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by: Mike Sampson Mar. 7, 2010

As promised, we'll be liveblogging the Oscars this year on JoBlo.com! This could prove to be especially helpful for New York readers who have lost ABC on their TVs due to a dispute with Cablevision. The live blog will begin at 7:30pm EST in this very spot! I'll be joined by our critic Chris Bumbray and JoBlo Podcast co-host Johnny Moreno and we'll bring it to you as it happens.

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Dask
4:51PM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Did any of you Anti-Hurt Locker ranters even watch the movie? Politics don't have anything to do with Avatar being a mediocre film. That's why it lost. A technical achievement, sure. That's why it won in the technical categories.
Did any of you Anti-Hurt Locker ranters even watch the movie? Politics don't have anything to do with Avatar being a mediocre film. That's why it lost. A technical achievement, sure. That's why it won in the technical categories.
 
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Joe11
1:47PM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HURT LOCKER!!
Finally Avatar gets put in its place as a ok scifi action flick that is only god in 3D. Try watching it in 2D and I beet you walk out, cause I did. A movie shouldn't win because of its effect, it should have an important story to tell and be entertaining without having to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on effects.. Way to go "Hurt Locker" it was defiantly the best film of the year!!!!
Finally Avatar gets put in its place as a ok scifi action flick that is only god in 3D. Try watching it in 2D and I beet you walk out, cause I did. A movie shouldn't win because of its effect, it should have an important story to tell and be entertaining without having to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on effects.. Way to go "Hurt Locker" it was defiantly the best film of the year!!!!
 
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Netforce
1:57AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Is it just me that Alec Baldwin is actually funnier than Steve Martin? Just a thought, still a good Award show though.
Is it just me that Alec Baldwin is actually funnier than Steve Martin? Just a thought, still a good Award show though.
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Pierce Patchett
2:35PM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I thought they both were hilarious. I have been a fan of Steve Martin forever so even just his silly facial expressions were cracking me up.
I thought they both were hilarious. I have been a fan of Steve Martin forever so even just his silly facial expressions were cracking me up.
 
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predator_silver
12:58AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
In the words of Happy!
Green jacket, Gold jacket who gives a $h1t. Obviously those rigged votes for Hurt Locker paid off big time.
Green jacket, Gold jacket who gives a $h1t. Obviously those rigged votes for Hurt Locker paid off big time.
 
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BHak88
12:37AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I actually did enjoy Martin and Baldwin as hosts. It was classic humor. Also, very impressed with the John Hughs tribute.
I actually did enjoy Martin and Baldwin as hosts. It was classic humor. Also, very impressed with the John Hughs tribute.
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RUMIEZ
1:06AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Yeah the Hughes tribute was very good.
Yeah the Hughes tribute was very good.
 
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BHak88
12:31AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Another political win for best picture *sigh*
Another political win for best picture *sigh*
 
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anomaly7
12:27AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'll agree that the academy all too often snubs action/sci-fi films, but anyone who thinks Avatar deserved the win over Hurt Locker is kidding themselves. Kudos for Up and Michael Giacchino for his great score. But that interpretive dance over the score nominees was laughably bad.
I'll agree that the academy all too often snubs action/sci-fi films, but anyone who thinks Avatar deserved the win over Hurt Locker is kidding themselves. Kudos for Up and Michael Giacchino for his great score. But that interpretive dance over the score nominees was laughably bad.
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BHak88
12:49AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I will respectfully disagree with you. Avatar is a once a decade kina movie, and HL felt like just another war movie, but with less shooting.
I will respectfully disagree with you. Avatar is a once a decade kina movie, and HL felt like just another war movie, but with less shooting.
 
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jacka
12:27AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Just remember this. in five years no one will remember that hurt locker won best picture but avatar has changed films forever!!
Just remember this. in five years no one will remember that hurt locker won best picture but avatar has changed films forever!!
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prefuse
3:48AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
They live on in different ways. Avatar changed the game in the visuals department and will forever be known for that of course. But The Hurt Locker is a masterpiece of tension and a classic war film that will be studied and discussed in film classes and talked about as one of the great modern war films for decades to come. They will both live on in different ways. But if you would really like t...
They live on in different ways. Avatar changed the game in the visuals department and will forever be known for that of course. But The Hurt Locker is a masterpiece of tension and a classic war film that will be studied and discussed in film classes and talked about as one of the great modern war films for decades to come. They will both live on in different ways. But if you would really like to dispute what film will stand the test of time, I can assure you in 25 years as technology has progressed far beyond what Avatar has done, all that will be left is a mediocre script and unintentional laughs from the bland dialogue and characters.
 
