Milkman delivers

Oh, get ready for the tribute part. Half of the people won't clap for the vast majority, as though those people didn't matter, but will go nuts for about three actors.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:57 PM) The Dark Knight is the Christian of the ceremony? The Wrestler is Jeff Hardy? I like this game. Here's Tajiri. Or Funaki.

Without knowing anything about these movies, and just hearing them say one of the movies is in Hebrew, I'm going to say that will win the Oscar. WRONG.

Brian, Slumdog is the HHH/Cena of this ceremony. I'm just going to call it now. Slumdog Millionaire, the movie itself, will win both Best Actor and Best Actress.

What is Slumdog Millionaire at in terms of Oscars right now? Ring up another one, as they have 2/3 of a chance at this one.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:45 PM) I just noticed that Springsteen's song he made for "The Wrestler" wasn't nominated. WTF? Yeah, it's probably the biggest snub.

Jesus H. Christ.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:36 PM) I'm gonna go see Frost/Nixon on Wednesday now. It better be as good as you say or you owe me $7. I hope you enjoy it. Make sure you mention what you thought of it in the Films thread.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:33 PM) Considering they haven't given away best original song, I'd have the remote handy. I'd be more pissed about Slumdog winning things if The Wrestler and The Dark Knight were nominated for Best Picture. I'll be pissed about Slumdog winning if Rourke doesn't win Best Actor. If he wins it, I'll be able to tolerate Slumdog taking that award home.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:34 PM) Neither was CCoBB, The Reader, Frost/Nixon...Milk, The Wrestler. I still prefer Gran Torino over all of them, in terms of impact on me as a viewer. Doubt was really good, but I can't say that I would want to watch it again every year for the rest of my life or anything like that. Well, at least it's not The English Patient, lol. I think Slumdog is probably better than Crash, too. Didn't you say you see almost no new movies? You saw all of those, and can honestly say you think Slumdog Millionaire was the best one? Also, Doubt was not a great movie. It had great performances that made it tolerable, and it would've been unbelievably bad without them.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:32 PM) It's a foregone conclusion. Pretty weak year if that's the best movie of the bunch. I'm going to beat it into the ground, but Frost/Nixon was way better.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:28 PM) Slumdog is ridiculously over-hyped. It's starting to actually piss me off. There is no way in Hell it doesn't win Best Picture. And if there's one more musical number, I might turn this off.

This is getting ridiculous. Slumdog Millionaire was not this good.

Slumdog Millionaire won for Best Sound Editing? I don't know much about sound editing, but I have to imagine that action movies should have a much greater chance at winning that. I think the Academy just picks a few movies it likes and says "let's give them all of these secondary Oscars."

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:22 PM) Was great. No question, but Hoop Dreams was extraordinary. It showed me that documentaries weren't just educational and dull. I remember watching Hoop Dreams in the theater and thinking it was just that.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:13 PM) I would really like to see Trouble the Water, too....seems like an interesting one, although Hoop Dreams might never be eclipsed for best documentary ever. I know Michael Moore and March of the Penguins have their fans, but Hoop Dreams was it...although I have to admit the one about the girls' basketball season in the Pacific Northwest was really entertaining too, just because of the coach and the saga of the star player. Bowling For Columbine, easy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:10 PM) So the only question left is will Slumdog sweep through the rest of the big awards....? Best Actor? Best Actress?

I saw that Man On Wire guy on The Colbert Report. He really seems like a cool guy. And I am owning this thread.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:04 PM) I saw a picture of her fiance last week when she broke it off. She is definitely out of his league. I need to see a picture of her in this dress people are talking about. Heath's sister is hot. She wasn't out of his league when she wasn't famous, apparently.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 10:00 PM) It seems that tonight will be the official coronation for Freida Pinto, who spoke probably 20-30 lines in that whole movie and will now become the IT girl of hte moment due to her country of origin, the growing interest in Bollywood, her beauty and her interesting dress. The big question becomes will she ever evolve into more than a pretty face? Can she carry a movie on her own or be a lead actor/actress? I guess we'll find out soon enough. Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto has reportedly called off her engagement to Rohan Antao after work commitments left her with too little time to spend with him. Actress Pinto and Antao, both 24, met four years ago when they were studying at St Xavier's University in Mumbai, India. Antao allegedly supported his partner's career after she left university and became a successful model and TV presenter. But her recent catapult to fame thanks to the international box office success of Slumdog Millionaire has put a strain on their relationship, prompting Pinto to call it a day. A friend tells British tabloid the Sunday Mirror, "Freida called off the engagement after the film took off. She could never have imagined how rapidly her career would grow and it's all been overwhelming." Glad to see she's not a huge f***ing b****.

OMG! I can't believe Brolin won...

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:58 PM) Red Auerbach. JK George Burns Thank you. It was on the tip of my tongue. I kept wanting to say Burgess Meredith.

Who is that old guy (passed on by now) who always smoked cigars? They just showed him, and his name slips my mind.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 09:52 PM) I'm not able to watch because I'm still in Thailand and the streams aren't very good. What did The Reader win for? I guess I'll have to catch that skit on youtube or something. At least I was able to see Pineapple Express, though. So the only surprise so far is Penelope Cruz I guess? I guess. That's the only major award so far, I think. Slumdog Millionaire was Best Screenplay. I suppose that's a bigger award, and it's not a surprise. I'm not sure what The Reader won for, if anything. I was referring to the short live-action award.

Apparently they went with Jackman for the musical numbers.