Because I want to see if he holds the Oscar in his hands, strokes it, and murmurs, “My precious.”
PAD
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Apparently Ladbrokes in Britain is having to pay out a fair amount of money, due to posting 50-1 odds of TROTK going 11 for 11.
And, since I’ve not seen this mentioned anywhere else, was it just me, or did it seem like Jim Carrey was wearing Spock ears? Maybe its just that his current buzz cut makes his ears stand out more than ever before, but I’d’ve sworn his ears were as pointed as Leonard Nimoy’s prosthetics ever were.
“My precious”, nothin’!! I wanted Jackson to raise his arms and bellow: “I’m king of Middle Earth!!”!
Hooper
Spielberg did not present Best Director (which would have been Polanski’s to present were he not a child-abusing scumbag), he presented Best Picture. I can’t recall who presented Best Director. Was it Oprah?
Actually, just searched it out on the Web: Tom Cruise presented Best Director.
Best,
Julio
I mean, was the music for ROTK different than FOTR?
If you actually listen to all three soundtracks, yes, they are different.
The FotR soundtrack focuses upon the theme for the Fellowship. And, naturally, that theme is not heard again after FotR.
Tom Cruise presented Best Director.
You know, I never considered – does the previous year’s winner always present?
I thought the idea was to prevent the conflict of having to possibly give the award to yoruself (if you would win two years in a row).
Thus, Best Supporting from last year gives to the opposite sex, etc.
That, and it was said in one post-Oscar show last night that Best Director was out of order from usual (it’s usually right before Best Picture), so he wouldn’t run into Kidman backstage.
Of course, it would just be easier to have him present an earlier award altogether…
One other note I quite liked:
At least 2-3 of the LotR winners made a special point of thanking/acknowledging Tolkien. Given that I distinctly recall Oscar years when the winner of adapted screenplay never bothered to thank the author of the original work, I greatly appreciated the fact that people acknowledged the source material as well and as strongly as they did.
(And as for “was it different music?” — same themes, certainly, but a lot of different pieces. I didn’t see any problem at all acknowledging Howard Shore a second time — it was one of the few awards of the 11 I felt was an absolute must, in fact.)
TWL
Craig J. Reis asked: You know, I never considered – does the previous year’s winner always present?
I thought the idea was to prevent the conflict of having to possibly give the award to yoruself (if you would win two years in a row).
It’s generally traditional for the acting winners to present the same award to the opposite gender the next year, and you’ll note that was the case this year (Zeta-Jones presenting Supporting Actor, Kidman presenting Actor, Chris Cooper presenting Supporting Actress and Adrian Brody presenting Actress). Because an actor can easily appear in several films a year, it makes sense to switch genders to avoid any chance of the presenter being a nominee.
Directing, on the other hand, is such a large undertaking that it’s fairly rare for a top-name director to have two Oscar-worthy pictures out in consecutive years (and even if they DO, it’s easy to get shut out — you’ll note that Jackson wasn’t nominated for Director for THE TWO TOWERS), so Director is usually presented by the previous year’s winner. One presumes, though, that were that winner to be again nominated, they’d ask someone else to present.
None of last year’s nominees for Director — Polanski, Rob Marshall, Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almod
I stopped watching awards shows a long time ago. Most of them are pretty insipid anyway. I did however catch the opening that Crystal did, and Crystal hasn[‘t done anything I consider worth watching since City Slickers and When Harry Met Sally. When I saw that elephant-like creature stomp on Michael Moore, I turned the tv and watched Star Wars. My night couldn’t get any better after that.
BTW, I’m almost convinced now that Billy Crystal and Bill Krystol of the Weekly Standard are one and the same. Otherwise, the resemblence is uncanny. they at least have to be related.
Tim Lynch: One other note I quite liked: At least 2-3 of the LotR winners made a special point of thanking/acknowledging Tolkien. Given that I distinctly recall Oscar years when the winner of adapted screenplay never bothered to thank the author of the original work, I greatly appreciated the fact that people acknowledged the source material as well and as strongly as they did.
Winston Groom: Ya think?
I think the funniest Oscar moment this time around was Will Ferrel pronouncing Sting’s name in a breathy whisper. It poked fun at a self-important “artiste” and nearly cracked up both Ferrell and co-presenter Jack Black.
I think the funniest Oscar moment this time around was Will Ferrel pronouncing Sting’s name in a breathy whisper. It poked fun at a self-important “artiste”…
As a friend of mine who’s in the same kind of situation says, “Well, I’m in a position to be made fun of as an “artiste”… Struck me; not a bad place to be in, you know….
Craig J. Reis asked:
*sigh* Only the second time today I’ve seen my name misspelled…
Sorry about that, Craig. Believe it or not, I double-checked before I posted, too… 🙁
Is there any chance that Peter Jackson would adapt your Sir Apropos books for the screen?