RebelliousDrone
12:30AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Off the top of their heads how many people know which movie beat star wars?

Fans speaker louder than the Academy ever has
Off the top of their heads how many people know which movie beat star wars?

Fans speaker louder than the Academy ever has
 
Terminal_83
12:28AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Keep telling yourself that. Meanwhile Bigelow is drinking and holding two gold statues.
Keep telling yourself that. Meanwhile Bigelow is drinking and holding two gold statues.
 
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BHak88
12:23AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Another political win for best picture *sigh*
Another political win for best picture *sigh*
 
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Ocelot_Snake
12:23AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Great night, my pool did better than last year, I only had 4 right
Great night, my pool did better than last year, I only had 4 right
 
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BHak88
12:21AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Another political win for best picture *sigh*
Another political win for best picture *sigh*
 
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RUMIEZ
12:19AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hell Yes!!!
HURT LOCKER!!! So Happy about the Oscars this year. I Loved Avatar but let's face it, deep down I knew The Hurst Locker was gonna pull threw. Kathrn Bigelow for the win was Amazing and then BEST PICTURE! I remember back in the day Watching Point Break and then continuing threw out the years, not to mention the over looked Strange Day's.

Bridges for the win was epic, way to go to...
HURT LOCKER!!! So Happy about the Oscars this year. I Loved Avatar but let's face it, deep down I knew The Hurst Locker was gonna pull threw. Kathrn Bigelow for the win was Amazing and then BEST PICTURE! I remember back in the day Watching Point Break and then continuing threw out the years, not to mention the over looked Strange Day's.

Bridges for the win was epic, way to go to The Dude. Martin and Baldwin were perfect, really nothing to bitch about but I would have liked to see a win for District 9.
 
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PumpyFly
12:18AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HURT LOCKER overated!
THE HURT LOCKER was overated. 7/10. All the scenes with the bombs and the action scenes were great. The rest of the scenes were just filler.



Regarding the show, what the hell was up with that jewish lady cuttin off that black guy who won for Best Documentary SHort?

THE HURT LOCKER was overated. 7/10. All the scenes with the bombs and the action scenes were great. The rest of the scenes were just filler.



Regarding the show, what the hell was up with that jewish lady cuttin off that black guy who won for Best Documentary SHort?

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Joe11
1:53PM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Regardless of whether or not the Hurt Locker is overrated, it was still the best film to come out last year. Avatar was good only because of its 3D and even though Inglorious Bastards was great, I don't think its the kind of movie that the Academy would go for because if it was it would have at least won best original screenplay. As for that bitchy jewish women, she was a producer who got kicke...
Regardless of whether or not the Hurt Locker is overrated, it was still the best film to come out last year. Avatar was good only because of its 3D and even though Inglorious Bastards was great, I don't think its the kind of movie that the Academy would go for because if it was it would have at least won best original screenplay. As for that bitchy jewish women, she was a producer who got kicked of the project and decided to steal all of the spotlight and attention that the film was getting. I am strongly against hitting women, but if I was this director I would of socked her right in the face.
 
MovieSamurai
12:20AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
yeah, she ruined his night & speech
yeah, she ruined his night & speech
 
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miguel_montes
12:17AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Congrats to The Hurt Locker...



But...



The Academy gives THL the best movie award... and snubs Saving Private Ryan?? UNFAIR!!
Congrats to The Hurt Locker...



But...



The Academy gives THL the best movie award... and snubs Saving Private Ryan?? UNFAIR!!
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prefuse
3:35AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
How was The Hurt Locker any less or more anti-war than Saving Private Ryan? Give specific examples because I can see absolutely no way to back up this argument.
How was The Hurt Locker any less or more anti-war than Saving Private Ryan? Give specific examples because I can see absolutely no way to back up this argument.
 
