I thought I'd start a thread for TOMORROW'S oscars. I am sure I'll contribute though I have not seen any of the nominees (which has never stopped me before)

Honestly I am only looking forward to this show cause I like it when Billy Crystal hosts and of course I love to see the fashion and who's with whom. AND I like discussing here on the BB with my friends.

The link I've included gives you the opportunity to vote though I don't expect it'll be open for votes much longer.



BEST PICTURE

The Artist
The Descendants
Exremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight In Paris
Moneyball
Tree Of Life
War Horse

ACTRESS

Glenn Close (Alber Nobbs)
Viola Davis (The Help)
Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo)
Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Michelle Williams (My Week With Marylin)

ACTOR

Demian Bichir (A Better Life)
George Clooney (The Descendant)
Jean DuJardin (The Artis)
Gary Oldman (Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy)
Brad Pitt (Moneyball)


http://movies.yahoo.com/oscars/nominees/

It's tonight?? I thought it was on Sunday night???

TIS is in California. That's a different time zone.

Tis is such an awards show geek .

I'm rooting for anyone but Clooney, Pitt and Jolie. I can't stand the sight of any of them anymore.

As I was walking to get my mail, I realize that I am a day ahead. LOL I've been one day ahead the last couple and was thinking today was Sunday. I will correct. What can I say??? : A day late and a dollar short. LOL


TIS

P.S. See, how I got everyone to jump right in on this thread? LOL One little mistake. Geez!!

Hey Hey Hey!!!! Watch it PB. Clooney gets it for just being so damn hot. The hell with the movie. Just sayen.....


TIS

TIS, my mother said the same thing this morning. She was surprised that my daughter, who works on Sundays, was home. She said, "This happens when you retire. Every day is the weekend."

Checking to see if she had mail on Sunday??? TIS is up to no good....

Ha ha ha!! Exactly. LOL That's when it connected.

TIS

There are nine movies nominated. When did they start nominating so many. People used to say that it was an honor just to be nominated. Now they can say that it is an insult not to be nominated.

Ididn't see these movies, and have no idea what they're about, except Moneyball, which I read about ten years ago. I'll root for that.

I'll also pick Rooney and Clooney.

I think this is the first year that they are back to picking more than five contenders.

I'm glad to see Billy Crystal back in the driver's seat. He is very funny and always seems to do well at the Oscars. I think they should have him and Steve Martin host it together next year.

It's the third year. Previous two years nominated 10 movies, but with a new balloting (and chaotic) scheme, between 5 and 10 movies could be nominated if they have enough 1st place votes. This year, 9 got nominated.

Today the award presentation line-up leaked, so this is the Oscar schedule, by projected Pacific west coast time.

5:30pm: Show starts, Billy Crystal’s opening number.
5:40: 1st award – Cinematography.
5:43: Art Direction.
5:52: Costume Design.
5:54: Makeup.
6:03: Foreign Language Film.
6:07: Supporting Actress.
6:20: Editing.
6:23: Sound Editing
6:26: Sound Mixing.
6:33: Cirque du Soleil
6:37: Documentary Feature.
6:41: Animated Feature.
6:49: Visual Effects.
6:53: Supporting Actor.
7:04: Score.
7:08: Song (expect a possible Muppet surprise here).
7:17: Adapted Screenplay.
7:20: Original Screenplay.
7:31: Live Action Short.
7:34: Documentary Short.
7:37: Animated Short.
7:44: Direction.
7:58: In Memoriam.
8:07: Best Actor.
8:15: Best Actress.
8:27: Best Picture.

Ha ha ha! I was watching that night as it happened. Niven was so cool, calm & collected. Love his remark: "The only laugh that man will probably get is by stripping down and showing his shortcomings."

The next night I remember Johnny Carson's guest was "The Academy Awards Streaker."


TIS

My favorite Oscar moment ~ the honorary Lifetime award given to Charlie Chaplin. I remember the standing ovation he received seemed to go on forever, and that was back in the day when many REAL Hollywood legends were still alive (the early '70s).

Oh yea, I remember that one too SC. At that time Chaplin was like....wow, a silent screen star that I had only seen in old movie clips and he was STILL alive. Don't know if I had ever heard him speak til then actually. He looked nothing like the movies I had seen. He had a daughter who was an actress too remember? Geraldine I believe.

You're right though, legends WERE legends back then OR at least it was way different than today.



TIS

Looks like I better get a good night's sleep to prepare for the annual LIVE BBlog of results... tho I really don't care much since I haven't seen any of them. Maybe I should do the Emmy's instead next year...

BSing or telling the truth?







http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/24/oscars-the-artist-win-mark-wahlberg_n_1299178.html

What an ass. Even if he DID have such "inside info" he shouldn't be spouting out about it.

What you expect from a chump who said he would've defeated the 9/11 hijackers if he was on one of those planes?

I'm kind of with you there Geoff. Since I watch more tv than go to movies, I prefer the Emmys and also The People's Choice Awards. The Oscars haven't been the same for quite a while. I am assuming that Billy Crystal may make this show a bit more entertaining.


TIS

For me, nothing beats the sheer joy that Roberto Benigni displayed when "Life is Beautiful" won for Best Foreign Language Film. What a wonderful moment!

AHH!!! I couldn't think of the guy's name (loved that moment!) -- for some reason I thought it was Adrien Brody for the longest time...

can't wait to watch this

The Grammy's was live from L.A. and didn't air here until after the East Coast. The Oscars, live from L.A. also, and we can watch at the same time as the East Coast. Don't have a clue as to why they do that.

I am not excited about the nominees so much. I haven't seen the films. I'll still watch most of it though. I've seen some nice gowns tonight.


TIS

i have seen moneyball and the help...great films that deserve the nomination and awards.

I don't know if I'm gonna last for 3 hours, but will see...

sorry geoff but it will last for more than 3 hours lol