Comments on: Geek Discussion: 82nd Annual Academy Award Winners & Losers!

By: Chynna

Chynna — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:12:15 +0000

I definitely agree in your thinking that Tarantino was snubbed. He and Basterds was very deserving of more than just a best supporting actor oscar.

By: MelodyJ

MelodyJ — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:22:20 +0000

i agree with most of thepost. I don’t really get into reward shows. The trailers for Avatar didn’t even look that good. i’m glad for most of the winners

By: TM

TM — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:49:45 +0000

I, for one, am disappointed that Avatar didn’t win. So it’s a decent, but not great, story. So it’s got some uneven performances. I believe the same can be said of the other nominees, frankly. But it’s been a long time since I was astounded by what I saw. Avatar (in 3D) did that. It raised the bar for what is possible with filmmaking. No other movie did that this year.

I loved Inglorious Basterds, and understand why people should argue it should have won. It was a great film–certainly much better than Hurt Locker, which was one of the more forgettable of the films nominated. But, the Best Picture of the year was Avatar, warts and all.

By: scrotumbagmonkeyflicker

scrotumbagmonkeyflicker — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:15:32 +0000

Maybe I need to watch hurt locker again because I didnt think it was that good. I mean its good but not oscar worthy but congrats to Kathryn Bigelow Oscar gigolo… Wait a minute I forgot…. SCREW THE OSCARS!!

I’m just glad Avatar didnt clean up at the awards, only fit to clean the toilets IMO, but it should have got a hype award and a style over substance award… I’m such a hater :)

Glad Trek got an award though!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:32:53 +0000

Eve,
I agree with all of that.
I really do.
I have a confession to make, I can’t really get that worked up over the Oscars.

By: Bourgeois Brat

Bourgeois Brat — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:23:02 +0000

I’m sure James Cameron knew Avatar wasn’t going to win, going in. Just like Spielberg knew his films weren’t going to win.

Mo’Nique (Yippee)
Jeff Bridges (Righteous)
Christoph Waltz (Brillant)
Sandra Bullock (Felt like a “mercy choice”)

I appreciated Hurt Locker when I saw it, but I didn’t leave the theater feelin’ like I’d want to see it again. I was wishing I had a remote, after the first 15 minutes of Avatar :-)

By: Empress Eve

Empress Eve — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:57:36 +0000

Happy about Jeff Bridges, Christoph Waltz, and Mo’Nique.

I know Sandra Bullock was the popular vote AND the upset, but I didn’t see the film so can’t judge, but I don’t think she’s a *bad* actress. Good for her for taking on a dramatic role and wanting more for herself than just rom-coms.

While I really enjoyed Avatar, I think it deserved technical awards, but little else. No actors from the film were nominated, so what does that tell you about the performances? I think we can all agree that they weren’t all that great; and at times, the dialogue was painful and story nonsensical. I don’t think it should have won just because it’s a big-budget blockbuster. Inglorious Basterds is best picture material — it will hold up over time.

Oh, and Star Trek won Best Make-up, woo hoo!!! [Deserved more, I think, but happy that it got at least 1 Oscar].