RebelliousDrone
12:20AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Saving Private Ryan wasn't anti war enough
Saving Private Ryan wasn't anti war enough
 
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MovieSamurai
12:16AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Mo'nique's speech started out uncomfortable,awkward & should not have been said.



Other than that - where'd Neil Patrick Harris go? He should've been the host, after that great opening number.
Mo'nique's speech started out uncomfortable,awkward & should not have been said.



Other than that - where'd Neil Patrick Harris go? He should've been the host, after that great opening number.
 
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morix
12:16AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Should have been Inglourious Basterds
How disappointing. They talk and talk about how it's all about the story, yet they give the Best Picture prize to a movie that has barely any story at all. I just don't get it.
How disappointing. They talk and talk about how it's all about the story, yet they give the Best Picture prize to a movie that has barely any story at all. I just don't get it.
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RebelliousDrone
12:18AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I hear ya man, IB deserved it no doubt
I hear ya man, IB deserved it no doubt
 
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Meat Bat
12:16AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Not only was A Prophet literally snubbed. I felt that the movie Bronson should of at least got nominated.
Not only was A Prophet literally snubbed. I felt that the movie Bronson should of at least got nominated.
 
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RUMIEZ
12:15AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hell Yes!!!
HURT LOCKER!!! So Happy about the Oscars this year. I Loved Avatar but let's face it, deep down I knew The Hurst Locker was gonna pull threw. Kathrn Bigelow for the win was Amazing and then BEST PICTURE! I remember back in the day Watching Point Break and then continuing threw out the years, not to mention the over looked Strange Day's.

HURT LOCKER!!! So Happy about the Oscars this year. I Loved Avatar but let's face it, deep down I knew The Hurst Locker was gonna pull threw. Kathrn Bigelow for the win was Amazing and then BEST PICTURE! I remember back in the day Watching Point Break and then continuing threw out the years, not to mention the over looked Strange Day's.

 
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writer19
12:15AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
GREAT FUCKING OSCARS!!! HURT LOCKER GOT WHAT IT DESERVED AND AVATAR DIDN'T STEAL ANY!!! i get drunk now
GREAT FUCKING OSCARS!!! HURT LOCKER GOT WHAT IT DESERVED AND AVATAR DIDN'T STEAL ANY!!! i get drunk now
 
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RebelliousDrone
12:14AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
BOOOOO
what was so great about THL? really what stood out that made it deserve it?



Hollywood likes anti-war films, or at least films that paint modern war in a negative light and that is the only reason it won
what was so great about THL? really what stood out that made it deserve it?



Hollywood likes anti-war films, or at least films that paint modern war in a negative light and that is the only reason it won
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jsin.atomic
12:48AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
The Hurt Locker is not an anti war film in slightest. It won because of solid work from everyone involved. He kept going back because he was addicted to war. That level of stress can become increasingly comfortable to some people. I know it took some adjustment when I came back from Saudi Arabia... So much so that I put my name in to go back over seas 2 weeks after I got home. It is a movie tha...
The Hurt Locker is not an anti war film in slightest. It won because of solid work from everyone involved. He kept going back because he was addicted to war. That level of stress can become increasingly comfortable to some people. I know it took some adjustment when I came back from Saudi Arabia... So much so that I put my name in to go back over seas 2 weeks after I got home. It is a movie that needs a frame of reference to identify with and that doesn't neccesarily have to be military experience.
 
RebelliousDrone
12:23AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Why was he there? why did he keep going back? What was with his box? I feel the character development was piss poor. It might not have been a horrible film, just wasn't great by any stretch
Why was he there? why did he keep going back? What was with his box? I feel the character development was piss poor. It might not have been a horrible film, just wasn't great by any stretch
 
Funployee
12:17AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I didn't find anything about THL to be anti-war. Maybe on a purely "it damages soldiers" level (which is absolutely true), but it wasn't political in the least in regards to the war it portrayed.
I didn't find anything about THL to be anti-war. Maybe on a purely "it damages soldiers" level (which is absolutely true), but it wasn't political in the least in regards to the war it portrayed.
 
