My favs;
Oscar T, Oscar Robertson, Oscar Meyer, Oscar on the office, Oscar the Grouch....Huascar Ynoa gets a nomination.
Oscar T, Oscar Robertson, Oscar Meyer, Oscar on the office, Oscar the Grouch....Huascar Ynoa gets a nomination.
OT: Academy Awards/Oscars
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Same for me. I love the movies, sports and music, but never watch an awards show of any kind. I find them boring and would rather spend the time watching...well...a movie, sports or listening to music. Really miss going to the movies though. Haven't been since watching 1917 in February of 2020. We have a theater a couple of miles from us that has serves beer and wine, as well as bar food types of appetizers, burgers, sammidges and full entrees as well as great popcorn. It's not a cheap evening, but for movies (like 1917) that demand to be shown on the big screen, it's a really nice experience. We're looking forward to getting back to doing that a few times a year, along with live music.
Parasite winning over 1917 was awful. Worst picture to win Best Picture since The English Patient beat Fargo.
They forgot to invite Ricky Gervaise for some reason.
This. Normally the mods move EVERYTHING. I had something about KSR and it got moved, at least that had to do with sports. WTF is this?
And of course, the opening, wokeness and no I did not watch, saw it on the news.
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I have seen just a few of the movies nominated this year. A bunch of them are camping out in my Watch Later lists. I'm a big Fincher fan and I'm trying to persuade the wife to watch Mank.
How many of us feel when we come to this forum. Escape to talk about basketball and all of a sudden the usual rants queue up and ruin it.
I never watch those self-aggrandizing ********. Nothing but a bunch of rich morons patting themselves on the back. I couldn’t care less.
My TV doesn’t get the LOGO network otherwise known as LGBTQ++ channel. Bet it was theriously th’pecial though.
Good heavens, it’s an awards show. Y’all have some unnecessarily strong opinions about a TV program.
I watched a lot of it. Got to see my girl Reese, so it was time well spent. Amanda Seyfried was a total smoke show too. The old Korean gal was funny. I missed the hosts, the big crowds, and the musical performances this year.
I watched a lot of it. Got to see my girl Reese, so it was time well spent. Amanda Seyfried was a total smoke show too. The old Korean gal was funny. I missed the hosts, the big crowds, and the musical performances this year.
Nah, man. I don’t watch awards shows. That target market is reserved for the LGBTQRSUVWXYZ community, old women, teenage girls, and male teachers that drink fruity drinks.
Not that there’s anything wrong with any of that. You do you.
Not that there’s anything wrong with any of that. You do you.
I'm shocked that anyone watches: they've proven themselves many times over to be nothing but pedos and scumbags. They make Charles Manson look like a decent human being.
If only some of you would open up and share your political thoughts more often, especially on a thread about current movies, the world would be such a better place.
FWIW, my wife watched Nomadland with her friends, said it was a really good movie, but depressing as hell. I do like most anything Frances McDormand does though. I will see it eventually, when I am not feeling particularly suicidal. Probably will check out the Chicago 7 as well, vaguely remember this trial as a kid being a really big deal.
FWIW, my wife watched Nomadland with her friends, said it was a really good movie, but depressing as hell. I do like most anything Frances McDormand does though. I will see it eventually, when I am not feeling particularly suicidal. Probably will check out the Chicago 7 as well, vaguely remember this trial as a kid being a really big deal.
Agree with you 100%, especially on topics posted on the General Discussion Board about movies.
I'm in the middle of The Trial of the Chicago 7. It's pretty good. I think the Eddie Redmayne kid has a really good future ahead of him. His work in the Theory of Everything was great. Almost as good as Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot.
I'm not sure there's a great reason to watch unless you're invested in a particular movie. There have been some good moments over the years however. I enjoyed seeing Parasite clean up and the year Mad Max: Fury Road won like 4 Oscars in a row. If you want to smile, look up Robin Williams' win for Good Will Hunting and how happy Billy Crystal was.
As for 2020, I've only really seen Sound of Metal so far, which was fantastic and on Prime.
As for 2020, I've only really seen Sound of Metal so far, which was fantastic and on Prime.
It was his fifth, and last time, hosting. That had been pre-determined. Got bleeped twice, made Tom Hanks visibly uncomfortable, and probably wanted to say more than he did. He literally had to stop for a second to laugh at a joke he wrote before he said it . . . that always cracks me up and I love it. They censored it, he said it, sipped a beer, and a said, "It's the last time, who cares." It was great. I'd love to have a few drinks with Gervais, even if he's ripping me the whole time.
You sound like my kind of guy, Hoss. Enjoy, friend!
Saw this online, not sure how accurate the numbers are.
1998 Oscars: 57.2 million viewers
2021 Oscars: 9.85 million viewers
If true.......
1998 Oscars: 57.2 million viewers
2021 Oscars: 9.85 million viewers
If true.......
