Academy Awards 2012
Billy Crystal! Billy Crystal! BILLY CRYSTAAAAALLLLLL!!!!
I can't wait for him to host the Oscars again. I've been waiting for years for this :)
Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen, because tonight is the night!
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24 minutes to go. Please, please, please let there be a musical number by Billy Crystal. Please!!!
Here we gooooooo
Morgan Freeman opens the show. He is so dignified :)
lol.... A meddly of the nominated movies but changed with the main topic of trying to convince Billy Crystal to host the Oscars :D
Very well made!!
Justin Bieber? uuurgh
BIILLLYYYYYY!!!!
9th time hosting the Oscars and hopefully many many more.
(please sing, pplease sing) YES!!!
"You didn't think I wasn't gonna do this, did ya?" XD
That was great!!
Ah, Mr Tom Hanks lol...present a seat filler (Karl) who has been doing the job for 59 years. How cool is that?
And Hanks presents
Achievement in Cinematography
Hugo - Robert Richardson
(I haven't watched Hugo yet, but I have to say that the movie doesn't intice me. I might let it pass)
Achievement in Art Direction
and again Hugo
hmmm...a woman your age shouldn't go bare-shouldered I think. Ah well...for Italy XD
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I don't believe this!!!!! LJ just reloaded itself and ate half my article!!
GRRRRRRR I'm so close to just dropping this right now.
This SUCKS!!!
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---Reconstruction (start)
Nice meddley of classic Film scenes
Jeniffer Lopez and Cameron Diaz on stage. Mrs Lopez with half her boobs falling out.
Achievement in Costume Design
The Artist - Mark Bridges
Achievement in Make-up
(This just HAS to go to The Iron Lady)
The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland
Morgan Freeman and other stars talk about their movie experiences as children.
Sandra Bulloch on stage Loved her in "Extremely loud and incredibly close"
lol...Bullock says she was asked to present this category in Mandarin, but since her mothjer spoke German to her, her Mandarin might have a slight German accent. She spoke in German of course.
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran)
Christian Bale
OMG Is that Nick Nolte?? What happened to him? He looks like Santa Clause.
Actress in a Supporting Role
(I can't decide whether I want The Help or The Artist to get it)
Octavia Spencer - The Help
I'm happy with this. She played really well.
Tina Faye and Bradley Cooper
Achievement in Film Editing
Girl with the dragon tattoo - Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
Achievement in Sound Editing
Hugo -
Achievement in Sound Effects
Hugo -
----Reconstruction (end)
Miss Piggy and Kermit :) talking about their first movie experience and introducing Cirque de Soleil.
Astonishing performance!
Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr.
He is being followed by is own camera team because he is shooting a documentary "The Presentor".
Best Documentary Feature
Undefeated -TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, Rich Middlemas
Something about American Football apparently
LOL
Cool little clip with Melissa McCarthy ambushing Billy Crystal in his dressing room and through a visual effect present both her calves to him XD
Ben Stiller and Emma Stone
Achievement in Visual Effects
Hugo - Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning
Chris Rock
Hmm, don't like him as a presentor that much.
Jokes about white and black actors as voices in animated films
Best Animated Feature Film
(I'd like Rango to get it :))
YES Rango
Ben Stiller and Emma Stone
Achievement in Visual Effects
and Hugo again... hmmm
Melissa Leo
Artist in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
I haven't seen this yet, but it looks good. I don't care that much for Kenneth Branagh, but Christopher Plummer ist great.
C. Plummer (82) to the Oscar "You are only 2 years older than me. Where have you been all my life" XD
Billy Crystal pretends he can read minds by watching stars from the audience on screen. Nicely done!
Penelope Cruz and Owen Willson
Best Original Score
The Artist did a great job here. The music was reminiscend of the classic accompaniment to silent movies, but was modern enough not to be tiering to todays listeners.
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
(very good :D)
Zak Galyfianakis and Will Ferrell
come out of the orchestra playing huge cymbals and probably getting on Jolies nerves by banging them so close to her.
lol....Zak Galyfianakis pretends he can't pronounce his own name...as many in Hollywood probably can't XD
Best Original Song
Man or Muppet (The Muppets) by Bret McKenzie (wohoo, the guy form Flight of the Concords! Watch that show XD)
lol...old-time snack girls hand out stuff to the audience. Nice touch :)
Angelina Jolie
(The original girl with the dragon tattoo, as Billy said)
O_o presenting dress and thigh-slit there, Miss Jolie. The audience appreciates it by the sound of it.
Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants - Alexander Payne
(I had thought Tinker Taylor Soldies Spy would get it, but The Descendants was a good movie)
looool....one of the screen writers says his mom told him to dedicate his next Oscar to her same as Xavier Bardem did. And so he does...and he speaks Greek of course :D. Lol...typical Greek moms FTW!