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Kilar
12:13AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Very lame year. Avatar was out of the race being a action/sci fi film, so the academy had to ressurect a bomb in the hurt locker to have something they deemed worthy.

Any other year it would be strugglign to be nominated.

Overall a very weak year, obviously they didn't want to give it to Avatar, so found a small film to give it too, a true hollywood ending, awww...
Very lame year. Avatar was out of the race being a action/sci fi film, so the academy had to ressurect a bomb in the hurt locker to have something they deemed worthy.

Any other year it would be strugglign to be nominated.

Overall a very weak year, obviously they didn't want to give it to Avatar, so found a small film to give it too, a true hollywood ending, awww...
 
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xIvSlowDeath420
12:12AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
We get it Kilar
Your mission to look like the biggest douchebag on the site is a total success,way to go guy.
Your mission to look like the biggest douchebag on the site is a total success,way to go guy.
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Kilar
12:14AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Thanks dude, that was my aim ... now lets snuggle
Thanks dude, that was my aim ... now lets snuggle
 
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Funployee
12:11AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
One thing we can all agree on: Baldwin and Martin were awful. The writing was terrible, and their presence was full of awkward delivery and poor chemistry.



At least they won't be back next year. Hopefully the writers won't be either.
One thing we can all agree on: Baldwin and Martin were awful. The writing was terrible, and their presence was full of awkward delivery and poor chemistry.



At least they won't be back next year. Hopefully the writers won't be either.
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Funployee
12:15AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I laughed once, at the Jew line. The rest was really bad.
I laughed once, at the Jew line. The rest was really bad.
 
Terminal_83
12:12AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Most definitely. They really didn't get many laughs this year.
Most definitely. They really didn't get many laughs this year.
 
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Doctor Supertramp
12:09AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
2010 OSCAR RECAP:
DUDE WINS

Hurt Locker rapes

Avatar gets put in its place

Tarantino gets snubbed again



Cool 2011
DUDE WINS

Hurt Locker rapes

Avatar gets put in its place

Tarantino gets snubbed again



Cool 2011
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Terminal_83
12:11AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Word up.
Word up.
 
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Doktor Decker
12:09AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Its a shame that "A Prophet" lost in the Best Foreign language film category. It was such a great movie. Seems that the Academy is against awarding prison movies. Even the amazing Shawshank Redemption did not win a academy award.
Its a shame that "A Prophet" lost in the Best Foreign language film category. It was such a great movie. Seems that the Academy is against awarding prison movies. Even the amazing Shawshank Redemption did not win a academy award.
 
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Kilar
12:08AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HL got about 3 oscars too many, sound editing and mixng and editing. It's obvious who the darling of this years awards was...
HL got about 3 oscars too many, sound editing and mixng and editing. It's obvious who the darling of this years awards was...
 
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Funployee
12:08AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Everyone saying THL didn't deserve it, what was the alternative? IB was great, but it was no Hurt Locker. And Avatar... well. That movie was a technical feat, and more of a great spectacle than a great movie. THL deserved the win.
Everyone saying THL didn't deserve it, what was the alternative? IB was great, but it was no Hurt Locker. And Avatar... well. That movie was a technical feat, and more of a great spectacle than a great movie. THL deserved the win.
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RebelliousDrone
12:13AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
what was so great about THL? really what stood out that made it deserve it? Hollywood likes anti-war films, or at least films that paint modern war in a negative light and that is the only reason it won
what was so great about THL? really what stood out that made it deserve it? Hollywood likes anti-war films, or at least films that paint modern war in a negative light and that is the only reason it won
 
Terminal_83
12:10AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Well said Funployee.
Well said Funployee.
 
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Kilar
12:07AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HL got about 3 oscars too many, sound editing and mixng and editing. It's obvious who the darling of this years awards was...
HL got about 3 oscars too many, sound editing and mixng and editing. It's obvious who the darling of this years awards was...
 
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Kilar
12:05AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HL got about 3 oscars too many, sound editing and mixng and editing. It's obvious who the darling of this years awards was...
HL got about 3 oscars too many, sound editing and mixng and editing. It's obvious who the darling of this years awards was...
 
