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Oscars?

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  • 25-02-2007 11:00pm
    #1
    Guy:Incognito
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    Are the oscars not usually shown live? Seen to remember Jonathan Ross doing the show on BBC the last couple of years. Cant find any sign of it being shown.


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    Goodshape
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    I remember last year they weren't shown, or at least not on free TV - might have been on Sky Movies.

    Someone was kind enough to do a webcast though.. maybe they'll do the same this year?


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    #3
    Dont be at yourself
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    Sky Movies only this year :(


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    aidan_walsh
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    Stekelly wrote:
    Are the oscars not usually shown live? Seen to remember Jonathan Ross doing the show on BBC the last couple of years. Cant find any sign of it being shown.
    Sky Movies are carrying them live.


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    mike65
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    Anyone fancy making some predictions?

    Best Film - Departed
    Director - Scorsese (its now or possibly never)
    Actor - Whitiker (overnight success after 20 years)
    Actress - Mirren (posh Brit who Yanks like, or Streep cos she's the only Yank!)
    Supporting - Alan Arkin (veteran talent who deserves gong)
    Supporting - Rinko Kikuchi (cripple/mental vote to 'borrow' from Kate Winslet) or Abigail Breslin (cute kid vote)

    Mike.


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    kazper
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    I thought i seen earlier that they are showing on sky one live at 11?


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    MisterAnarchy
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    I normally stay up to watch them but not going to bother this year.
    Standard of nominees in the major categories is very poor this year.


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    Goodshape
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    mike65 wrote:
    Anyone fancy making some predictions?

    Best Film - Departed
    Director - Scorsese (its now or possibly never)
    Actor - Whitiker (overnight success after 20 years)
    Actress - Mirren (posh Brit who Yanks like, or Streep cos she's the only Yank!)
    Supporting - Alan Arkin (veteran talent who deserves gong)
    Supporting - Rinko Kikuchi (cripple/mental vote to 'borrow' from Kate Winslet) or Abigail Breslin (cute kid vote)

    Mike.
    I'd predict the same, tbh.


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    #9
    Baggly
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    Dont think The Departed and Scorcese, one or the other i reckon.


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    BlitzKrieg
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    I love Sorcese and his films, but I dont think The Departed deserve best picture...But I did think The Aviator deserved it 2 years ago. So my opinion tends not to matter when it comes to oscars.


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    Goodshape
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    Just saw The Aviator a couple of nights ago. I didn't really enjoy it too much - although I got the impression I might have done if I had known more about the people being portrayed.

    I'm not sure if The Departed deserves it, but I think it might get it nonetheless.


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    Playboy
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    Anyone know where we could watch the oscars online?


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    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,818 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    My predictions:
    Performance by an actor in a leading role: Forest Whitaker

    Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Alan Arkin

    Performance by an actress in a leading role: Helen Mirren

    Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Jennifer Hudson

    Best animated feature film of the year: "Cars"

    Achievement in art direction: "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

    Achievement in cinematography: "Pan’s Labyrinth"

    Achievement in costume design: "The Queen"

    Achievement in directing: Martin Scorsese

    Best documentary feature: "An Inconvenient Truth"

    Achievement in film editing: "United 93"

    Best foreign language film of the year: "Pan’s Labyrinth"

    Achievement in makeup: "Pan’s Labyrinth"

    Achievement in music written for motion picture (Original score): "Notes on a Scandal" - Philip Glass

    Best motion picture of the year: "The Departed"

    Achievement in sound editing: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest"

    Achievement in sound mixing: "Dreamgirls"

    Achievement in visual effects: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest"

    Adapted screenplay: "The Departed"

    Original screenplay: "Babel"

    Left out one or two which i hadn't seen or had no opinion on. This is what i think will win, not all are what i want to win.

    Some side thoughts...

    Scorsese deserves it. 'The Departed' was not his finest film but he deserves it after denied that Best Director award so many times.

    Would love to see 'Little Miss Sunshine' pick up a few but can see stuff like 'Babel' (for it's serious and heartful storyline) and 'Dreamgirls' (for it's music and biopic nature) absolutely clean up.

    Also would like to see 'Pan's Labyrinth' win a few.. i hope it wins best art direction / best make-up though i think Pirate's may deny it on one or maybe both of those.


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    monkeyfudge
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    Sky's coverage from the red carpet is atrocious anyway.

    The stupid muppet they have doing it doesn't even know how to use a microphone, all her questions are off mic.


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    #15
    Basq
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    All this chat of the Oscars reminds me of the Oscar Pool i won here (well.. joint first) 2 years back.

    Never got that mouse mat though! :(


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    lostexpectation
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    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Sky's coverage from the red carpet is atrocious anyway.

    The stupid muppet they have doing it doesn't even know how to use a microphone, all her questions are off mic.


    yeah fern cotten what is she like
    she gets the A list star and then turns away from them to tell us who they are?

    must be able to get the oscare live on the web somewhere


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    ro2
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭ro2


    http://60hud.com/live/oscars.asx

    It will only work if you're in Ireland.


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    Mossy Monk
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    wow

    thanks ro2


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    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    ro2 wrote:
    http://60hud.com/live/oscars.asx

    It will only work if you're in Ireland.
    Cool, doesn't seem to be working for me though.

    It's timing out trying to connect, Using Winamp.


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    Mossy Monk
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    working perfectly for me with Windows Media Player


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    #21
    ro2
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭ro2


    Use windows media player 9 or above.


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    #22
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,818 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Great link ro2.

    Might watch a bit of it but am pretty wrecked. Also don't find Ellen DeGeneres particularly funny or entertaining.. they should have got Billy Crystal for the 19th year in a row! :D

    EDIT: I thought it was starting at 1AM GMT.. obviously not. Am off to bed.

    Am hoping to see at least some of the predictions were accurate in the morning.


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    #23
    Goodshape
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    I've got sound now, WMP11, but no picture. I got prompted for a WMP update, I'll grab that and see what happens.


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    #24
    lostexpectation
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    ah I got it another way pm me if you want

    the link is german

    im trying it in vlc and im not getting it argh which settings?

    oh the american one im watching is a mintue behind damn fcc


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    #25
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Yay. Pans Labyrinth takes the first oscar.


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    #26
    Stargal
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    V glad to see that. Ok, Art Direction isn't the most major category but it's well deserved.


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    #27
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    jaysus that is the best live video i've ever seen online, perfect quality


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    #28
    Chad ghostal
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    Thanks alot for the link, works perfectly for me


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    #29
    ro2
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭ro2


    Call Me Jimmy wrote:
    jaysus that is the best live video i've ever seen online, perfect quality

    We aim to please :)

    Looks good in HD too, pity I can't stream that..


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    #30
    Stargal
    Registered Users Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Stargal


    Wow, it got best make-up too - that's excellent news.


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    #31
    Goodshape
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    Nice one, first two for Pan's Labyrinth.

    Loved that film. Deservers everything it gets.


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