2017 Oscars (1 Viewer)

[Binky The Doormat]

http://i.faketrumptweet.com/1gr1so9awh_tu4non.png

omfg

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Gotta say, if the spent a little more time checking to make sure they actually put the right cards in the right envelopes, instead of coming up with new ways to bash Trump and call him an idiot, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

Nobody has to come up with ways to bash Trump.  

 

[Willie Neslon]

Gotta say, if the spent a little more time checking to make sure they actually put the right cards in the right envelopes, instead of coming up with new ways to bash Trump and call him an idiot, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

oh shut up

 

[Mile High]

Gotta say, if the spent a little more time checking to make sure they actually put the right cards in the right envelopes, instead of coming up with new ways to bash Trump and call him an idiot, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

How is this the fault of anyone that was on the stage?

 

[parasaurolophus]

Where was kanye when you need him?

 

[LAUNCH]

https://twitter.com/vallmeister/status/836085858012958720

pic of envelope-. Wrong one

 

[LAUNCH]

https://twitter.com/brocktoon23/status/836091330837295104

Right as it switches to the shot of the crowd:

Warren: "It says Emma Stone"
Faye: "What?"

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Gotta say, if the spent a little more time checking to make sure they actually put the right cards in the right envelopes, instead of coming up with new ways to bash Trump and call him an idiot, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

While I don't agree with your comment at all--I do have to say that Trump will have an absolute field day about the debacle tomorrow.  I want to make clear that I'm not a Trump supporter--but I am anxious to see what he says and does about this. 

 

[squistion]

Bill Maher ‏@billmaher 42m42 minutes ago

Trump is tweeting right now, "Oscars are rigged. Very unfair!" Sad.

 

[LAUNCH]

https://twitter.com/missuniverse/status/836086012950503426

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Someone on Twitter explained that there actually are two people on opposite sides of the stage with duplicate complete sets of all of the envelopes, because they don't know which side the presenter will come out. So there were two "Best Actress" envelopes, and Beatty was given the wrong one.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

That's nice work, boys. 

 

[squistion]

John Podhoretz ‏@jpodhoretz 1h1 hour ago

This is what happens when you don't let the Price Waterhouse guys have a moment onstage.

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

Someone on Twitter explained that there actually are two people on opposite sides of the stage with duplicate complete sets of all of the envelopes, because they don't know which side the presenter will come out. So there were two "Best Actress" envelopes, and Beatty was given the wrong one.

They don't know which side the presenter would come out? Why can't that be organized ahead of time?  Makes no sense

 

[Jefferson the Caregiver]

Why does everyone keep blaming Beatty. He didn't read it.

He clearly knew something was wrong but he still set up Faye to read it.  He goes as far as to say and "winner of best picture" and quickly hands her the card, setting her up for the fail.

Not his fault though

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

They don't know which side the presenter would come out? Why can't that be organized ahead of time?  Makes no sense

I think it's like that one challenge they used to do on American Gladiators, The Eliminator.  You know where the contestant had to burst through a hallway and choose one of two doorways.  One doorway was clear and the othe had Nitro waiting with a blocking pad.

 

[Daywalker]

Always nice when you add 30min extenstion to your recording and it still cuts out short.

 

[bagger]

Always nice when you add 30min extenstion to your recording and it still cuts out short.

Amateur. 

 

[Daywalker]

Good thing they didn't get the envelope that held the Suicide Squad winner.

 

[Daywalker]

Think it's more likely Jimmy set that up.

 

[comfortably numb]

I was waiting for a Matt Damon joke somehow.

 

[SayWhat?]

The guy who screwed it up kinda looks like Matt Damon: https://medium.com/art-science/what-it-feels-like-to-count-oscar-votes-f89a38efdf1c#.xo24s9nm6

Money quote:

What is your role during the show?

BC: The producers decide what the order of the awards will be. We each have a full set. I have all 24 envelopes in my briefcase; Martha has all 24 in hers. We stand on opposite sides of the stage, right off-screen, for the entire evening, and we each hand the respective envelope to the presenter. It doesn’t sound very complicated, but you have to make sure you’re giving the presenter the right envelope.

It's not, and 

 

[SayWhat?]

The guy who screwed it up kinda looks like Matt Damon

His clients are both thrilled and terrified by this.

"Hey, my CPA is the guy that ####ed up the Oscars!" :IRSauditnoticeincoming:

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Why does everyone keep blaming Beatty. He didn't read it.

exactly

 

[heckmanm]

Sis boom bah.....sis boom bah

What sound does a sheep make when it explodes?

I'm sure this was intended as next-level shtick, but I believe it's "Sis Bah Boom"

 

[comfortably numb]

The guy who screwed it up kinda looks like Matt Damon: https://medium.com/art-science/what-it-feels-like-to-count-oscar-votes-f89a38efdf1c#.xo24s9nm6

Money quote:

What is your role during the show?

BC: The producers decide what the order of the awards will be. We each have a full set. I have all 24 envelopes in my briefcase; Martha has all 24 in hers. We stand on opposite sides of the stage, right off-screen, for the entire evening, and we each hand the respective envelope to the presenter. It doesn’t sound very complicated, but you have to make sure you’re giving the presenter the right envelope.

I'm sure there are valid reasons to do it in this manner and there has never probably been an issue before but on the surface this just like a terrible plan.

 

[BowieMercs]

Didn't watch the oscars, but this got my attention

 

[Wildcat]

I'm sure this was intended as next-level shtick, but I believe it's "Sis Bah Boom"

It's funnier the other way.  No Oscar for you!

 

[comfortably numb]

Didn't watch the oscars, but this got my attention

I knew it was her books before I clicked that

 

[otb_lifer]

Didn't watch the oscars, but this got my attention

 Golden   Globes? 

 

[TLEF316]

"STILL a great night!! Still a great night..."

 

[BowieMercs]

 Golden   Globes? 

 

 

[heckmanm]

It's funnier the other way.  No Oscar for you!

Huh.  I should have googled it first.  I swore I'd heard it as "sis bah boom" 

 

[On The Rocks]

All things run their course.  The Oscars are in the air and over the shark right now. 

 

[culdeus]

Didn't watch the oscars, but this got my attention

Butterface

 

[LAUNCH]

https://twitter.com/variety/status/836163972470562816

Another #Oscars  gaffe: In Memoriam video included a living woman's photo bit.ly/2lLb7iq

?

 

[BowieMercs]

Butterface

All tastes are subjective. She's gorgeous to me.

 

[comfortably numb]

Butterface

this is the part when someone asks "she has a face?"

 

[Tom Servo]

If you're not a wrestling fan you may not get this:

@WWECreative_ish

That's how you pull off a Dusty Finish. #Oscars #Kayfabe

(Essentially, a false finish.)

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Didn't watch the oscars, but this got my attention

LINK

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

 

 

[Mr. Mojo]

I was sick of the speeches and turned on The walking Dead right after La La Land was announced. This morning was WTF!?

Ironically I kept saying all last week that Moonlight would win.

 

[otb_lifer]

LINK

yeah, she's one i hardly ever notice, but, she definitely cleaned up in grand fashion, and totally rocked her look. none too shabby for a 42 yr old.

 

[eoMMan]

I thought Matt Damon's wife (Lucianda?), Olivia Culpa, and Emma Roberts all looked great.

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims5/amp:49d16a0ffcac0a8212e79961a3fb3efd08e2068f/r:1000,1000,shrink/foc:face/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs.blogcdn.com%2Fslideshows%2Fimages%2Fslides%2F445%2F995%2F7%2FS4459957%2Fslug%2Fl%2F89th-annual-academy-awards-arrivals-1.jpg

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[culdeus]

How did that ESPN OJ thing win?  It wasn't a movie.  Did their 30 for 30 things get nominated too from time to time?

 

[LAUNCH]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/02/27/most-shocking-moment-in-oscars-history-presenters-call-the-wrong-winner-for-best-picture/?utm_term=.fe4aae0c69be

Pretty good recap.  It is still kind of baffling that he couldn't comprehend that it was the wrong card.  It says Best Actress in a Leading Role on the card.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/02/27/most-shocking-moment-in-oscars-history-presenters-call-the-wrong-winner-for-best-picture/?utm_term=.fe4aae0c69be

Pretty good recap.  It is still kind of baffling that he couldn't comprehend that it was the wrong card.  It says Best Actress in a Leading Role on the card.

I think he realized it, you could see him look over her shoulder backstage like "wtf", but I think he froze

 

[culdeus]

All things run their course.  The Oscars are in the air and over the shark right now. 

The problem is that nobody watches movies anymore.  Serial dramas is where all the talent is in writing and production.  I would bet the average person has heard of at most 3 of the movies on the best picture list and watched perhaps just 1.  I can only identify 3 on the list and, watched 45 minutes of 1 (Hacksaw, got bored and turned off) and have no interest in even knowing what the rest are even about.  There are simply too many good serials to catch up on now to be bothered with a poorly developed plot rushed to fit in a 2 to 3 hour format.  

Serials like The Crown, Z, GoT, Poldark, Transparent, Call the Midwives, Narcos, hell even Westworld....and on and on....All vastly outperform a 2 hour format show done to near perfection.  It just is what it is now.  I can name a half dozen serials I'd like to watch soon, but can't find the time for.  I can't name the last 5 best pictures on a bet and that's with not even really caring enough to figure out who actually won last night.  

Golden Globes are really a bit more interesting now because it covers all the relevant formats, not the one nearly dead one.

 

[thayman]

How did that ESPN OJ thing win?  It wasn't a movie.  Did their 30 for 30 things get nominated too from time to time?

It was a documentary.  The 30 for 30s are a TV series and would be eligible for an Emmy but not an Oscar.

 

[LAUNCH]

I think he realized it, you could see him look over her shoulder backstage like "wtf", but I think he froze

I know he noticed something was not right, but he re-read the card and looked for another one.  It just seems like he should have been able to read the card once and comprehend that he was given the wrong card.

"EMMA STONE"

LA LA LAND

Best Actress in a Leading Role