# The 81st Annual Academy Awards **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977 "2009-02-22T21:12:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/321 "2009-02-23T04:57:59Z")
Oh god, I’d forgotten they were remaking Fame. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/322 "2009-02-23T04:58:01Z")
Congrats to Slumdog Millionaire! JAI HO! I’m going to watch it again tonight (for the fourth time)! ---
**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 23, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/323 "2009-02-23T04:58:50Z")
It was cool to see all the other actors from _Slumdog_ who aren’t named Dev Patel get pushed up there at the end, especially the kids. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/324 "2009-02-23T04:59:32Z")
Nice simulpost, Iteki. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/325 "2009-02-23T04:59:32Z")
Like the closing credits with “coming attractions”. Meryl’s playing Julia Child??? ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/326 "2009-02-23T04:59:40Z")
RE: the 2009 coming attractions montage – a movie starring John Travolta and Robin Williams? Yeah, I’ll be missing that one twice. ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/327 "2009-02-23T05:00:38Z")
Ok, half hours sleep then hit the shower and head for work. Thanks for the company all, and enjoy yer day off **yojimbo** you sleeveen! ---
**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 23, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/328 "2009-02-23T05:01:29Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > Hey, why no ‘sir’ for Anthony? He’s said in the past that he prefers people not to refer to him as “Sir” but as just Anthony (or Tony) Hopkins. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/329 "2009-02-23T05:02:04Z")
Looks like I won’t be seeing a lot of movies this year either. 😛 But Watchmen is out in two weeks and my girlfriend really wants to see The Soloist (I’m very iffy on the movie, but at least the lead actors are very good) - so we’ll see how things develop from there. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/330 "2009-02-23T05:03:02Z")
I wonder what [Bai Ling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Ling) is going to wear to the afterparties. Robin ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/331 "2009-02-23T05:04:05Z")
re the coming attractions montage - who was singing “Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat”? Anybody? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/332 "2009-02-23T05:06:30Z")
Sounded like Beck. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/333 "2009-02-23T05:07:46Z")
[QUOTE=Iteki] Thanks for the company all, and enjoy yer day off yojimbo you sleeveen! [/QUOTE] Have a good one. I’m going to [The Bodies Exhibition](http://www.bodiesdublin.com/) on my day off so I’m expecting to have a good one. ---
**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 23, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/334 "2009-02-23T05:08:17Z")
Dang, I thought this was the most entertaining Oscar telecast in years. I think the main reason was that I didn’t start watching until about an hour in, so I wasn’t comatose as usual by the time the big awards came up. It helps that there were some highly worthy films and performances that got awards this year. Loved seeing that army of _Slumdog_ cast and crew up there. On the downside, I’d rather they go back to playing the whole nominated songs, and that thing with a circle of previous winners telling the best actors/actresses how wonderful they were was just weird. Thanks to the SDMB real-time regiment for making a highly entertaining thread, as always. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/335 "2009-02-23T05:08:32Z")
Yeah it was a lot of fun watching the Oscars along with the SDMB folks. I"ve enjoyed that for several years now. Nite everyone - see you next year. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/336 "2009-02-23T05:16:31Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I think Penn’s win might have to do a little with Prop 8. I’ve also read that Mickey Rourke is not necessarily very well liked in the industry because of behaviours in the past. Yeah, but he’s won every other major award this season. I wonder how on earth he lost the Oscar? Perhaps you are right about the Penn/Prop 8 stuff. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/337 "2009-02-23T05:26:05Z")
Yeah, it’s the gay agenda.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/338 "2009-02-23T05:30:16Z")
It’s Academy members getting another chance to vote against Prop. 8. ---
**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 23, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/339 "2009-02-23T05:32:23Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > … It’s an annual tradition that she fall asleep around 10:30, only to be cross at me when I wake her up (at her request) when the B. Picture is awarded. 🙂 😃 10:30, on the dot. We’re on the phone, I’m talking and after a while “Laura?.. Laura?.. LAURA!!!” “uh, what?” “Love you, babe. Talk to you in the morning.” “… nite.” ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/340 "2009-02-23T05:38:55Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Yeah, it’s the gay agenda.:rolleyes: I hope you don’t honestly believe Academy Award recipients are picked based on _merit_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977.md?page=18)