Original Screenplay
Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
...but he isn't even there.
Stars sharing their thoughts on what makes a great movie
"I always thought I'll make movies about stuff I want to watch myself. And turns out I want to wwatch some pretty sick stuff" LOL
Milla Jovovic
(What has she done lately anyway?)
Clip about the Technical Oscars that were awarded a few days ago.
The cast of The Bridesmaids
ok...slippery jokes about long and short "movies" there :)
Live Action Short
The shore - Terry and Oorlagh George (Father and daughter, how cute and they are Irish and he has such a cute accent and she can't stop giggling. How cute!! :D)
Documentary Feature Short
Saving Face - Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Animated Short
The fantastic flying books of Mr Morris Lessmore - William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
That looks good. I'll have to see if I can find it anywhere :)
Michael Douglas
Achievement in Directing
(The Artist? I think it would deserve it)
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
...and he even thanked the dog XD
Merry Streep!!!
17 (!!!) nominations and 2 wins
wow, a really gold dress
Merryl presents the special awards given out by the Board of Governors at a special ceremony a few days earlier.
Dick Smith (Make-up Artist), Oprah Windrey and James Earl Jones
Remembering those who passed :(
Peter Falk :( Sidney Lumet :( Elizabeth Taylor :(
Steve Jobs?? No offence, but what is he doing there???
Actors on what they feel when they make movies.
Natalie Portman
to the music of Swan Lake
She adresses every nominee separately and has a few words of praise for them.
(It's amazing how differently Jean Dujardin looks without his mustache)
Wow...it's Garry Oldman's first ever nomination!?!!
Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Very good!!
But it must be frustrating for the other nominees when it's first nomination-first Oscar for Dujardin.
Colin Firth <3
He also addresses his colleagues separately.
Wow..Glenn Close's film looks interesting!!
I really want to watch "My week with Marilyn"!
Actress in a Leading Role
Merryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Ok, that was to be expected. The movie hasn't opened here yet, so I can't say.
My mom said it wasn't her best performance, though XD
aaaw...and even at the third award, she's still touched :)
uuuurgh....Tom Cruise
Can't stand the guy and his weird white-toothed smile
hmm, The Help probably won't get it.
The Artist would be cool, or "Extremely loud..."
Best Picture
The Artist!!
How cool, a silent black and white movie :D
If you haven't watched it yet, I can only recommend it. Don't be put off by the unusual format.
And to quote Billy for the last time tonight:
That's our evening. Good night everybody!
I can't wait for him to host the Oscars again. I've been waiting for years for this :)
Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen, because tonight is the night!
---------
24 minutes to go. Please, please, please let there be a musical number by Billy Crystal. Please!!!
Here we gooooooo
Morgan Freeman opens the show. He is so dignified :)
lol.... A meddly of the nominated movies but changed with the main topic of trying to convince Billy Crystal to host the Oscars :D
Very well made!!
Justin Bieber? uuurgh
BIILLLYYYYYY!!!!
9th time hosting the Oscars and hopefully many many more.
(please sing, pplease sing) YES!!!
"You didn't think I wasn't gonna do this, did ya?" XD
That was great!!
Ah, Mr Tom Hanks lol...present a seat filler (Karl) who has been doing the job for 59 years. How cool is that?
And Hanks presents
Achievement in Cinematography
Hugo - Robert Richardson
(I haven't watched Hugo yet, but I have to say that the movie doesn't intice me. I might let it pass)
Achievement in Art Direction
and again Hugo
hmmm...a woman your age shouldn't go bare-shouldered I think. Ah well...for Italy XD
________________________
I don't believe this!!!!! LJ just reloaded itself and ate half my article!!
GRRRRRRR I'm so close to just dropping this right now.
This SUCKS!!!
__________________________________
---Reconstruction (start)
Nice meddley of classic Film scenes
Jeniffer Lopez and Cameron Diaz on stage. Mrs Lopez with half her boobs falling out.
Achievement in Costume Design
The Artist - Mark Bridges
Achievement in Make-up
(This just HAS to go to The Iron Lady)
The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland
Morgan Freeman and other stars talk about their movie experiences as children.
Sandra Bulloch on stage Loved her in "Extremely loud and incredibly close"
lol...Bullock says she was asked to present this category in Mandarin, but since her mothjer spoke German to her, her Mandarin might have a slight German accent. She spoke in German of course.
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran)
Christian Bale
OMG Is that Nick Nolte?? What happened to him? He looks like Santa Clause.
Actress in a Supporting Role
(I can't decide whether I want The Help or The Artist to get it)
Octavia Spencer - The Help
I'm happy with this. She played really well.
Tina Faye and Bradley Cooper
Achievement in Film Editing
Girl with the dragon tattoo - Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
Achievement in Sound Editing
Hugo -
Achievement in Sound Effects
Hugo -
----Reconstruction (end)
Miss Piggy and Kermit :) talking about their first movie experience and introducing Cirque de Soleil.