I never, ever, looked at a fantasy book until I started Sir Apropos and I hope there are many more sequels.
I was and still am a tired and true Star Trek fan but I always like to see the Trek authors non Trek efforts.
I was and still am a tired and true Star Trek fan
Freudian slip?
Being a Star Trek fan has made me a little tired of late, myself.
Unfortunately, Jackson’s victory wasn’t appreciated by some. Lisa de Moraes had to malign Mr. Jackson with this piece of filth in her column today in The Washington Post:
And, you have to admit, even 43 million viewers would be an incredible accomplishment for a four-hour broadcast that was monopolized by a fat, rumpled, dreary little man — given that most people watch the Academy Awards to spend quality time gazing on beautiful, slender, glamorous and, at least superficially, interesting movie stars.
Disgusting.
De
Cuz, yknow, Peter Jackson really had control over how many times he went up to accept an award. And if people are watching an awards show *just* to look at pretty people, that’s just plain pathetic. Sounds like this columnist needs a life outside of “the entertainment industry”.
Monkeys
Didn’t you know? This is an entertainment writer. Thus, celbrities are better people because they’re more attractive. Because that’s all that really matters.
When you’re dealing with pod people, anyway. Creativity isn’t valued, it’s dangerous. Or relegated to Friday nights and run way out of order. Or put on opposite Friends and Survivor or Law and Order where it doesn’t stand a chance.
Freudian slip?
Freud makes slips? I didn’t know he was into women’s undergarments?
BTW, is a slip considered underwear, since technically you wear underwear under a slip?
I know this is OT, but the Oscars have bored me long enough now.
And if people are watching an awards show *just* to look at pretty people, that’s just plain pathetic.
Well, you can tell that to the Rivers, both mother and daughter. 🙂
Another off topic
COMMENT:
Has PAD given up on this blog in disgust due to the antics of Bendis? Please come back, we’ll promise to be good! 😉
I expect that Peter is simply busy with other things. I haven’t been around these parts very long, but it’s my impression that things haven’t been more heated than normal…with the noted exception of one guy who claims to be a noted comic writer but can type nothing but profanity. And Peter’s taking steps to deal with the [insert favorite pejorative here].
Besides, if Peter were going to leave this place, I have confidence that he’d inform us of this before he left. He’s probably too busy with things happening in the non-virtual world. Let’s just hope that it’s a good kind of too busy like a story inspiration that he had to get down when it came to him, instead of some sort of Family Emergency thing that would take up all of his time.
i hope his absense has nothing to his baby’s illness
if it is work related, he better be doing the next NF novel. Come on!! i’m getting withdrawal symptons here !!!!
Actually, it was his niece who was ill. However, like you, I also hope it has nothing to do with Emma being ill.
Michael Moore got stomped by an Oliphaunt!? And I missed it!?!? Aww, now I’m depressed!
(I caught only the last half-hour or so of the Oscars.)
Frankly, the Oscar statue, especially the Best Documentary one, is forever tarnished by his winning it for that piece of deceptive garbage masquerading as a “documentary.” It didn’t even qualify as a documentary by the Academy’s own definition of the term, by their own rules!
If it deserved any Oscar nomination at all, it would’ve been for “Technical Excellence in Editing.” Like how, in the interview with Heston, which Mr. Moore claims on-screen is “unedited,” the clock over Moore’s head traverses 23 minutes of real time in only 6½ minutes of video time. Or how, earlier on, in what is presented as a single speech given at a single event (the NRA meeting in Denver), Mr. Heston’s suit, shirt, tie, the podium he’s standing at, and what’s behind the podium, all mysteriously change color and style after a quick cut to the exterior of a gun shop. Or how, with his cute little South Park-esque cartoon comparing the NRA to the KKK (fact: the NRA was originally formed as an anti-KKK organization!), and due to the editing of the “unedited” interview, reviewer after reviewer came away with the conclusion that “the man is shockingly racist” or “he’s an idiot, and a racist one at that.”
How “racist” is Charlton Heston really? He’s so “racist” that he was one of the prime movers in breaking down Hollywood’s color barrier (and yes, there was one) before it was en vogue to be a Civil Rights supporter. He’s so “racist” that he didn’t merely participate in the actors component of the 1960s Civil Rights March on Washington — because he was too busy leading it. That’s how “racist” Mr. Heston is.
The Academy turned on and spat on one of the best men in Hollywood when they awarded Mr. Moore that Oscar that his film didnœt even qualify for under their own rules.
Note: I am not now, nor am I ever likely to be, a member or even supporter of the NRA. I just don’t like lies, no matter who tells them.
