# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Between\_the\_Bars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Between\_the\_Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Between_the_Bars)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/161 "2009-02-23T03:46:44Z")
> [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > I couldn’t stand Heath’s Joker either, **WE**. Gary Oldman was indeed the best actor in that movie. > > Josh Brolin needs some serious recognition. I have been a fan of Ledger since Roar, but I agree as well (about Oldman too). I do _not_ get the love for his portrayal. ---
**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, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/162 "2009-02-23T03:47:26Z")
He really had to try to keep it together. Aint age a bitch. ---
**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, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/163 "2009-02-23T03:48:19Z")
Are they doing a lifetime achievement award this year? ---
**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, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/164 "2009-02-23T03:48:48Z")
[JL]Nice _tribute_![/JL] ---
**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, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/165 "2009-02-23T03:49:46Z")
I did, thanks SSttR. Just this morning actually. You’re not the only one slow to notice PMs. I’m sorry, but Heath was so knowingly OTT it just took me right out of the movie. I get that I’m in the minority corner with **Indy** and **WE** but it’s alright, we’ve got beer over here. Good for Jerry Lewis. He’s a class act. ---
**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, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/166 "2009-02-23T03:52:10Z")
WOW, Jerry Lewis has lost a ton of weight- he looks really good. Guess whatever treatment he’s getting has finally kicked in. Hope Peter Gabriel wins for Best Song so he can continue to rub the Academy’s nose in it. ---
**Author:** ![Between\_the\_Bars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Between\_the\_Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Between_the_Bars)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/167 "2009-02-23T03:52:11Z")
Wouldn’t it be funny if they interrupted this with M.I.A.? That would be awesome! ---
**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, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/168 "2009-02-23T03:52:52Z")
Slumdog for the music I reckon should be a given. ---
**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, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/169 "2009-02-23T03:53:56Z")
> [@Between\_the\_Bars](#): > > Wouldn’t it be funny if they interrupted this with M.I.A.? That would be awesome! That’d be the best thing to ever happen at an Oscar awards EVAR.😃 ---
**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, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/170 "2009-02-23T03:54:09Z")
Man alive, Alicia Keyes is breathtakingly gorgeous. ---
**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, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/171 "2009-02-23T03:54:24Z")
> [@Iteki](#): > > So now they are doing whole swathes of the show in advance, not just the technicals? The technical awards were given in a separate ceremony. ---
**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, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/172 "2009-02-23T03:55:16Z")
Slumdog is totally going to win BP. ---
**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, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/173 "2009-02-23T03:56:31Z")
Danny Boyle looks so happy. ---
**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, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/174 "2009-02-23T03:56:39Z")
I am really digging the Indian guys’ formalwear. Hee, stealth Allah Akbar dropped in there. Damn, that’s who it is, I couldn’t place her, the classy look suits her, veh Loren somehow. ---
**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, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/175 "2009-02-23T03:56:48Z")
Ha. We just got to hear a Muslim praise God in Arabic. That doesn’t happen at the Oscars too often. ---
**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, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/176 "2009-02-23T03:57:31Z")
Oooooooooohh… drum porn. Niiiiiice. ---
**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, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/177 "2009-02-23T03:57:43Z")
Wow. Win an award and then perform. Fair play. ---
**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, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/178 "2009-02-23T03:57:55Z")
This choreographed _Slumdog_ number — it just doesn’t look Indian to me. It looks Afro-Korean. ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Star_to_the_Right)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/179 "2009-02-23T03:58:16Z")
> [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > I did, thanks SSttR. Just this morning actually. You’re not the only one slow to notice PMs. > > I’m sorry, but Heath was so knowingly OTT it just took me right out of the movie. I get that I’m in the minority corner with **Indy** and **WE** but it’s alright, we’ve got beer over here. > > Good for Jerry Lewis. He’s a class act. Good deal. Hey, it’s cool, we can agree to disagree re: Heath. 🙂 Alicia Keyes does look lovely. ---
**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, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977/180 "2009-02-23T03:58:35Z")
> [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > Man alive, Alicia Keyes is breathtakingly gorgeous. Yes she is and thank you for posting who that was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977.md?page=10)