The Oscars 2014 ?

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Wonder if anybody watched the Oscars last weekend

Share your thoughts.

I liked Ellen's anchoring. I think she made everyone feel at home. Harrison Ford was almost like "Damn the Oscars. Bring out the pizzas". Ellen shone like a little jewel on stage. Hope the Finding Nemo sequel gets made without any hassles.

Glenn Close's little speech on those who'd passed was very gentle and moving. The "In Memoriam" video was nicely done.

I was quite surprised Gravity started piling up the Oscars. But then I didn't know the categories correctly.

DDL was proly the calmest of them all walking up with the nicest smile.

you go :-)

[Minnen]

I enjoyed the whole thing.

Ellen was a good choice, made me chuckle once or twice (even thou im more of "Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes" type).

U2 performance was outstanding and i also enjoyed Karen O's song.

About the nominees and winners...

Best picture
"12 Years a Slave" -- WINNER [I agree]
"American Hustle"
"Captain Phillips"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Gravity"
"Her"
"Nebraska"
"Philomena"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"

Actor in a leading role
Christian Bale - "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern - "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years a Slave"
Matthew McConaughey - "Dallas Buyers Club" -- WINNER [I agree BUT if it had been for Chiwetel Ejiofor i would still be happy with the results, great acting in both sides]

Actor in a supporting role
Barkhad Abdi - "Captain Phillips"
Bradley Cooper - "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender - "12 Years a Slave"
Jonah Hill - "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Jared Leto - "Dallas Buyers Club" -- WINNER [I disagree, it should have been Michael Fassbender, it was a fair fight, Jared Leto was awesome but i personally think Michael was better]

Actress in a leading role
Amy Adams - "American Hustle"
Cate Blanchett - "Blue Jasmine" -- WINNER [I agree but as with the category "Actor in a leading role" if it had been for Meryl Streep i would still be happy with the results, both were awesome]
Sandra Bullock - "Gravity"
Judi Dench - "Philomena"
Meryl Streep - "August: Osage County"

Actress in a supporting role
Sally Hawkins - "Blue Jasmine"
Jennifer Lawrence - "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years a Slave" -- WINNER [I agree 100%]
Julia Roberts - "August: Osage County"
June Squibb - "Nebraska"

Directing
Alfonso Cuaron - "Gravity" -- WINNER [I disagree, it should have been "12 Years A Slave" by a mile and without doubts]
Steve McQueen - "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne - "Nebraska"
David O. Russell - "American Hustle"
Martin Scorsese - "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Writing (adapted screenplay)
"12 Years A Slave" - John Ridley -- WINNER [I agree 100%]
"Before Midnight" - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke
"Captain Phillips" - Billy Ray
"Philomena" - Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
"The Wolf of Wall Street" - Terence Winter

Writing (original screenplay)
"American Hustle" - Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
"Blue Jasmine" - Woody Allen
"Dallas Buyers Club" - Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
"Her" - Spike Jonze -- WINNER [I agree 100%]
"Nebraska" - Bob Nelson

Animated feature film
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Ernest & Celestine"
"Frozen" -- WINNER [I disagree, it should have been "Ernest & Celestine"]
"The Wind Rises"

Documentary (feature) [I lack the knowledge/interest to form an opinion in this category this year]
"The Act of Killing"
"Cutie and the Boxer"
"Dirty Wars"
"The Square"
"20 Feet From Stardom" -- WINNER

Music (original song)
"Happy" - "Despicable Me 2" - Pharrell Williams
"Let it Go" - "Frozen" - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez -- WINNER [I disagree, it should have been "Ordinary Love" by a mile and without doubts]
"Ordinary Love" - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" - U2, lyrics by Paul Hewson, aka Bono
"The Moon Song" - "Her" - music by Karen O, lyrics by Karen O and Spike Jonze

Music (original score)
"The Book Thief" - John Williams
"Gravity" Steven Price -- WINNER [I Agree]
"Her" - William Butler and Owen Pallett
"Philomena" - Alexandre Desplat
"Saving Mr. Banks" - Thomas Newman

Visual effects
"Gravity" -- WINNER [I agree 100%]
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Iron Man 3"
"The Lone Ranger"
"Star Trek Into Darkness"

Cinematography
"The Grandmaster"
"Gravity" -- WINNER [I agree]
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"Prisoners"

Costume design
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"The Grandmaster"
"The Great Gatsby" -- WINNER [I disagree, it should have been for "12 Years a Slave", but this might be based more in a personal thing]
"The Invisible Woman"

Makeup and hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club" -- WINNER [I agree]
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa"
"The Lone Ranger"

Film editing
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"Captain Phillips"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Gravity" -- WINNER [I cant decide honestly, this is a hard category]

Documentary (short subject) [I lack the knowledge/interest to form an opinion in this category this year]
"CaveDigger"
"Facing Fear"
"Karama Has No Walls"
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life" -- WINNER
"Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall"

Foreign language film
"The Broken Circle Breakdown" - Belgium
"The Great Beauty" - Italy -- WINNER [I disagree, it should have been for "The Hunt"]
"The Hunt" - Denmark
"The Missing Picture" - Cambodia
"Omar" - Palestine

Short film (live action) [I lack the knowledge/interest to form an opinion in this category this year]
"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)"
"Helium" -- WINNER
"Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)"
"The Voorman Problem"

Short film (animated) [I lack the knowledge/interest to form an opinion in this category this year]
"Feral"
"Get a Horse!"
"Mr. Hublot" -- WINNER
"Possessions"
"Room on the Broom"

Production design
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"Gravity"
"The Great Gatsby" -- WINNER [I Disagree, it should have been for "12 Years a Slave"]
"Her"

Sound editing
"All Is Lost"
"Captain Phillips"
"Gravity" -- WINNER [I agree]
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Lone Survivor"

Sound mixing
"Captain Phillips"
"Gravity" -- WINNER [I agree]
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Lone Survivor"

Last but not least, i think "American Hustle" was highly overrated (Amy Adams was great thou), "Prisoners" was underrated if not ignored, Jennifer Lawrence behaviour/attitude is starting to feel false, boring and forced and i really liked the presence of Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx and Daniel Day Lewis. The most awkward moment was Ellen's joke about Liza Minelli, most funny moment was Ellen's joke about Jonah Hill's dick and i dont know why but every time Bill Murray was on screen i couldn't help but smile, i love that guy.

[tedmenzel]

Oscars hate action movies and hate strong stories, it's always miss-rating and it's surprising how someone still believe in Oscars.