85th Academy Awards (24/2/13) Official Thread- TONIGHT!! NOMINEES IN THE FIRST POST

[rockNrollaDIM]

Love it.

 

 

 

Is this when he lost? I thought he didn't care. What a twat :lol:

[Jack Nevada]

Is this when he lost? I thought he didn't care. What a twat :lol:

No that was after his nomination clip

[rockNrollaDIM]

No that was after his nomination clip

 

Even better

[fishstick]

Give it to a woman for the first instead of that obnoxious canadian nerd.

 

There was Tarantino, you know, and woman`s toyboy absolutely did not deserve to win script over him

[The Futurist]

Forgot about QT you re right, it could have been him too.

[The Stingray]

There was Tarantino, you know, and woman`s toyboy absolutely did not deserve to win script over him

Who??

Edited February 26, 2013 by The Stingray

[Dementeleus]

Is this when he lost? I thought he didn't care. What a twat :lol:

 

I took this more as being really nervous.

[acsc1312]

Yeah I too it as him being embarrassed at the attention. He's kind of socially awkward.

[Jake Gittes]

I saw it as a combination of him feeling very awkward with the entire situation and having a deep contempt for it at the same time. He might have showed up (frankly I'm kind of surprised he did), but he still didn't want any of "that carrot". Not that I blame him.

[floofy]

I think Lee's reaction is even more intererting. He was like "oh OK me again."

 

He didn't seem all that surprised until he saw everyone stand up. That was when he really got emotional.

[fishstick]

Well, director was poised to be a surrpise because Affleck who was sweeping wa snot nominated. And Spielberg was hotly tipped to win instead. Hence Lee`s surprise. Awesome guy, though. Really extremly likable.

[riczhang]

Well, director was poised to be a surrpise because Affleck who was sweeping wa snot nominated. And Spielberg was hotly tipped to win instead. Hence Lee`s surprise. Awesome guy, though. Really extremly likable.

Spileberg wasn't hotly tipped to win. He may have been slightly favoured but even then Lee was extremely close behind.

[Dementeleus]

Say what you will about Anthony Lane, but every so often he turns a phrase that makes you laugh out loud:

 

 

In one of those happy coincidences that prove the universe to be not a cruel and meaningless void but a giant rhyming couplet, both victors—Paul N. J. Ottosson, for “Zero Dark Thirty,” and Per Hallberg, who teamed up with Karen M. Baker, for “Skyfall”—were not only Swedish-born but, by the looks of them, descended from the same clan of gaunt seafaring warriors, icy pale of skin and very, very long of hair. Add the matching figure of Claudio Miranda, another wild man from distant shores, who had already picked up the Best Cinematography award for “Life of Pi,” and you had to admit that, logically, if things continued like this, the crowning prize of the night would be going to Legolas. Elbereth Gilthoniël! Hail the Elf lords!

 

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/pleasant-shocks-anthony-lane-on-the-2013-oscars.html

[Sims]

LOL your deep psychodynamic explanations for Phoenix's reaction are not necessary. He is simply high as shit.

[riczhang]

The bankrupt VFX firm sent an open letter to Ang Lee, and it's so ridiculous it's hilarious. 

 

An Open Letter to Ang Lee 

Reposted with permission: 

Dear Mr. Lee, 

When asked about the bankruptcy of Rhythm + Hues, the visual effects house largely responsible for making your film “life of Pi” as incredible as it was, you said: 

“I would like it to be cheaper and not a tough business [for VFX vendors]. It’s easy for me to say, but it’s very tough. It’s very hard for them to make money. The research and development is so expensive; that is a big burden for every house. They all have good times and hard times, and in the tough times, some may not [survive].” 

I just want to point out that while, yes R&D can be expensive and yes it takes a lot of technology and computing power to create films like yours, it is not computer chips and hard drives that are costing you so very much money. It is the artists that are helping you create your film. 

So when you say “I would like it to be cheaper,” as an artist I take that personally. It took hundreds of hours from skilled artists and hard-working coordinators and producers to craft the environments and performances in life of Pi. Not to mention the engineers that wrote all of that proprietary code and build the R+H pipeline. That is where your money went. I’d say, judging from the night you just had, you got one hell of a deal. 

Incidentally, those were the same gorgeous sunsets and vistas that your DP Claudio Miranda took credit for without so much as a word of thanks to those artists. And the same animated performances that helped win you the best director statue. Nice of you to mentionthe pool crew, but maybe you could have thanked the guys and gals who turned that pool in to an ocean and put a tiger in to that boat? 

It was world class work, after all. And after a fabulously insulting and dismissive introduction from the cast of the avengers, at least two of whom spent fully half of their film as a digitally animated character, R+H won for it’s work on your very fine piece of cinema. And just as the bankruptcy was about to be acknowledged on a nationally-televised platform, the speech was cut short. By the Jaws theme. 

If this was meant as a joke, we artists are not laughing. 

Mr. Lee, I do believe that you are a thoughtful and brilliant man. And a gifted filmmaker. But I also believe that you and everyone in your tier of our business is fabulously ignorant to the pain and turmoil you are putting artists through. Our employers scramble to chase illegal film subsidies across the globe at the behest of the film studios. Those same subsidies raise overhead, distort the market, and cause wage stagnation in what are already trying economic times. Your VFX are already cheaper than they should be. It is disheartening to see how blissfully unaware of this fact you truly are. 

By all accounts, R+H is a fantastic place to work; a truly great group of people who treat their employees with fairness and respect. Much like Zoic Studios, the fabulous company that I am proud to work for. But I am beginning to wonder if these examples of decency will be able to survive in such a hostile environment. Or if the horror stories of unpaid overtime and illegal employment practices will become the norm, all because you and your fellow filmmakers “would like it to be cheaper.” 

I for one won’t stand for it. Please join me. 

Warmest regards and congratulations, 
Phillip Broste 
Lead Compositor

[Dementeleus]

^^ Actually, while in the industry are supporting that letter, it's not from Rhythm & Hues, it's just from that individual (who doesn't work at R&H).

[dashrendar44]

 

Phoenix, doesn't give a damn.

 

Washington is like "Damned!"

 

Wolverine says "Lincoln!"

Edited February 27, 2013 by dashrendar44

[fishstick]

I just love it that Best Actress thread on ADF has become the Goddess Queen Sun and Moon`s shrine.

[DAR]

Here's something interesting if the Oscars occur on the last Sunday of February they would be going head to head with the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.  Since that date is set for the Olympics, I wonder if the Oscars will be moved until the week after on March 2

[rockNrollaDIM]

I just love it that Best Actress thread on ADF has become the Goddess Queen Sun and Moon`s shrine.

 

Do they finally bow to JLaw? I thought ADF hated her.