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Apparently Ladbrokes in Britain is having to pay out a fair amount of money, due to posting 50-1 odds of TROTK going 11 for 11.
And, since I’ve not seen this mentioned anywhere else, was it just me, or did it seem like Jim Carrey was wearing Spock ears? Maybe its just that his current buzz cut makes his ears stand out more than ever before, but I’d’ve sworn his ears were as pointed as Leonard Nimoy’s prosthetics ever were.
“My precious”, nothin’!! I wanted Jackson to raise his arms and bellow: “I’m king of Middle Earth!!”!
Hooper
Spielberg did not present Best Director (which would have been Polanski’s to present were he not a child-abusing scumbag), he presented Best Picture. I can’t recall who presented Best Director. Was it Oprah?
Actually, just searched it out on the Web: Tom Cruise presented Best Director.
Best,
Julio
I mean, was the music for ROTK different than FOTR?
If you actually listen to all three soundtracks, yes, they are different.
The FotR soundtrack focuses upon the theme for the Fellowship. And, naturally, that theme is not heard again after FotR.
Tom Cruise presented Best Director.
You know, I never considered – does the previous year’s winner always present?
I thought the idea was to prevent the conflict of having to possibly give the award to yoruself (if you would win two years in a row).
Thus, Best Supporting from last year gives to the opposite sex, etc.
That, and it was said in one post-Oscar show last night that Best Director was out of order from usual (it’s usually right before Best Picture), so he wouldn’t run into Kidman backstage.
Of course, it would just be easier to have him present an earlier award altogether…
One other note I quite liked:
At least 2-3 of the LotR winners made a special point of thanking/acknowledging Tolkien. Given that I distinctly recall Oscar years when the winner of adapted screenplay never bothered to thank the author of the original work, I greatly appreciated the fact that people acknowledged the source material as well and as strongly as they did.
(And as for “was it different music?” — same themes, certainly, but a lot of different pieces. I didn’t see any problem at all acknowledging Howard Shore a second time — it was one of the few awards of the 11 I felt was an absolute must, in fact.)
TWL
Craig J. Reis asked: You know, I never considered – does the previous year’s winner always present?
I thought the idea was to prevent the conflict of having to possibly give the award to yoruself (if you would win two years in a row).
It’s generally traditional for the acting winners to present the same award to the opposite gender the next year, and you’ll note that was the case this year (Zeta-Jones presenting Supporting Actor, Kidman presenting Actor, Chris Cooper presenting Supporting Actress and Adrian Brody presenting Actress). Because an actor can easily appear in several films a year, it makes sense to switch genders to avoid any chance of the presenter being a nominee.
Directing, on the other hand, is such a large undertaking that it’s fairly rare for a top-name director to have two Oscar-worthy pictures out in consecutive years (and even if they DO, it’s easy to get shut out — you’ll note that Jackson wasn’t nominated for Director for THE TWO TOWERS), so Director is usually presented by the previous year’s winner. One presumes, though, that were that winner to be again nominated, they’d ask someone else to present.
None of last year’s nominees for Director — Polanski, Rob Marshall, Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almod
I stopped watching awards shows a long time ago. Most of them are pretty insipid anyway. I did however catch the opening that Crystal did, and Crystal hasn[‘t done anything I consider worth watching since City Slickers and When Harry Met Sally. When I saw that elephant-like creature stomp on Michael Moore, I turned the tv and watched Star Wars. My night couldn’t get any better after that.
BTW, I’m almost convinced now that Billy Crystal and Bill Krystol of the Weekly Standard are one and the same. Otherwise, the resemblence is uncanny. they at least have to be related.
Tim Lynch: One other note I quite liked: At least 2-3 of the LotR winners made a special point of thanking/acknowledging Tolkien. Given that I distinctly recall Oscar years when the winner of adapted screenplay never bothered to thank the author of the original work, I greatly appreciated the fact that people acknowledged the source material as well and as strongly as they did.
Winston Groom: Ya think?
I think the funniest Oscar moment this time around was Will Ferrel pronouncing Sting’s name in a breathy whisper. It poked fun at a self-important “artiste” and nearly cracked up both Ferrell and co-presenter Jack Black.
I think the funniest Oscar moment this time around was Will Ferrel pronouncing Sting’s name in a breathy whisper. It poked fun at a self-important “artiste”…
As a friend of mine who’s in the same kind of situation says, “Well, I’m in a position to be made fun of as an “artiste”… Struck me; not a bad place to be in, you know….
Craig J. Reis asked:
*sigh* Only the second time today I’ve seen my name misspelled…
Sorry about that, Craig. Believe it or not, I double-checked before I posted, too… 🙁
For a… unique look at the day after the Academy Awards, go to http://www.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/ and check the March 1 entry. Gotta love the Dorks!
