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Academy Awards considers going without host: report
Fox News ^ | 12/10/18 | Matt Richardson

Posted on 12/11/2018 4:14:45 AM PST by Libloather

Following Kevin Hart’s announcement that he was bowing out of as host of the 2019 Academy Awards, a report on Monday suggested that organizers behind the annual event are considering airing next year’s telecast without a host.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is exploring all options, sources with knowledge of the situation told Variety.

The show may go sans host, an insider told the outlet, and instead would feature “a bunch of huge celebs, something ‘SNL’ style, and buzzy people to throw to commercial.”

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


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To: Libloather

Seems to me that awards shows violate the spirit of the new “woke” generation. They should just hand out participation trophies to anyone remotely involved with a movie production last year and be done with it.


41 posted on 12/11/2018 5:06:24 AM PST by chrisser
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To: Drew68

Hollywood is all one big offending tweet

Barbra Streisand and Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9tYZBLX2lA

A rough transcript of the video.

Barbra Streisand: “This is for Guns of Navarone!”
Barbra Streisand: “Guns of Navarone? No...”
Harrison Ford: “For Force Ten...”
Barbra Streisand: “For Force Ten!” (Ed. note: She mean FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE not GUNS OF THE NAVARONE.)
Barbra Streisand: “This is for Hanover Street!”
Barbra Streisand: “This is for all the money you’re going to make on Return of the Jedi!”
Harrison Ford: “Who’s that?”
Carrie Fisher: “Someone who needs you!”
Irvin Kershner: “What the hell is the matter with you? Steve! Come on! I don’t believe one word you’re saying. Now come on, do it again.”
Barbra Streisand: “Give me a reason!”
Harrison Ford: “It’s the dialogue!”
Carrie Fisher: “Can I change lines?”
Irvin Kershner: “Listen.”
Carrie Fisher: “Yeah?”
Irvin Kershner: “I want you to believe what you are doing!”
Carrie Fisher: “Okay.”
Irvin Kershner: “You call that shouting? You call that pain?”
Harrison Ford: “Steven…”
Irvin Kershner: “Steve, how can you let him do this? Come on!”
Harrison Ford: “Okay ready... ready.”
Carrie Fisher: “I’ll be good, I promise.”
Irvin Kershner: “Do it again!”
Harrison Ford: “Really hit me! Really hit me this time!”
Barbra Streisand: “Okay.”
Harrison Ford: “Don’t do it with such... really hit me!”
Barbra Streisand: “I feel like a faggot...”


42 posted on 12/11/2018 5:07:54 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: FreedomPoster

Good one. Guess who won’t be getting an invite to host the Oscars...


43 posted on 12/11/2018 5:09:13 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: chrisser

If there was true diversity in the movie industry, “foreign films” wouldn’t be segregated to one category and there would be foreign actors up for nominations in numerous categories including lead performances and direction.


44 posted on 12/11/2018 5:10:57 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: chrisser

Hollywood needs to get on the bandwagon.

Song sales are no longer actually tallied by sales.

If a song is streamed 150 times, that is counted as a sale.

If a bank of computers streams your tracks all day, all week, all month. You are a platinum artist. So Ed Sheeranout did the Beatles and had a dozen songs in the “top 20” because of “streams” and Drake became a platinum artist with ZERO sales (he reached the count before the album was released for sale).

Best actor award should go to the actor with the most twitterbots, regardless if he put a movie out.


45 posted on 12/11/2018 5:15:07 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: Libloather

Now all we have to do is get them to go without the awards


46 posted on 12/11/2018 5:19:09 AM PST by motor_racer (If you don't read the news, you are uninformed. If you read the news, you are misinformed.)
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To: Libloather

No one is gay enough, or communist enough?


47 posted on 12/11/2018 5:21:44 AM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: Libloather

Just Fed-Ex them their statues, drop a “press release” to the media, and be done with it...nobody cares.


48 posted on 12/11/2018 5:27:37 AM PST by FrankR (Make America Great Again, and Keep It That Way.)
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To: Libloather

They should ask Harvey Swinestein to host. Everyone already knows the bad stuff and ratings would be through the roof just for curiosity.

ANd just think of the comments he could make “I remember her when....”


49 posted on 12/11/2018 5:27:49 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: Libloather

Try going without a show


50 posted on 12/11/2018 5:32:00 AM PST by CharleysPride (Peace, Freedom and Prosperity. Thank you, President Trump.)
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To: Libloather

Just don’t have a show. Quietly hand out the awards and announce them on page D15 of the Sunday NY Times. No statements, no politics, nada.


51 posted on 12/11/2018 5:36:01 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("We The People" has turned into "You, The Subjects.")
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To: Libloather

This would be a step up.

52 posted on 12/11/2018 5:38:33 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: All

Use an NPC.


53 posted on 12/11/2018 5:40:02 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Libloather

They can’t find anyone willing to do it.

Bwah hah hah hah hah!


54 posted on 12/11/2018 5:41:14 AM PST by mewzilla (Is Central America emptying its prisons?)
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To: Libloather

Harvey Weinstein could do the show and ‘out’ stars who got to the top by putting out for guys like him... It would help explain why the movies are crap and the stars hate Republicans and Christians....


55 posted on 12/11/2018 5:42:45 AM PST by GOPJ (Term limit DC bureaucracies - a permanent unelected 'ruling class' is a threat to our democracy.)
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To: Drew68

he should have stuck to his guns- yeah, i said it, and so what? The comment he made about not wanting his son to be queer, he just spoke the truth.


56 posted on 12/11/2018 5:56:33 AM PST by ronniesgal (warning- you will probably be offended by something I type, if you are looking to be.)
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To: Libloather
Those brave souls, soldiering on. /s. Who will lead the Trump bashing ? The America hating? The parade of perverts and perversion? I recommend Mr. Scratch. I’m sure all participates are familiar with him.


57 posted on 12/11/2018 6:21:48 AM PST by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: Libloather

58 posted on 12/11/2018 6:25:43 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Libloather

Last that I saw it was when I was in college. My parents were watching. Hearts and Minds got an award. When the acceptance speech was made, my parents heard me cuss a blue streak. I almost killed the television.


59 posted on 12/11/2018 6:26:29 AM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: a fool in paradise

Classy!

I’m shocked that they haven’t invited BillnHill to do the honors. :P


60 posted on 12/11/2018 7:10:15 AM PST by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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