# Oscar watch-along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674 "2010-03-08T00:41:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/221 "2010-03-08T05:00:55Z")
WAG: Running 30 minutes late, and want to finish around midnight ET? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/222 "2010-03-08T05:01:01Z")
I was kind of glad that Sandra Bullock won, if only because The Blind Side was based on a book and magazine article by Michael Lewis, a writer whose work I’ve often enjoyed. ---
**Author:** ![Endymion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3da27b/32.png) [@Endymion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Endymion)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/223 "2010-03-08T05:01:21Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I was rooting for Sandra Bullock. > > Not because i thought she deserved to win (i haven’t seen _The Blind Side_), but because i believe her Oscar makes her the first actor ever to win a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year (although not for the same film). You may be right about that one, but for what its worth Halle Berry won an oscar for Monsters Ball, and then won a Razzie the next year for Catwoman (so, within a 12 month period). As an aside, she showed up to the Razzies to receive her award… with her oscar in her hand. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/224 "2010-03-08T05:02:14Z")
Congrats to **Archive Guy** in the pool. ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/225 "2010-03-08T05:02:19Z")
Meryl Streep has won two, for Kramer vs Kramer and Sophie’s Choice. edited to add: Someone beat me to it. You people are quick. Hurt Locker… upset? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/226 "2010-03-08T05:03:41Z")
Wow, I only missed 3 awards! (Original & Adapted Screenplay, and Foreign Film.) I should have entered the Straight Dope pool! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/227 "2010-03-08T05:04:03Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Congratulations, **Archive Guy**! > > Fuckin’ Sandra Bullock. Whoop! Just by a hair. Lucky shmucky. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/228 "2010-03-08T05:04:07Z")
Were there ANY upsets? I was saying Hurt Locker was going to win 6 months ago.,… I was dead last for the first hour, but finished in a pretty respectable 9th place. So much for taking some chances on the films I thought deserved it more. Lesson - ALWAYS go with the Pixar pic (except for best picture) ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/229 "2010-03-08T05:04:16Z")
Well that’s a relief. If Avatar had won I would have been a grumpy SOB for the next few weeks. Hopefully people will go see/buy/rent Hurt Locker tomorrow. To be honest, I really didn’t like Precious that much. The acting was good, but the storytelling just didn’t seem appropriate for the story. If anything else had to have won, I’d have wanted it to be District 9, but that was an incredibly long shot. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/230 "2010-03-08T05:05:27Z")
Congrats to KB and the Hurt Locker. It was the best of the movies I’ve seen. Hopefully it’l be more widely seen. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/231 "2010-03-08T05:05:27Z")
> [@Foldup\_Rabbit](#): > > Hurt Locker… upset? No, I don’t think so. It was between that and Avatar but most people gave the edge to The Hurt Locker as it won many pre-Oscar awards. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/232 "2010-03-08T05:07:26Z")
> [@Endymion](#): > > As an aside, she showed up to the Razzies to receive her award… with her oscar in her hand. Apparently Sandra Bullock showed up to receive her Razzie also, which i think shows some good spirit and a willingness not to take yourself too seriously. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/233 "2010-03-08T05:07:32Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > Were there ANY upsets? I was saying Hurt Locker was going to win 6 months ago.,… I think the only surprise win of the night was “Precious” winning Best Adapted Screenplay. ---
**Author:** ![Lethal\_Babydoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/234 "2010-03-08T05:18:24Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I think the only surprise win of the night was “Precious” winning Best Adapted Screenplay. wins best speech, too. I swear i saw the very cool Samuel L. roll his eyes when Monique finished that strange rant ---
**Author:** ![Lightsaber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Lightsaber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightsaber)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/235 "2010-03-08T05:19:11Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Mine didn’t, but when she stood up she walked over towards Meryl Streep and when Meryl tried to give her a hug she kinda pulled away from here, it was…weird, but I can’t imagine it would have been blocked for any reason. It looked to me like Meryl waved her away, in a go-get-your-award type gesture. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/236 "2010-03-08T05:21:35Z")
Here is Mo’Nique had to say about the politics thing. [MTV Story](http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1633362/story.jhtml) > [@](#): > > A question some viewers may have is what “politics” Mo’Nique was referring to as she accepted her Oscar. Backstage, she explained that she was addressing those who thought she needed to “campaign” harder if she wanted to win. > > "Through this journey and process, some journalists and some reporters wrote, ‘Somebody needs to teach Mo’Nique a lesson; someone needs to teach her how the game is played,’ " the actress explained. "I am proud to hold this Oscar in my hand, because the Academy said, ‘We are not willing to play the game.’ " ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/237 "2010-03-08T05:25:14Z")
I find the production of this year’s Oscars to be very poor. The director regularly was late cutting to an appropriate shot, the sound was poorly managed and whomever decided to cut the Lifetime Achievement Award from the live show is an idiot. The horror film segment was a waste, the In Memorium segment was poorly managed (and forgot people), and the dance routine was good in its own right but a complete waste. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/238 "2010-03-08T05:25:30Z")
Basically proves that Avatar was a visual spectacular…below average movie. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/239 "2010-03-08T05:27:04Z")
> [@Lightsaber](#): > > It looked to me like Meryl waved her away, in a go-get-your-award type gesture. Yeah, I don’t think there was any type of snub involved. It seemed like when you go to hug someone, but they’re not aware, so you turn away and then they see what you were up to and try to return the hug, but you’ve already turned away, kind of thing. If that makes any sense. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674/240 "2010-03-08T05:27:18Z")
So what was Sean Penn on about? Who did he think deserved to be nominated? What a jackass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-watch-along-thread/531674.md?page=13)