OSCARS 2009

my understanding is Paul Joanne & Gore made for quite a cohabitating threesome in the '50s.

What should I put for best Doc Short in my Oscar pool? Anyone seen any of them?

my understanding is Paul Joanne & Gore made for quite a cohabitating threesome in the '50s.

Vee-dal's memoir contains an amusing chapter, and a photo of a drunken pseudo-marriage, but I don't think Newman got the Kerouac treatment.

xp: Ican't say, one of my pool competitors will see this.

real answer: Nobody knows.

(also seeing them in most cases isn't helpful)

there are tons of predix/forecasts, some links here:

http://www.ifc.com/blogs/thedaily/2009/02/oscars-220.php

Au contraire. I know "born into brothels" would win the moment I saw it.

i was thinking about the cases that exist for at least 3 of the Doc Shorts this year tho.

why is it always humping OR nachos

LET IT GOOOOOOO

Jackman told an interviewer that he was hosting naked, with a strategic leaf. And that all the acceptance speeches will be sung, with interpretive dancers in the background.

Y'know, I'd watch that Oscars. LOL

i absolutely love nabisco's idea of a commentary track

Or maybe do it Pop-Up Video style, but snarky.

i'd def quit watching em then

Yeah, I prefer my own at-home commentary track.

Actor in a leading role: Mickey Rourke
Actor in a supporting role: Heath Ledger
Actress in a leading role: Kate Winslet
Actress in a supporting role: Amy Adams
Animated Feature Film: Wall-E
Art Direction: The Dark Knight
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Directing: Slumdog Millionaire
Documentary feature: Man on Wire
Documentary short: The Conscience of Nhem En
Film editing: Milk
Foreign language film: Departures
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music (Score): Defiance
Music (Song): Down to Earth (Wall-E)
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Short film (animated): Presto
Short film (live action): Auf Der Strecke (On The Line)
Sound editing: Wall-E
Sound mixing: The Dark Knight
Visual effects: Iron Man
Writing (Adapted screenplay): The Reader
Writing (Original screenplay): In Bruges

Actor in a leading role: Mickey Rourke
Actor in a supporting role: Heath Ledger
Actress in a leading role: Kate Winslet
Actress in a supporting role: Penelope Cruz
Animated Feature Film: Wall-E
Art Direction: Ben Buttons
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design: Ben Buttons
Directing: Slumdog Millionaire
Documentary feature: Man on Wire
Documentary short: The Witness
Film editing: Dark Knight
Foreign language film: Waltz with Bashire
Makeup: Buttons
Music (Score): Slumdog
Music (Song): Down to Earth (Wall-E)
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Short film (animated): Presto
Short film (live action): Pig
Sound editing: Dark Knight
Sound mixing: The Dark Knight
Visual effects: Buttons
Writing (Adapted screenplay): Slumdog Millionaire
Writing (Original screenplay): Wall-E

Probably late now, but we should do an ILX pool next year

I'm already in three pools this year.

The office pool is the lowest stakes but the most participants: there are 24 of us guessing at 14 categories. Based on my first glance at the spreadsheet, it looks like it will come down to actor, supporting actress, adapted screenplay, cinematography, and original song.

pools very much in character

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6417/1235075752496jc8qa3.png

lolfraud

jaymc: has a Pixar short ever won?

has an actress playing a nun ever won?

jaymc: has a Pixar short ever won?

Thrice:

1988 (61st) Tin Toy - Pixar Productions - John Lasseter and William Reeves
1997 (70th) Geri's Game - Pixar Animation Studios - Jan Pinkava
2001 (74th) For the Birds - Pixar Animation Studios - Ralph Eggleston

oh, nun: Susan Sarandon.

even tho it's humanitarian and not auteurist, I wonder if Jerry Lewis' Oscar will be presented by Scorsese?

Nate Silver applies SCIENCE to prediction (and makes Taraji P. Henson the only surprise).

lol @ ABC promo commercial soundtracked by Hercules & Love Affair

Anyway, I'm going to be pretty conservative with my picks. Film: Slumdog, Dir: Danny Boyle, Actor: Mickey Rourke, Actress: Kate Winslet, Supporting Actor: Ledger, Supporting Actress: Viola Davis

Viola Davis wouldn't be all that surprising, but I think Cruz is still the favorite.

lol barbara walters audio all screwed up

o man someone is going to get FIRED for this

is this streaming anywhere?

barbara is asking them how they 'resist temptation'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am watching the red carpet. best dress so far is heidi klum maybe?

i thought you were a dude! sry.

are you talking to me? i am not a dude, but also not offended.

horseshoe is a chick

just to make it clear

what channel is the red carpet on, the only thing i can find is fucking barbara walters acting the goat

E!

hold on horseshoe is gay?

the e "reporters" are odious except i kind of love ryan seacrest, i have to admit.

lolz

Dudes never have opinions on dresses.

I liked Amy Adams' dress.

Fearne Cotton is blathering on about how Sky One are the only channel broadcasting the red carpet thing in the UK, except she is wrong, because she is standing right next to Ryan Seacrest reporting for E! which you can also get on satellite over here.

amy adams looks v. beautiful

also someone named viola davis is wearing a dress that should be mine.

god diane lane is so slammin

queen latifah is wearing nonsense

i get why people hate ryan seacrest but i genuinely believe hes the best red carpet reporter working these days

high praise

haha. he is a very hardworking dude.

no, Leo's not in this one (let's pray).

the untitled mandela project is the clint eastwood thing set during the 95 rugby world cup with morgan freeman (and matt damon as francois pienar), amirite?

more like francois penis

do not gis

actually aside from Mitchum, the original's shit too.

but Mitchum's what's it about! he's so gross in that movie. :)

The only sense in which original Cape Fear pales is in comparison to The Night of the Hunter. Which is true of any film in comparison to the latter film.

NotH is way better, sure

yes, caek. soccer + St. Morgan zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz