The Oscars 2012

Arwen · 02-25-2012, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by UofMfan

OK so I watched The Help, Moneyball, The Descendants, The Artist, War Horse and Tree of Life.

It took me several sitings to watch The Help, I am not sure why.

I still have to get and watch the others nominated but that will probably happen after the awards have been handed out.

The New York Times has an Oscar Ballot that is fun to fill out, for those who are geeks like myself.

I am about to fill it out, it is a tough year to pick from as I think we had some great movies and performances.

Will you be watching The Oscars tomorrow?

I scheduled a meeting in the MIDDLE of the dang Oscars. What was I thinking? sigh. I'll tape it and avoid social media until I've watched it.

I loved The Help. I lived in the end of that time period though so it was hard to watch. I thought it was a very clear-eyed look at racism without the protection of hoods. And the fact that it was a woman-centric look at racism as a cultural habit really got to me.

UofMfan · 02-25-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Arwen

I scheduled a meeting in the MIDDLE of the dang Oscars. What was I thinking? sigh. I'll tape it and avoid social media until I've watched it.

I loved The Help. I lived in the end of that time period though so it was hard to watch. I thought it was a very clear-eyed look at racism without the protection of hoods. And the fact that it was a woman-centric look at racism as a cultural habit really got to me.

It was hard to watch, but you are right, the fact that it wasn't covert racism and that it was woman centric made it worth the trouble.

As for your schedule snafu, you obviously were not thinking!

dark_crystal · 02-26-2012, 08:47 AM

Seen:

The Artist

The Descendants

Extrremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

Couldn't find:

War Horse

Pick: The Help
Expect to win: The Artist

UofMfan · 02-26-2012, 08:54 AM

Picture: The Descendants

Actor: George Clooney

Actress: Maryl Streep

Dark Crystal, I also think the Artist will win it and perhaps sweep because of all the hype.

Oh, and in my opinion, one of the worst/oddest of the movies nominated for Best Picture had to be The Tree of Life.

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UofMfan Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: A very happy Mr. Grumpy Cat Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Neither here or there Posts: 7,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 27,733 Thanked 18,935 Times in 4,705 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	My Picks: Picture: The Descendants Actor: George Clooney Actress: Maryl Streep Dark Crystal, I also think the Artist will win it and perhaps sweep because of all the hype. Oh, and in my opinion, one of the worst/oddest of the movies nominated for Best Picture had to be The Tree of Life.

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