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Kilar
12:02AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Kathryn seems nice, hopefully one day she'll make a film that actually deserves 6 oscars!
Kathryn seems nice, hopefully one day she'll make a film that actually deserves 6 oscars!
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Terminal_83
12:11AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Like that crappy Pocahontas remake with the blue thunder cats?
Like that crappy Pocahontas remake with the blue thunder cats?
 
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Terminal_83
12:00AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Sweet beautiful justice! The Hurt Locker for the win! Thank you Academy! The BEST PICTURE won!
Sweet beautiful justice! The Hurt Locker for the win! Thank you Academy! The BEST PICTURE won!
 
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ANTI
11:51PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
The Blind Side what a pile of suckage
The Blind Side what a pile of suckage
 
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Joe11
11:40PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I really want Carey Mulligan to win
I really want Carey Mulligan to win
 
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Joe11
11:38PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
THE DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS JEFF YOU DESERVE IT!!!
THE DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS JEFF YOU DESERVE IT!!!
 
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philalva77
11:34PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
stfu all you morons who bitch & moan about who wins the oscar, especially if Avatar doesn't get one, it will mostly get all the technical awards, plain & simple, none of us are experts you know.
stfu all you morons who bitch & moan about who wins the oscar, especially if Avatar doesn't get one, it will mostly get all the technical awards, plain & simple, none of us are experts you know.
 
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Terminal_83
11:33PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I KNEW Bridges would win.
I KNEW Bridges would win.
 
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predator_silver
11:26PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Wow
I am seriously dissapointed that the Hurt Locker won Best Editing, wow If people actually watch District 9, they would know that it had to be a very hard job to edit that considering all the cuts. I have to say I have been alittle turn off from this years oscars because Star Trek wasnt even in the running for best picture, it should of at least been mentioned considering it took a past...
I am seriously dissapointed that the Hurt Locker won Best Editing, wow If people actually watch District 9, they would know that it had to be a very hard job to edit that considering all the cuts. I have to say I have been alittle turn off from this years oscars because Star Trek wasnt even in the running for best picture, it should of at least been mentioned considering it took a past franchise back from the dead, something they couldn't do with countless others to speak of.
 
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Joe11
11:16PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I really thought the Hurt Locker was good and I want it to win best picture, but I think that there winning in some categories that it doesn't deserve
I really thought the Hurt Locker was good and I want it to win best picture, but I think that there winning in some categories that it doesn't deserve
 
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Joe11
11:13PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I really thought the Hurt Locker was good and I want it to win best picture, but I think that there winning in some categories that it doesn't deserve
I really thought the Hurt Locker was good and I want it to win best picture, but I think that there winning in some categories that it doesn't deserve
 
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ElderPredator
11:09PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Best Editing for THL?
THE HURT LOCKER wins Best Editing? What a bunch of bullshit.
THE HURT LOCKER wins Best Editing? What a bunch of bullshit.
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ElderPredator
11:27PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Agreed but not better than AVATAR. There's no contest.
Agreed but not better than AVATAR. There's no contest.
 
drc5145
11:21PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
What are you smoking? The Hurt Locker had fantastic editing.
What are you smoking? The Hurt Locker had fantastic editing.
 
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JasonC07
10:57PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
So, Michael Jackson dies a few hours after Farrah Fawcett and everyone including the Academy Awards forgets about her? What a crock!
So, Michael Jackson dies a few hours after Farrah Fawcett and everyone including the Academy Awards forgets about her? What a crock!
 
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Kilar
10:40PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I have a theory about The Hurt locker.

The Academy got together to pick the monimees this year and saw they had a bunch of good films, but no stand out. Obviously Avatar was the stand out but the Academy never has, and probably never will, give it to a action/sci-fi movie.

So they had a problem, no real stand out film. So they looked back at small films that were overlooked and...
I have a theory about The Hurt locker.

The Academy got together to pick the monimees this year and saw they had a bunch of good films, but no stand out. Obviously Avatar was the stand out but the Academy never has, and probably never will, give it to a action/sci-fi movie.

So they had a problem, no real stand out film. So they looked back at small films that were overlooked and found: The Hurt locker. A film that had some good reviews and bombed hard upon release and slipped into obscurity.

