Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

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
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 881-900901-920921-940 ... 1,021-1,025 next last
To: Number57

Thanks for the list. I have some movie watching to catch up on.


901 posted on 02/24/2008 9:21:05 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 855 | View Replies]

To: Floratina

Thanks Floratina.


902 posted on 02/24/2008 9:22:05 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 849 | View Replies]

To: Cyropaedia

Yeah I know.


903 posted on 02/24/2008 9:23:00 PM PST by greccogirl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 897 | View Replies]

I’m still watching Baba. Ellen Page is apparently going to sing in the next segment.


904 posted on 02/24/2008 9:23:06 PM PST by lainie ("You had your time, you had the power, you've yet to have your finest hour" (Roger Taylor, 1984))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 899 | View Replies]

To: purpleraine

Just as I suspected not much of anything. I only remember her in Narnia.


905 posted on 02/24/2008 9:24:35 PM PST by greccogirl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 898 | View Replies]

To: bd476

three seconds.


906 posted on 02/24/2008 9:26:19 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 840 | View Replies]

To: lainie

http://glumbert.com/wii/view.php?name=womenfilm

Just found this, “Beautiful Women in Film”, thought you all might like it!


907 posted on 02/24/2008 9:26:23 PM PST by roses of sharon (Who will be McCain's maverick?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 904 | View Replies]

To: Miss Behave

Me too. For some reason I resisted seeing that movie for the longest time. Then finally some manager at Blockbuster told me that I “had” to see it, insisted that it was a “must see movie” and promised that I wouldn’t regret it, and that they’d refund my money if I didn’t like it. LOL!

So I rented it and I loved it and watched it several times.


908 posted on 02/24/2008 9:26:23 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 875 | View Replies]

To: A CA Guy

That was a short segment.

The Oscars were different tonight - kinda choppy all over the place.


909 posted on 02/24/2008 9:29:10 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 906 | View Replies]

To: tyke

Heh, right.


910 posted on 02/24/2008 9:29:47 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 887 | View Replies]

To: bd476
It is thought this could be the lowest rated ones ever.

Sucky last two years for movies.

911 posted on 02/24/2008 9:30:09 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 909 | View Replies]

To: yorkie

Yep, lol.


912 posted on 02/24/2008 9:30:16 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 889 | View Replies]

To: A CA Guy

I wouldn’t be surprised. Do you think it was due to the writer’s strike.


913 posted on 02/24/2008 9:31:13 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 911 | View Replies]

To: lainie

Thanks Lainie.

And thank you Lainie very much for hosting this marvelous Oscar Awards thread! This was fun. You were simply fabulous dahlink! ;-)


914 posted on 02/24/2008 9:33:37 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 837 | View Replies]

To: bd476

Writers suck as well, but movies have been lacking at least the last two years IMO.


915 posted on 02/24/2008 9:34:13 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 913 | View Replies]

To: bd476

We would still probably hate it if the writer’s worked for five years on the awards!


916 posted on 02/24/2008 9:34:23 PM PST by Cheapskate (Still backing Hunter"I refuse to be fitted with collar and chain, and given a pat on the back")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 913 | View Replies]

To: Borges

Thanks Borges.


917 posted on 02/24/2008 9:34:35 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 836 | View Replies]

To: bd476

Me too, bd. I’ve seen it several times and even get up and do the dances along with the Soggy Bottom Boys. LOL. I’ve got the soundtrack, too. ;-)


918 posted on 02/24/2008 9:35:22 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 908 | View Replies]

To: A CA Guy

True. I’m not sure of the cause or the answer. Maybe they’re pushing too hard to get product out faster than someone can perfect a good script.


919 posted on 02/24/2008 9:37:34 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 915 | View Replies]

To: Cheapskate

True and excellent point. I don’t think they can lay blame on Jon Stewart because in retrospect, they asked him, not vice versa. Normally what you see is what you get - they knew what he was about.


920 posted on 02/24/2008 9:39:47 PM PST by bd476
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 916 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 881-900901-920921-940 ... 1,021-1,025 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson