another way, after seeing Inception I bought the score on CD and have listened to it several times. The category isn’t “most hummable theme music”; it’s “Best Score”. And it’s a fantastic score. No, it won’t be in any future montage, but that’s a pointless and arbitrary criteria. ---
**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, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/170 "2011-02-28T03:13:30Z")
What did Kevin Spacey do that was good? ---
**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, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/171 "2011-02-28T03:13:56Z")
Documentary Short Subject: Strangers No More ---
**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, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/172 "2011-02-28T03:14:45Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Those first two song nominees are SO forgettable. > mmm Trust me–the other two aren’t much better. No “None of the Above” choice in the category this year. ---
**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, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/173 "2011-02-28T03:15:13Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > The category isn’t “most hummable theme music”; it’s “Best Score”. And it’s a fantastic score. No, it won’t be in any future montage, but that’s a pointless and arbitrary criteria. True, but I would rank the Social Network’s score(overall) below Inception and How to Train Your Draon, actually. ---
**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, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/174 "2011-02-28T03:15:47Z")
Live Action Short: God Of Love Kevin Spacey could easily have been nominated for Best Actor this year for Casino Jack. He was great in 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, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/175 "2011-02-28T03:16:48Z")
Aw, I like the Live Action Short guy. He’s just a kid! ---
**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, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/176 "2011-02-28T03:17:49Z")
Seriously, an auto tune montage? ---
**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, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/177 "2011-02-28T03:18:01Z")
AAAAAA Make it stop!!! 🙂 ---
**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, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/178 "2011-02-28T03:18:22Z")
The live action short guy was super awesome and funny and the auto tune thing is cracking me up. ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/179 "2011-02-28T03:19:17Z")
Ok, that was funny! ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857/180 "2011-02-28T03:19:33Z")
Yeah, the auto tune/movie musical thing was one of the funniest bits of the night. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-83rd-academy-awards-thread/572857.md?page=10)