The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

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02-22-09, 08:52 PM

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I haven't read all 14 pages. But, Dark Knight not nominated for Best Picture and losing awards it should have won is the reason the Academy Awards ratings keep going down. A movie does over a billion in box office and nothing.

-Bitter fan

If they based nominations on TV ratings, movies like Mall Cop & Mamma Mia would be up for Best Picture.

02-22-09, 08:52 PM

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Slumdog deserves every award it gets nominated for. the best film of 2008.

Agreed

02-22-09, 08:52 PM

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Is he really going to sing and dance again??

Oh, good God. Beyonce? Could she be more overrated?

02-22-09, 08:53 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

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the name of the live action short... Spiekentejalfjesfetjhyyyidjfotofj or Toyland.

Oh, I stopped paying attention after the Pineapple Express short. I'll have to back up the DVR.

02-22-09, 08:53 PM

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Doubt: The Musical

02-22-09, 08:53 PM

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more sing and dance. yes!!!!

02-22-09, 08:53 PM

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Great, another musical number. I'd rather see another friggin' movie montage.

02-22-09, 08:53 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

This is starting to feel like the Tony Awards.

02-22-09, 08:53 PM

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okay, since they're showing Beyonce, I'm fine with this.

02-22-09, 08:53 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

Waiting for Frank Drebin to appear...
Oscar Producer: "What's Phil Donahue doing on stage?!?!"

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

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Any streams for this up anywhere?

Very saddened by the wins for Cruz in the not very good at all Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Slumdog Millionaire for Cinematography.

check your pm

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Fuckingmusicalnumber.

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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slumdog was bad benjamin button was without a doubt the best movie of the year
but milk will win

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Slumdog deserves every award it gets nominated for. the best film of 2008.

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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This doesn't have jack shit to do with anything as far as I can tell. Like the stage though.

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

... oh my. The show's momentum just turned to molasses.

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

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Maybe because it sucked and it was 2008's Little Miss Sunshine, i.e. middlebrow crap for people who think they're all artsy and hip and shit?

Bingo.

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

Hugh Jackman - perhaps the most heterosexual male in Broadway today.

Oh boy, Beyonce.

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Thanks Rypro 525 .

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Maybe because it sucked and it was 2008's Little Miss Sunshine, i.e. middlebrow crap for people who think they're all artsy and hip and shit?

Wouldn't that be more sort of like Juno, a movie that tried too hard to be artsy, & hip, Can't argue about the shit part, though

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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So this is basically a bathroom break for the audience before they all have to stand up and applaud for Ledger for several minutes?

02-22-09, 08:54 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

too bad Bill Condon turned this gig down.

02-22-09, 08:55 PM

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Re: The 81st Academy Awards — 2008 Awards Show Discussion.

I liked Slumdog a lot, but not best film of '08. I liked TDK, Gran Torino, and The Wrestler much better.. and a bunch of some other movies that would never got nominated for anything.

But Beyoncé is looking good.