Astonishing performance!
Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr.
He is being followed by is own camera team because he is shooting a documentary "The Presentor".
Best Documentary Feature
Undefeated -TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, Rich Middlemas
Something about American Football apparently
LOL
Cool little clip with Melissa McCarthy ambushing Billy Crystal in his dressing room and through a visual effect present both her calves to him XD
Ben Stiller and Emma Stone
Achievement in Visual Effects
Hugo - Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning
Chris Rock
Hmm, don't like him as a presentor that much.
Jokes about white and black actors as voices in animated films
Best Animated Feature Film
(I'd like Rango to get it :))
YES Rango
Ben Stiller and Emma Stone
Achievement in Visual Effects
and Hugo again... hmmm
Melissa Leo
Artist in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
I haven't seen this yet, but it looks good. I don't care that much for Kenneth Branagh, but Christopher Plummer ist great.
C. Plummer (82) to the Oscar "You are only 2 years older than me. Where have you been all my life" XD
Billy Crystal pretends he can read minds by watching stars from the audience on screen. Nicely done!
Penelope Cruz and Owen Willson
Best Original Score
The Artist did a great job here. The music was reminiscend of the classic accompaniment to silent movies, but was modern enough not to be tiering to todays listeners.
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
(very good :D)
Zak Galyfianakis and Will Ferrell
come out of the orchestra playing huge cymbals and probably getting on Jolies nerves by banging them so close to her.
lol....Zak Galyfianakis pretends he can't pronounce his own name...as many in Hollywood probably can't XD
Best Original Song
Man or Muppet (The Muppets) by Bret McKenzie (wohoo, the guy form Flight of the Concords! Watch that show XD)
lol...old-time snack girls hand out stuff to the audience. Nice touch :)
Angelina Jolie
(The original girl with the dragon tattoo, as Billy said)
O_o presenting dress and thigh-slit there, Miss Jolie. The audience appreciates it by the sound of it.
Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants - Alexander Payne
(I had thought Tinker Taylor Soldies Spy would get it, but The Descendants was a good movie)
looool....one of the screen writers says his mom told him to dedicate his next Oscar to her same as Xavier Bardem did. And so he does...and he speaks Greek of course :D. Lol...typical Greek moms FTW!
Original Screenplay
Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
...but he isn't even there.
Stars sharing their thoughts on what makes a great movie
"I always thought I'll make movies about stuff I want to watch myself. And turns out I want to wwatch some pretty sick stuff" LOL
Milla Jovovic
(What has she done lately anyway?)
Clip about the Technical Oscars that were awarded a few days ago.
The cast of The Bridesmaids
ok...slippery jokes about long and short "movies" there :)
Live Action Short
The shore - Terry and Oorlagh George (Father and daughter, how cute and they are Irish and he has such a cute accent and she can't stop giggling. How cute!! :D)
Documentary Feature Short
Saving Face - Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Animated Short
The fantastic flying books of Mr Morris Lessmore - William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
That looks good. I'll have to see if I can find it anywhere :)
Michael Douglas
Achievement in Directing
(The Artist? I think it would deserve it)
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
...and he even thanked the dog XD
Merry Streep!!!
17 (!!!) nominations and 2 wins
wow, a really gold dress
Merryl presents the special awards given out by the Board of Governors at a special ceremony a few days earlier.
Dick Smith (Make-up Artist), Oprah Windrey and James Earl Jones
Remembering those who passed :(
Peter Falk :( Sidney Lumet :( Elizabeth Taylor :(
Steve Jobs?? No offence, but what is he doing there???
Actors on what they feel when they make movies.
Natalie Portman
to the music of Swan Lake
She adresses every nominee separately and has a few words of praise for them.
(It's amazing how differently Jean Dujardin looks without his mustache)
Wow...it's Garry Oldman's first ever nomination!?!!
Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Very good!!
But it must be frustrating for the other nominees when it's first nomination-first Oscar for Dujardin.
Colin Firth <3
He also addresses his colleagues separately.
Wow..Glenn Close's film looks interesting!!
I really want to watch "My week with Marilyn"!
Actress in a Leading Role
Merryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Ok, that was to be expected. The movie hasn't opened here yet, so I can't say.
My mom said it wasn't her best performance, though XD
aaaw...and even at the third award, she's still touched :)
uuuurgh....Tom Cruise
Can't stand the guy and his weird white-toothed smile
hmm, The Help probably won't get it.
The Artist would be cool, or "Extremely loud..."
Best Picture
The Artist!!
How cool, a silent black and white movie :D
If you haven't watched it yet, I can only recommend it. Don't be put off by the unusual format.
And to quote Billy for the last time tonight:
That's our evening. Good night everybody!