# 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:** 3
**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, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/41 "2009-02-23T02:07:00Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > No. It’s only implied, not really shown. Dang! It’s sitting on my table in a Netflix envelope, so I guess I’ll watch it for the Penelope Cruz stuff. But I really put it in the queue for Johanssen boobies and good sex scenes.😉 ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/42 "2009-02-23T02:07:34Z")
Huzzah for WALL-E! ---
**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, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/43 "2009-02-23T02:08:25Z")
> [@Rachael\_Rage](#): > > Tina Fey and Steve Martin’s presentation is the funniest thing I’ve seen on the Oscars in years. > > Best Original Screenplay = Milk! > > Wow, that’s a good sign. I hope that’s not the only win they get tonight. Yeah, but Slumdog was Best “Adapted” Screenplay. I think if they went head-to-head, Slumdog would have won, hands down (as they will for Best Movie). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/44 "2009-02-23T02:09:10Z")
WALL-E: Well that was no surprise at all and well deserved. I loved Jack Black’s joke about better on Pixar. ---
**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, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/45 "2009-02-23T02:10:19Z")
I liked JB’s crack about betting his Dreamworks money on Pixar - then his shout of triumph when Pixar won (again) for **Wall-E**. Well-deserved of course. And for those not checking IMDB, Slumdog Millionaire won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Best animated short = La Maison en Petit … uh, something. My pool pick! BTW, I really love the crystal curtain surrounding the stage. I bet that is amazing in person. ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/46 "2009-02-23T02:10:56Z")
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. FTW!!! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/47 "2009-02-23T02:11:08Z")
I think that the speech for best animated short will be the best speech we hear all night. ---
**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, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/48 "2009-02-23T02:12:48Z")
Ok, the animated short is my favourite speech of the night, no contest. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/49 "2009-02-23T02:19:51Z")
I wonder if his wife will do it for him again tonight? ---
**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, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/50 "2009-02-23T02:20:08Z")
So now they are doing whole swathes of the show in advance, not just the technicals? ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/51 "2009-02-23T02:22:57Z")
All I can say is that when you make a film called The Duchess, it’s a guarantee you’ll be winning best costumes… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/52 "2009-02-23T02:24:26Z")
Does Keira Knightly actually do movies that are not costume dramas? I see she might be Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady in 2010. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/53 "2009-02-23T02:29:41Z")
Am I the only one finding this show to be mind-numbingly boring? And what was up with the music playing while Daniel Craig and Sarah Jessica Parker were talking? ---
**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, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/54 "2009-02-23T02:29:55Z")
In the romance montage, it was the WALL-E one that made me tear up. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/55 "2009-02-23T02:30:41Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Am I the only one finding this show to be mind-numbingly boring? Quite the opposite for me, actually. This is the best-put-together Oscarcast I’ve watched. Ganis is making good on his promise for the awards to be exciting and different this year. ---
**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, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/56 "2009-02-23T02:33:03Z")
I tuned out entirely between the start of Craig&Parker until now. I didn’t even realise that it was live. Stiller is sucking. ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/57 "2009-02-23T02:34:55Z")
Really? I think the Ben Stiller bit has been pretty funny. Although I imagine it’s not all that amusing if you didn’t see Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman a week or two ago. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/58 "2009-02-23T02:37:53Z")
I mostly felt sorry for Natalie Portman having to play straight guy to Stiller’s schtick. I did laugh, however, at the winning cinematographer’s hair. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/59 "2009-02-23T02:37:56Z")
Does presentation of subtitles fall under cinematography, or is that in editing? Slumdog deserves some kind of recognition for actually trying to do something original with subtitles. Man, first Tina, now Natalie. Why do they always have to mess with their makeup and hair on shows like this? They look better before they get dolled up… ---
**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, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/60 "2009-02-23T02:38:19Z")
I’m really liking the show. There are bits that aren’t working but overall it’s a good show. At least they are finally trying to make The Oscars different as opposed to just the biggest award ceremony. Stiller nailed it IMO. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977.md?page=4)