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2008 80th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) -- LIVE THREAD
tv: ABC network ^ | 2-24-2008

Posted on 02/24/2008 2:25:07 PM PST by lainie

It's an Oscar Party!

Warning: might contain snark and/or discussions about fashion.

Best Picture:
"Atonement"
"Juno"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

Best Actor:
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"

Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie, "Away From Her"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"
Laura Linney, "The Savages"
Ellen Page, "Juno"

Best Supporting Actor:
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"

Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"

Best Director:
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Jason Reitman, "Juno"
Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"

Best Animated Feature:
"Persepolis"
"Ratatouille"
"Surf's Up"

Best Documentary Feature:
"No End in Sight"
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience"
"Sicko"
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
"War/Dance"


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: academyawards; hollyweird; hollywood; hollywoodblacklist; hollywoodreds; michaelmoron; movies; oscars
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To: SlapHappyPappy

Excuse me I meant “autistic” (fingers slipping)


861 posted on 02/24/2008 8:53:20 PM PST by greccogirl
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To: A CA Guy
"I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE, I DRINK IT UP!"

LOL, CA Guy--that's all I've been saying for the past couple of days. :-)

(Complete with finger-motion down my son's nose.)

862 posted on 02/24/2008 8:53:38 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: Maven
LOL...i dont know what movies he was in....I thought he was in star kid, problem child, or jurassic park...checked all of them and it wasnt him......

I need the raw video from the oscars tonight, or the list from the oscars with the photo....

Thanks again.

863 posted on 02/24/2008 8:53:40 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Arm Pilots&Teachers. Build the Wall. Export Illegals. Profile Muslims.Kill all child molesters RFN!)
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To: Borges

Once they changed the rules to allow movies like “An Inconvenient Truth” to be considered “documentary,” it’s been downhill all the way.


864 posted on 02/24/2008 8:54:04 PM PST by lainie ("You had your time, you had the power, you've yet to have your finest hour" (Roger Taylor, 1984))
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To: greccogirl

They say you can tell the believers from the blackmailed pretty easily. A guy like Travolta comes to the defense of Scientology almost as if forced to, whereas a guy like Cruise is always preaching the Scientology gospel.


865 posted on 02/24/2008 8:54:19 PM PST by SlapHappyPappy
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To: lainie; All

This was a TRIP!!!! We gotta do this more often!


866 posted on 02/24/2008 8:54:34 PM PST by Cheapskate (Still backing Hunter"I refuse to be fitted with collar and chain, and given a pat on the back")
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To: nutmeg

I thought the Academy would always give it to Julie, I’m surprised and glad about this one - this French woman is a great actress I understand.


867 posted on 02/24/2008 8:54:39 PM PST by greccogirl
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To: lainie

As long as you mean funny “HaHa” and not “Heath Ledger” funny. ;)


868 posted on 02/24/2008 8:55:16 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Cheapskate

It’s fun, isn’t it!


869 posted on 02/24/2008 8:55:24 PM PST by lainie ("You had your time, you had the power, you've yet to have your finest hour" (Roger Taylor, 1984))
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To: elc

Most of the gossip is they are invitro - due to her not being able to conceive again and that ol’ Brad wants more or else. (who knows?) I bet Jennifer Anniston is soooooo glad now she isn’t the mother of seven.


870 posted on 02/24/2008 8:55:53 PM PST by greccogirl
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To: Liberty Valance

I guess I’ll have to see one of these movies now.

But I resent the way they advertise around here prior to the voting. They shove these movies down our throats in commercials long after the initial release, constantly saying how “important” the movie is, the “best ever,” “don’t miss this” etc.

They interview the actors on stations owned by or connected to the studios. It almost seems as if the more money a studio has to spend on advertising for votes, the more likely the movie will win. It’s endless until the votes are all in.


871 posted on 02/24/2008 8:56:19 PM PST by bd476
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To: lainie

We had this EVERY WEEK!


872 posted on 02/24/2008 8:57:05 PM PST by Cheapskate (Still backing Hunter"I refuse to be fitted with collar and chain, and given a pat on the back")
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To: yorkie

Did you know Cary Grant never won an Oscar? Neither did Peter O’Toole, or Hitchcock.


873 posted on 02/24/2008 8:57:57 PM PST by greccogirl
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To: Borges
The Academy is generally a conservative body that dooesn’t like political speeches and usually cuts them off.

The Academy isn't responsible for the production of the show, only the nominations and awards. All of the politcally-charged noms where in the Full Doc category. It's no coincidence that the production team chose to place the troops ahead of the most politically-correct award.

874 posted on 02/24/2008 8:58:09 PM PST by Libertarian444
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To: bd476
Didn’t they do “Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?”

Yes, bd. Another excellent movie. One of my faves.

875 posted on 02/24/2008 8:58:50 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: greccogirl
It is also pretty well known that Travolta’s son, Jett, is austic.

Aspergers autistic or profoundly autistic?

876 posted on 02/24/2008 8:58:51 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: mylife

Very much ha ha funny. :)

Hey, BabaWawa is coming on the pacific time zone. She’s dressed like a 70’s housewife.

GASP! her skirt just blew open and shut... BabaWawa is showing leg!!!


877 posted on 02/24/2008 8:58:52 PM PST by lainie ("You had your time, you had the power, you've yet to have your finest hour" (Roger Taylor, 1984))
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To: lainie
Well, I said that until I saw it. Michael Clayton is absolutely terrific. One of the best I have seen in a long time and has a great subtle twist in it. Clooney has never been one of my favorites, but I have to admit, he’s pretty good in it.
878 posted on 02/24/2008 8:59:07 PM PST by Dave W
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To: racing fan
They have a video for that song and the film on YouTube.

Here :

879 posted on 02/24/2008 8:59:35 PM PST by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: lainie

Oh thanks...sounds just like him.


880 posted on 02/24/2008 8:59:35 PM PST by eleni121 (+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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