Comments on: Oscar Post-Game https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Roxanne https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515570 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:28:17 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515570 Iâ??m pretty sure they ran out of time at the end so the network was rushing them through it. They definitely did leave out a lot of stars in the remembrance segment which was disappointing. It was definitely an unusual show this year. Hereâ??s an interesting question; If there was a category for best Scientific Journal at the Oscars who would win? You can answer on our blog post. http://cbt20.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/an-oscar-cagegory-for-the-best-proteomics-journal/

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515569 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:59:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515569 I am a little surprised that Avatar did not win, but pleasantly so.

]]> By: Martin https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515568 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:52:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515568 Potenta:
Because it relied on “oooh would you look at that” CGI effects rather than an original storyline, good script and decent acting. If you ignored the CGI (which descended far too often into the “uncanny valley”), “Avatar” was just another B-SF movie.

Hope that helps.

PS Box office success does not mean it’s Oscar material.

]]> By: potenta https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515567 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:09:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515567 how could avatar not win!!!!????!!!! 🙁

]]> By: José https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515566 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:25:44 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515566 She was in The Apostle, which people made a big deal about at the time. She received an Independent Spirit best actress nomination for it. Considering some of the marginal movie stars that have gotten nods before and the fact that it only takes a second, I’d consider it a slight.

]]> By: lylebot https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515565 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:49:44 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515565 I figured Best Picture had to be announced quickly so none of the awards would be announced after 12am EST (it was 11:55 or so on the east coast). I presumed there are some local affiliates that would switch to infomercials promptly at 12am regardless of what the network is doing.

]]> By: KeithB https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515564 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:40:51 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515564 I imagine the producers sit down with a list of *only* the theatrical movies the dead were involved in and ask themselves, “Did this person make a difference to movies on the silver screen?”

Probably all about branding.

For example, while Tom Hanks got his start on TV, he is mainly known now for his movie work, and it would be a no brainer to include him in such a tribute.

Most of Farrah’s movies are better known to B-Movie afficianados, i.e., “Saturn 3”, “Sunburn”…

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515563 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:31:10 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515563 They also left off Bea Arthur. I think the film industry is turning its back on the little screen just as big screens are shrinking, small screens are growing, and all the lines are being blurred or redrawn.

]]> By: KeithB https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515562 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:13:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515562 Agg! Hit post to soon.

Anyway, a dozen movies in a 30+ year career is not a whole lot of movies.

]]> By: KeithB https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515561 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:11:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/03/08/oscar-post-game/#comment-515561 And the most famous of those were:
Myra Breckenridge (1970)
Logan’s Run (1976)

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