Is there any chance that Peter Jackson would adapt your Sir Apropos books for the screen?
I never, ever, looked at a fantasy book until I started Sir Apropos and I hope there are many more sequels.
I was and still am a tired and true Star Trek fan but I always like to see the Trek authors non Trek efforts.
I was and still am a tired and true Star Trek fan
Freudian slip?
Being a Star Trek fan has made me a little tired of late, myself.
Unfortunately, Jackson’s victory wasn’t appreciated by some. Lisa de Moraes had to malign Mr. Jackson with this piece of filth in her column today in The Washington Post:
And, you have to admit, even 43 million viewers would be an incredible accomplishment for a four-hour broadcast that was monopolized by a fat, rumpled, dreary little man — given that most people watch the Academy Awards to spend quality time gazing on beautiful, slender, glamorous and, at least superficially, interesting movie stars.
Disgusting.
De
Cuz, yknow, Peter Jackson really had control over how many times he went up to accept an award. And if people are watching an awards show *just* to look at pretty people, that’s just plain pathetic. Sounds like this columnist needs a life outside of “the entertainment industry”.
Monkeys
Didn’t you know? This is an entertainment writer. Thus, celbrities are better people because they’re more attractive. Because that’s all that really matters.
When you’re dealing with pod people, anyway. Creativity isn’t valued, it’s dangerous. Or relegated to Friday nights and run way out of order. Or put on opposite Friends and Survivor or Law and Order where it doesn’t stand a chance.
Freudian slip?
Freud makes slips? I didn’t know he was into women’s undergarments?
BTW, is a slip considered underwear, since technically you wear underwear under a slip?
I know this is OT, but the Oscars have bored me long enough now.
And if people are watching an awards show *just* to look at pretty people, that’s just plain pathetic.
Well, you can tell that to the Rivers, both mother and daughter. 🙂
Another off topic
COMMENT:
Has PAD given up on this blog in disgust due to the antics of Bendis? Please come back, we’ll promise to be good! 😉
I expect that Peter is simply busy with other things. I haven’t been around these parts very long, but it’s my impression that things haven’t been more heated than normal…with the noted exception of one guy who claims to be a noted comic writer but can type nothing but profanity. And Peter’s taking steps to deal with the [insert favorite pejorative here].
Besides, if Peter were going to leave this place, I have confidence that he’d inform us of this before he left. He’s probably too busy with things happening in the non-virtual world. Let’s just hope that it’s a good kind of too busy like a story inspiration that he had to get down when it came to him, instead of some sort of Family Emergency thing that would take up all of his time.
i hope his absense has nothing to his baby’s illness
if it is work related, he better be doing the next NF novel. Come on!! i’m getting withdrawal symptons here !!!!
Actually, it was his niece who was ill. However, like you, I also hope it has nothing to do with Emma being ill.
Michael Moore got stomped by an Oliphaunt!? And I missed it!?!? Aww, now I’m depressed!
(I caught only the last half-hour or so of the Oscars.)
Frankly, the Oscar statue, especially the Best Documentary one, is forever tarnished by his winning it for that piece of deceptive garbage masquerading as a “documentary.” It didn’t even qualify as a documentary by the Academy’s own definition of the term, by their own rules!
If it deserved any Oscar nomination at all, it would’ve been for “Technical Excellence in Editing.” Like how, in the interview with Heston, which Mr. Moore claims on-screen is “unedited,” the clock over Moore’s head traverses 23 minutes of real time in only 6½ minutes of video time. Or how, earlier on, in what is presented as a single speech given at a single event (the NRA meeting in Denver), Mr. Heston’s suit, shirt, tie, the podium he’s standing at, and what’s behind the podium, all mysteriously change color and style after a quick cut to the exterior of a gun shop. Or how, with his cute little South Park-esque cartoon comparing the NRA to the KKK (fact: the NRA was originally formed as an anti-KKK organization!), and due to the editing of the “unedited” interview, reviewer after reviewer came away with the conclusion that “the man is shockingly racist” or “he’s an idiot, and a racist one at that.”
How “racist” is Charlton Heston really? He’s so “racist” that he was one of the prime movers in breaking down Hollywood’s color barrier (and yes, there was one) before it was en vogue to be a Civil Rights supporter. He’s so “racist” that he didn’t merely participate in the actors component of the 1960s Civil Rights March on Washington — because he was too busy leading it. That’s how “racist” Mr. Heston is.
The Academy turned on and spat on one of the best men in Hollywood when they awarded Mr. Moore that Oscar that his film didnœt even qualify for under their own rules.
Note: I am not now, nor am I ever likely to be, a member or even supporter of the NRA. I just don’t like lies, no matter who tells them.