What better film for the acedemy to ressurect? But wait, its directed by a woman, that'll prove the academy aren't anti-female. But wait, she was married to another best director nominee. Holy Shit, this is gonna bump up the ratings if we play as a 'battle of the exs' type thing. Hell yeah... Now to justify all this, lets nominate it for a huge bunch of awards it really doesn't deserve. By doing that all the academy memebrs who haven't seen it (which is most of them) will just assume its really really good. And of course thats whats happens. You have a VERY different psychology watching a film that you know has bombed vs a film you know is nominated for 9 oscars... when you know its up for 9 awards you see it differently, you see it as a better film.

Thats the problem this year, no clear stand out and a small film that's being pushed way above its fighting weight.
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prefuse
3:45AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Your argument is illogical. The Hurt Locker did not bomb, it was a limited release, and a successful limited release at that. It had a lack of solid marketing if anything. If the Academy didn't want to prove itself to be anti-female they would have given it to Sofia Copolla for Lost in Translation. Also, this is your opinion and the opinion of many other people when The Hurt Locker was first re...
Your argument is illogical. The Hurt Locker did not bomb, it was a limited release, and a successful limited release at that. It had a lack of solid marketing if anything. If the Academy didn't want to prove itself to be anti-female they would have given it to Sofia Copolla for Lost in Translation. Also, this is your opinion and the opinion of many other people when The Hurt Locker was first released was that it was an undisputed masterpiece. That with the right push, it could go all the way to the Oscars. And bumping up the ratings? If nobody saw The Hurt Locker, how would anything having to do with it bump up ratings? Avatar & The Blind Side bump ratings because the Average Joe know what it is. I agree when a film is hyped up you have a different outlook going into it, but The Hurt Locker was winning accolades and rave reviews well before the Oscars. It happened to stick around throughout the year, generating buzz simply because most people thought it was an amazing film. You may not have liked it and that's fine but all you're doing now is masking your bitterness with a bullshit theory.
 
RebelliousDrone
12:43AM on 03/08/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
i couldn't agree more
i couldn't agree more
 
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11:04PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
No.
No.
 
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Kilar
10:29PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Sound mixing and editing to The Hurt Locker over Avatar, oh f*cking come on!

This is a sham.
Sound mixing and editing to The Hurt Locker over Avatar, oh f*cking come on!

This is a sham.
 
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randomhero24
10:07PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Say what you want about MoNique, she was great in Domino.
Say what you want about MoNique, she was great in Domino.
 
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10:04PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Say what you want about MoNique, she was great in Domino.
Say what you want about MoNique, she was great in Domino.
 
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Terminal_83
10:03PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Up in the Air should have won for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Up in the Air should have won for Best Adapted Screenplay.
 
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9:54PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Precious for adapted screenplay??? That was by far the weakest nominee in that category. Jason Reitman should feel wronged.
Precious for adapted screenplay??? That was by far the weakest nominee in that category. Jason Reitman should feel wronged.
 
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Chinaski
9:17PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Humbled me by stealing the statue from Quentin Tarantino....
Humbled me by stealing the statue from Quentin Tarantino....
 
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Terminal_83
8:57PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Christoph Walz for the win. Loved his expression. Just wanted to say thanks to the people who tried to help me watch the Oscars with ABC down. ABC went up nine minutes in to the ceremony, so I didn't miss much at all. Thanks again guys.
Christoph Walz for the win. Loved his expression. Just wanted to say thanks to the people who tried to help me watch the Oscars with ABC down. ABC went up nine minutes in to the ceremony, so I didn't miss much at all. Thanks again guys.
 
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Cherry Liquor
8:33PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
HELL YEAH, NPH!
NPH just made this year better than the last two decades' worth of shows 10 million times better!
NPH just made this year better than the last two decades' worth of shows 10 million times better!
 
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BrandO84
7:56PM on 03/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I pushing for Tarantino to walk away with either Best Picture or Best Director; I'm also hoping Christopher Plummer does not rob the Best Supporting Actor out from underneath Christoph Waltz.
I pushing for Tarantino to walk away with either Best Picture or Best Director; I'm also hoping Christopher Plummer does not rob the Best Supporting Actor out from underneath Christoph Waltz.
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