Comments on: Oscar Predictions http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/ Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: lkorn http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-347 lkorn Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:03:44 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-347 "Elliott Smith lost to Celine Dion's Titanic schlock "My Heart Will Go On", and Aimee Mann lost to Phil Collins' Tarzan boilerplate "You'll Be In My Heart", but sometimes the good guys do win at the Academy Awards." http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/48987-interview-glen-hansard-and-markta-irglov “Elliott Smith lost to Celine Dion’s Titanic schlock “My Heart Will Go On”, and Aimee Mann lost to Phil Collins’ Tarzan boilerplate “You’ll Be In My Heart”, but sometimes the good guys do win at the Academy Awards.”

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/48987-interview-glen-hansard-and-markta-irglov

]]> By: lkorn http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-331 lkorn Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:44:07 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-331 Yeah -- Never mind. Yeah — Never mind.

]]> By: lkorn http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-330 lkorn Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:38:03 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-330 Got ya covered, in just as lazy a style. Got ya covered, in just as lazy a style.

]]> By: mangold http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-327 mangold Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:14:39 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-327 ahh, i was too lazy to post the winners last night and now there doesn't seem to be much point. oh well. ahh, i was too lazy to post the winners last night and now there doesn’t seem to be much point. oh well.

]]> By: lkorn http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-304 lkorn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:13:15 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-304 I didn't see The Bourne Ultimatum, but it sure took it's fair share of technical awards. And I, too, was pretty stoked to see "Falling Slowly" win -- Completely deserved to win. I didn’t see The Bourne Ultimatum, but it sure took it’s fair share of technical awards.

And I, too, was pretty stoked to see “Falling Slowly” win — Completely deserved to win.

]]> By: mangold http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-302 mangold Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:54:20 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-302 oh, and i'm also really happy glen hansard and marketa irglova won best song for once. and bourne ultimatum for editing. oh, and i’m also really happy glen hansard and marketa irglova won best song for once. and bourne ultimatum for editing.

]]> By: mangold http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-301 mangold Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:51:01 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-301 i went 9 for 12. the only prediction i really regret was for documentary. the more i think about it, i knew nothing about anything in that category and shouldn't have even tried to offer any insight. i'm SO happy marion cotillard won. definitely a surprise, but she really deserved it. one of my favorite performances ever. i think "funky" is a perfect word to describe the coens. i thought they were great, especially ethan, the man of few words. and day-lewis' speech was wonderful, of course. he's so humble and modest, and it's great to hear the difference between his voice and that of daniel plainview's. i give jon stewart thumbs up. way better than whoopi, or steve martin, imo. so yeah, not too many surprises. i'm happy with the winners, and again am really really happy cotillard won. cool stuff. i went 9 for 12. the only prediction i really regret was for documentary. the more i think about it, i knew nothing about anything in that category and shouldn’t have even tried to offer any insight.

i’m SO happy marion cotillard won. definitely a surprise, but she really deserved it. one of my favorite performances ever.

i think “funky” is a perfect word to describe the coens. i thought they were great, especially ethan, the man of few words.

and day-lewis’ speech was wonderful, of course. he’s so humble and modest, and it’s great to hear the difference between his voice and that of daniel plainview’s.

i give jon stewart thumbs up. way better than whoopi, or steve martin, imo.

so yeah, not too many surprises. i’m happy with the winners, and again am really really happy cotillard won. cool stuff.

]]> By: robfunk http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-297 robfunk Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:34:00 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-297 I only saw up to Best Actress before I had to go to work, but what I saw was good, and I kept track of things via the web. Way to go Lewis!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=rDVzmbtVZ6s&feature=related I only saw up to Best Actress before I had to go to work, but what I saw was good, and I kept track of things via the web.

Way to go Lewis!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rDVzmbtVZ6s&feature=related

]]> By: lkorn http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-296 lkorn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:17:33 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-296 Throw up a Oscar Winner thread, Evan... ("Throw up" may have not been the best phrase, yeah?) Marion Cotillard, huh, Academy? I didn't see it. Did you guys? And Sicko didn't win, which was, in a way, not surprising. Michael Moore's very well known, but I don't think U.S. health care was deep enough for the Academy, which, if the Academy is any indication of widespread opinion, may say something about why it (U.S. health care) is as shotty as it is. Anyway, four hours later, no HUGE upsets. I'm glad Juno came out with something, too. I was looking to Persepolis for a "WHOA!", but Ratatouille took Best Animated, which is understandable and supported by me. Jon Stewart did an okay job. He lost me at the end... The Coen Bros. were a strange combination of hidden humor and seriousness, which resulted in scattered chuckles, but more overall confusion --- Pretty reminiscent of their style, I think; they're pretty funky (is "funky" an okay adjective to describe them?) Daniel Day Lewis is quite the articulate man. The tribute to the industry's recently passed was obviously emphasized because of Ledger's death, but I thought there might be something a bit more exclusive to his life. I can't say I was or was not disappointed by the brief spot at the end of the montage. Best montage (in all seriousness): 79 years of best films -- That was pretty cool to see the films preceding the 80th, yeah? (Although I enjoyed the bad dreams, too...) Ok, yeah... My thoughts. Throw up a Oscar Winner thread, Evan… (“Throw up” may have not been the best phrase, yeah?)

Marion Cotillard, huh, Academy? I didn’t see it. Did you guys? And Sicko didn’t win, which was, in a way, not surprising. Michael Moore’s very well known, but I don’t think U.S. health care was deep enough for the Academy, which, if the Academy is any indication of widespread opinion, may say something about why it (U.S. health care) is as shotty as it is.

Anyway, four hours later, no HUGE upsets. I’m glad Juno came out with something, too. I was looking to Persepolis for a “WHOA!”, but Ratatouille took Best Animated, which is understandable and supported by me.

Jon Stewart did an okay job. He lost me at the end…

The Coen Bros. were a strange combination of hidden humor and seriousness, which resulted in scattered chuckles, but more overall confusion — Pretty reminiscent of their style, I think; they’re pretty funky (is “funky” an okay adjective to describe them?)

Daniel Day Lewis is quite the articulate man.

The tribute to the industry’s recently passed was obviously emphasized because of Ledger’s death, but I thought there might be something a bit more exclusive to his life. I can’t say I was or was not disappointed by the brief spot at the end of the montage.

Best montage (in all seriousness): 79 years of best films — That was pretty cool to see the films preceding the 80th, yeah? (Although I enjoyed the bad dreams, too…)

Ok, yeah… My thoughts.

]]> By: robfunk http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/oscar-predictions/#comment-295 robfunk Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:52:16 +0000 http://owlpellets.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-295 You were pretty spot on - well done. You were pretty spot on – well done.

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