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The Oscars are in 198 minutes and counting!

It is 23:42 here- I have a very large supply of caffeine in me, and a large reserve!

Originally posted by Morlock
The Oscars are in 198 minutes and counting!

It is 23:42 here- I have a very large supply of caffeine in me, and a large reserve!

Well i have work tomorrow, so i will just have to wait till the morning at which point i will have an excessively large gripe about every movie that wins something

So are you going to debunk any of the "Winners" Morlock?

@ Morlock

Not long now old chap. Especially when you consider how long the other thread has been going for.

ha ha ha, LOTR is stealing the show so far. The big awards are yet to come.

Originally posted by ThorinOakensfield
ha ha ha, LOTR is stealing the show so far. The big awards are yet to come.

lol, thats good to here. But only from a LotR fans perspective though.

It seems that it wasn't to be for LotR... still, there's always next year and the year after A Beautiful Mind and LotR both came away with four awards, but ABM got the big ones. I'm disappointed, but hardly surprised, since it's the kind of movie the Academy loves. And it was a good show, pretty difficult to predict the winners.

Full round-up to follow shortly...

@ Georgi

So much for watching the awards later tonight on tv.

And the Oscar goes to...

Best Picture - A Beautiful Mind

Best Director - Ron Howard for A Beautiful Mind

Best Actor - Denzel Washington for Training Day

Best Actress - Halle Berry for Monsters Ball

Best Supporting Actor - Jim Broadbent for Iris

Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind

Best Original Screenplay - Gosford Park

Best Adapted Screenplay - A Beautiful Mind

Best Foreign Language Film - No Man's Land

Best Original Score - LotR

Best Original Song - Monsters, Inc.

Best Visual Effects - LotR

Best Sound - Black Hawk Down

Best Sound Editing - Pearl Harbour

Best Animated Feature - Shrek

Best Art Direction - Moulin Rouge

Best Cinematography - LotR

Best Costume - Moulin Rouge

Best Hair & Make-up - LotR

Best Editing - Black Hawk Down

Best Documentary Feature - Murder on a Sunday Morning

Best Documentary Short Subject - Thoth

Best Animated Short Film - For The Birds

Best Live Action Short Film - The Accountant

Honorary Oscars were awarded to Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, and Arthur Hiller

Originally posted by Tamerlane
@ Georgi

So much for watching the awards later tonight on tv.

Well you don't have to read it...

Originally posted by Georgi
Well you don't have to read it...

Too late, damn this unusually fast connection.

Actually they have been revealing snippets on the radio.

@Tammy so, what are your reactions?

The best actor and actress categories were nice surprises (and Russell Crowe looked just a bit grumpy )... though I'm just waiting for the media to start calling this the PC Oscars Denzel Washington is the only Afro-American to win that category since Sidney Poitier (who picked up an award as well), and given the roles that he has played, the Oscar was due... and Halle Berry is the first Afro-American to win Best Actress.

I really think The Man Who Wasn't There should have taken Cinematography, since it was snubbed for nomination in the other categories, but I don't begrudge it to LotR, because it is a stunning film. Also I was surprised, given the amount of nominations it got that Amelie didn't get anything - thought it might take the foreign film category.

Originally posted by Georgi
@Tammy so, what are your reactions?

My reactions, from an Australian point of view disappointed. However this was one of the worst awards night due to the excessive amounts of smear campaigns.

I'm honestly suprised that Pearl Harbor won an award. Regardless of what field it was for.

I'd dispute the Black Hawk Down one for sound, mainly because they butchered the Jimi Hendrix song.

But Shrek won and LotR bagged a few awards. So I'm satisfied to say the least.

Originally posted by Tamerlane
My reactions, from an Australian point of view disappointed.

Well, Moulin Rouge got a couple (more than I thought it deserved), even if Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe didn't win...

However this was one of the worst awards night due to the excessive amounts of smear campaigns.

True... but should we take the fact that A Beautiful Mind won despite the accusations to mean that the Academy members vote for the movie they thought most deserved to win, and didn't take any notice of the mudslinging? In which case that would surely be a good sign...

I'm honestly suprised that Pearl Harbor won an award. Regardless of what field it was for.

Gotta agree with you there

I'd dispute the Black Hawk Down one for sound, mainly because they butchered the Jimi Hendrix song.

I only vaguely recall that... I think it was probably quite deserving regardless.

But Shrek won and LotR bagged a few awards. So I'm satisfied to say the least.

I don't think there was much doubt that Shrek would win. Actually I was pleased to see the winner for the short animation was the only one of those I've seen - it's the short that's on the front of Monsters, Inc

Originally posted by Georgi
I don't think there was much doubt that Shrek would win. Actually I was pleased to see the winner for the short animation was the only one of those I've seen - it's the short that's on the front of Monsters, Inc

I thought the name was familiar. I enjoyed that more than Shrek to be honest.

Originally posted by Tamerlane
I thought the name was familiar. I enjoyed that more than Shrek to be honest.

I liked Shrek, although it didn't quite live up to the hype.

Originally posted by Georgi


I liked Shrek, although it didn't quite live up to the hype.

Argh! Die Eddie Murphy, Die!

Originally posted by Dottie
Argh! Die Eddie Murphy, Die!

My sentiments exactly

Originally posted by Dottie
Argh! Die Eddie Murphy, Die!

But it's not as though he was actually onscreen...

Originally posted by Georgi


But it's not as though he was actually onscreen...

Heh, for some strange reason it isnt exactly his looks that bothers me


Though it is painfull I feel I must admitt i actually smiled a couple of times during that movie. Luckily not as a result of Eddie.

Originally posted by Tamerlane


lol, thats good to here. But only from a LotR fans perspective though.

Hehe - I can't help feeling a bit happy that LoTR didn't get the major Oscar-awards (Best Actor, Best Picture etc.) - because for once these guys shows that thay are in agrement with my own oppinion, which I stated back when LoTR hype was on its highest.
(That LoTR was more about effects imo)