Eff Hollywood, and eff their bs politics.
I actually don't mind it. In fact, it gives me a chuckle imagining them sitting there, clutching their pearls with a white knuckle grip and tears welled up in their eyes as they respond to something they hate so much.
JMO of course but I think Parasite was deserving. A lot of people were already big fans of Bong Joon-ho and Parasite is arguably his best. 1917 was pretty to look at but fell back on the continuous shot gimmick so much so, that that's what the film became. It reminded me of a live action Medal of Honor game.
Since when did the Oscar's get back to being about movies?
Of course. Nobody expects a woke leftie to see people with principles any differently.I actually don't mind it. In fact, it gives me a chuckle imagining them sitting there, clutching their pearls with a white knuckle grip and tears welled up in their eyes as they respond to something they hate so much.
Saw this online, not sure how accurate the numbers are.
1998 Oscars: 57.2 million viewers
2021 Oscars: 9.85 million viewers
If true.......
2021: 9.8 million viewers
Per Deadline:
2020: 23.6 million viewers, Parasite (No host)
2019: 29.6 million, Green Book (No host)
2018: 26.5 million, The Shape of Water (Jimmy Kimmel)
2017: 32.9 million, Moonlight (Jimmy Kimmel)
2016: 34.4 million, Spotlight (Chris Rock)
2015: 37.3 million, Birdman (Neil Patrick Harris)
2014: 43.7 million, 12 Years a Slave (Ellen DeGeneres)
2013: 40.3 million, Argo (Seth MacFarlane)
2012: 39.3 million, The Artist (Billy Crystal)
2011: 37.9 million, The King’s Speech (Anne Hathaway/James Franco)
2010: 41.3 million, The Hurt Locker (Steve Martin/Alec Baldwin)
2009: 36.3 million, Slumdog Millionaire (Hugh Jackman)
2008: 32.0 million, No Country For Old Men (Jon Stewart)
2007: 40. 2 million, The Departed (Ellen DeGeneres)
2006: 38.9 million, Crash (Jon Stewart)
2005 42.1 million, Million Dollar Baby (Chris Rock)
2004: 43.5 million, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King (Billy Crystal)
2003: 33.0 million, Chicago (Steve Martin)
2002: 41.8 million, A Beautiful Mind (Whoopi Goldberg)
2001: 42.9 million, Gladiator (Steve Martin)
The long term damage being done to the entertainment and sports industry by allowing all these political statements to dominate their respective industries is idiocy in its highest form.
I'm a liberal, but I also don't want to hear about it when I watch a movie or a game as there is enough of the crap as it is and the primary purpose of sport and movies is to escape for awhile and be entertained, not lectured to.
I also don't understand why movie stars think people care about their political opinions? If you feel strongly about something then involve yourself in helping in some way. I'm sick of "bringing attention" and "using my platform" crap. Roll your sleeves up and volunteer somewhere, don't waste my time by thinking I care about what your opinion is because you made a movie I liked 10 years ago.
I'm a liberal, but I also don't want to hear about it when I watch a movie or a game as there is enough of the crap as it is and the primary purpose of sport and movies is to escape for awhile and be entertained, not lectured to.
I also don't understand why movie stars think people care about their political opinions? If you feel strongly about something then involve yourself in helping in some way. I'm sick of "bringing attention" and "using my platform" crap. Roll your sleeves up and volunteer somewhere, don't waste my time by thinking I care about what your opinion is because you made a movie I liked 10 years ago.
No doubt those are accurate numbers, but Kentucky football attendance trends would look about the same over the same time period. Pretty much the whole world deserves a pass on 2020.
On a brighter note, I think they are expecting 45,000 or so at the Derby on Saturday, including up to 15,000 in infield, if I recall correctly.
You're seriously equating people not watching a tv show to people not attending football games that they weren't allowed into?
Yep, nobody went to theaters at all last year, for the most part weren't allowed to, there were almost no major releases at all last year, other than streaming. And most studios shut down filming as well, so the number of releases was terrifically reduced as well. And some of the studios delayed new releases until the live theaters opened back up. You think all of that might have an effect on the TV audience?
Politics certainly played a role in the huge ratings drop, but I'd say the fact hardly anyone ever even heard of any of the nominees played a bigger factor. I always watch the Oscars. Didn't bother this year because I'd never seen any of the movies.
Some were blaming the low ratings on Covid. When do we stop blaming everything that sucks on Covid. Besides, a lot more people are at home watching television now than ever before so...Saw this online, not sure how accurate the numbers are.
1998 Oscars: 57.2 million viewers
2021 Oscars: 9.85 million viewers
If true.......
I can tell you that Judges are starting to get real tired of hearing the "I couldn't get anything done on this case" Covid excuse by lawyers who have been sitting on their *** "working" remotely the last year.