Comments on: What the Oscars are Planning – Make it Like the Superbowl http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/ Tue, 22 May 2012 13:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Man on Wire Wins Best British Picture at the BAFTAS | The Film Talk - Movie Review Podcasthttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/#comment-5330 Man on Wire Wins Best British Picture at the BAFTAS | The Film Talk - Movie Review Podcast Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:43:44 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=435#comment-5330 [...] you imagine the Academy Awards giving Best Picture to a [...] [...] you imagine the Academy Awards giving Best Picture to a [...]

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]]> By: The Film Talk » How Will the Oscars Be Re-Invented? Gary Cooper Shows One Way Forwardhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/#comment-1526 The Film Talk » How Will the Oscars Be Re-Invented? Gary Cooper Shows One Way Forward Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:18:33 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=435#comment-1526 [...] What the Oscars are Planning - Make it Like the Superbowl [...] [...] What the Oscars are Planning – Make it Like the Superbowl [...]

]]> By: The Film Talk » Man on Wire Wins Best British Picture at the BAFTAShttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/#comment-1525 The Film Talk » Man on Wire Wins Best British Picture at the BAFTAS Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:26:12 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=435#comment-1525 [...] What the Oscars are Planning - Make it Like the Superbowl [...] [...] What the Oscars are Planning – Make it Like the Superbowl [...]

]]> By: Tomhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/#comment-1527 Tom Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:08:46 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=435#comment-1527 The BAFTAs used to be very good whilst they had Stephen Fry presenting. A funny, intelligent and sensitive man who gave the proceedings some real class and entertainment. But then the BAFTAs have always been better than the Oscars because they allow the award winners time to actually say something coherent. No ad breaks either!<br><br>A gripe I have here about the Oscars is that they're not available on any of the free channels in Britain - so I've not actually seen them in full for the last five years or so. Maybe I haven't missed much. The BAFTAs used to be very good whilst they had Stephen Fry presenting. A funny, intelligent and sensitive man who gave the proceedings some real class and entertainment. But then the BAFTAs have always been better than the Oscars because they allow the award winners time to actually say something coherent. No ad breaks either!

A gripe I have here about the Oscars is that they're not available on any of the free channels in Britain – so I've not actually seen them in full for the last five years or so. Maybe I haven't missed much.

]]> By: Tomhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/#comment-1524 Tom Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:08:46 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=435#comment-1524 The BAFTAs used to be very good whilst they had Stephen Fry presenting. A funny, intelligent and sensitive man who gave the proceedings some real class and entertainment. But then the BAFTAs have always been better than the Oscars because they allow the award winners time to actually say something coherent. No ad breaks either!<br><br>A gripe I have here about the Oscars is that they're not available on any of the free channels in Britain - so I've not actually seen them in full for the last five years or so. Maybe I haven't missed much. The BAFTAs used to be very good whilst they had Stephen Fry presenting. A funny, intelligent and sensitive man who gave the proceedings some real class and entertainment. But then the BAFTAs have always been better than the Oscars because they allow the award winners time to actually say something coherent. No ad breaks either!

A gripe I have here about the Oscars is that they're not available on any of the free channels in Britain – so I've not actually seen them in full for the last five years or so. Maybe I haven't missed much.

]]> By: Philhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/#comment-1523 Phil Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:32:54 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=435#comment-1523 I'm glad you asked.<br><br>First, I would seat Jennifer Aniston next to Brangelina. Then seat Jon Voit on the other side of them.<br><br>No more musical presentations, unless it's someone like Bruce Springsteen. Just give him the award already, and he'll be the only one to perform. None of the other nominees.<br><br>If a "Batman" or "SpiderMan"-type movie wins an award (inevitiably in some technical category, like "editing" or "sound"), Batman or Spiderman MUST be present to accept the award. (can you imagine C. Bale, in full Batman regalia, accepting the Oscar?)<br><br>Jack Nicholson will be required to give a brief speech every year, whether he's nominated or not.<br><br>"Bathroom Cam" - not in the stalls, of course, but in the general area where you can see which celebrities have entered the bathroom, and listen in on any interactions going on inside. I'm glad you asked.

First, I would seat Jennifer Aniston next to Brangelina. Then seat Jon Voit on the other side of them.

No more musical presentations, unless it's someone like Bruce Springsteen. Just give him the award already, and he'll be the only one to perform. None of the other nominees.

If a “Batman” or “SpiderMan”-type movie wins an award (inevitiably in some technical category, like “editing” or “sound”), Batman or Spiderman MUST be present to accept the award. (can you imagine C. Bale, in full Batman regalia, accepting the Oscar?)

Jack Nicholson will be required to give a brief speech every year, whether he's nominated or not.

“Bathroom Cam” – not in the stalls, of course, but in the general area where you can see which celebrities have entered the bathroom, and listen in on any interactions going on inside.

]]> By: StanleyRummhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/oscars-academy-awards-how-different-changed-this-year/#comment-1522 StanleyRumm Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:49:27 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=435#comment-1522 The problem with the Oscars is they spent the last 15 years making sure nothing can go wrong -and for the last 10 years or more, they succeeded.<br><br>Bo-ring! The problem with the Oscars is they spent the last 15 years making sure nothing can go wrong -and for the last 10 years or more, they succeeded.

Bo-ring!

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