2014 Academy Awards: The Official Thread (ALL NOMINEES IN THE FIRST POST)

[Jawa]

Leo will win when he's in some romantic dramedy. Think Silver Linings Playbook.

[Jim Shorts]

 

 

 

Angie:  

[4815162342]

A little OT (but related):  Does anyone know why fishnets hates Lupita N'yongo so much? Her tweeter feed is full of anti-Lupita sentiments, and I don't get it. Fish even called Lupita "Oscar whore."  I mean, did I miss when Lupita became an annoyingly conceited diva or something?  What's going on?

All I know is that at some point she was claiming that Lupita slept with both Chiwetel and Fassbender while filming 12 Years. She did not however say if her claim was for separate occasions or a threesome.

[Crusader]

My FB page is too annoying right now with all the Leo posts

 

I am actually starting to get irritated by this internet nonsense ... I can only imagine how he feels about it too

[MrPink]

 

This picture almost reminds me of when Shooter McGavin stole the gold jacket from Happy Gilmore. And then Jaws chased him down.

 

[portgas]

[dashrendar44]

Un petit air de déjà vu.

[Jack Nevada]

How's the social media backlash so far? 

[DeeCee]

Ok... this product placement of the samsung shit is getting old...

The "super selfie" contains a small tag which reads "via Twitter for Android". Other images posted by DeGeneres before and after contain a small tag which reads "via Twitter for iPhone".

The reason for the two different tags is that DeGeneres' own phone is an iPhone, but the phone she used for the "super selfie" was a Samsung Galaxy. And - come on, you know where we're heading here - Samsung Galaxy is an official Oscar sponsor.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/ellen-degeneres-oscars-selfie-a-marketing-stunt-20140304-340wv.html#ixzz2uwO4ksQ4

[baumer]

Why do you guys care so much about sponsorship?  I've never understood why people get so hung up on.  

[TLK]

 

The "super selfie" contains a small tag which reads "via Twitter for Android". Other images posted by DeGeneres before and after contain a small tag which reads "via Twitter for iPhone".

The reason for the two different tags is that DeGeneres' own phone is an iPhone, but the phone she used for the "super selfie" was a Samsung Galaxy. And - come on, you know where we're heading here - Samsung Galaxy is an official Oscar sponsor.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/ellen-degeneres-oscars-selfie-a-marketing-stunt-20140304-340wv.html#ixzz2uwO4ksQ4

 

 

Well, they are paying the bills so why not.

[Jim Shorts]

Why do you guys care so much about sponsorship?  I've never understood why people get so hung up on.  

 

+ 10000000

 

 

 

 

[RobinHood26]

I won my Oscar Ballet so last night was a success. 22/24. Only missed best Doc and best Animated short. 

 

Ellen played it to safe if you ask me. 

[Jawa]

Anyone is an improvement over Seth MacFarlane.

 

 

"You think that's bad? Remember the time I won a date to Mexico with Gary Coleman?"

[The Panda]

All I know is that at some point she was claiming that Lupita slept with both Chiwetel and Fassbender while filming 12 Years. She did not however say if her claim was for separate occasions or a threesome.

 

Lupita did mention an intimate 12 years a slave dinner on her birthday, you might be onto something.

[Dementeleus]

This Thursday, the Arclight Dome is playing CHILDREN OF MEN, followed by a discussion with, of all people, Wes Craven.

[Michael Gary Scott]

Seth MacFarlane was great

[The Futurist]

[John Marston]

He's not in any movie this year so nope

[TLK]

Behind Oscar Selfie: Samsung's Ad Strategy Marketer Spent Nearly $20 Million on Ad Time—and Got Product Placement for Galaxy Phone

 

Samsung Electronics Co. 005930.SE -1.78% likely spent nearly $20 million on ads to run during breaks in the Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday night. But Samsung may have got more promotional mileage from Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres during the show itself.

 

Ms. DeGeneres toyed with a white Samsung phone during the broadcast, including when she handed a Galaxy Note 3 to actor Bradley Cooper so he could take a "selfie" photo of himself and other stars including Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Lawrence surrounding the host.

 

While the stunt felt spontaneous, it wasn't entirely unplanned. As part of its sponsorship and ad pact for the Oscars with ABC, the TV network airing the show, Samsung and its media buying firm Starcom MediaVest negotiated to have its Galaxy smartphone integrated into the show, according to two people familiar with the matter. ABC is a unit of Walt Disney Co. DIS -1.67%

 

Samsung gave ABC smartphones to use during the broadcast and was promised its devices would get airtime, these people said. At least one of the product plugs was planned: during the "red carpet" preshow, ABC ran a clip of six aspiring young filmmakers touring Disney Studios. The group were seen in the video using Samsung devices.

 

The origin of the "selfie" shot was a little different. Ms. DeGeneres, in the days leading up to the broadcast, decided she wanted to take "selfies" during the show and ABC suggested she use a Samsung since it was a sponsor, another person familiar with the matter said. During rehearsals Samsung executives trained Ms. DeGeneres on how to use the Samsung Galaxy, two people familiar with the matter said.

 

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