This Years Oscars: What Pissed You Off?

[oliveira8]

District 9 not winning a single oscar. That was just WRONG.
Sandra Bullock winning an Oscar. And Merly Streep being snubbed...AGAIN.
Neil Patrick Harris.
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin sucked.
Tina Fey and Robert Downey Jr. stole the show...wait that was great.

Yeah, D9 not winning anything was pathetic.

 

[Chesterfield Snapdragon McFisticuffs]

That the Hurt Locker won anything. Biggest piece of shit I ever watched, so boring I had to fast-forward through parts.

 

[SturmDolch]

Seeing that fat Precious actress cry 50 times. In the audience, on stage, in the movie... Is she ever not leaking streams of grease down her face? Do we really need to see that?

Also, the fact that Inglourious Basterds didn't win more awards... Oh well, go Christoph Waltz!

 

[Quiet Stranger]

I don't even consider the Oscars a real award ceremony anymore. It's been that way for a while.
Sandra Bullock, case and point.

Why does everyone hate her? (not just for the blind side but everything else?)

 

[Dexomega]

Meh, I'm happy enough that the Hurt Locker beat Avatar out of Best Picture. Fucking up itself James Cameron plagiarism bullshit.

WAIT YOU'RE TELLING ME THE OSCARS ARE ALSO POLITICAL? OH FUCK OFF. - Robin Williams

Why would James not get a Best Director award though? He did a great job making Avatar and creating the atmosphere of the film. I'm disowning the Oscars.

 

[Elexia]

I was thrilled that Hans Zimmer was nominated for an Oscar for the awesome steam-punk/bohemian score he wrote for the movie Sherlock Holmes. I loved his work in Pirates of the Caribbean and I thought for once a truly original composition would win an Oscar.

Then I remembered it was the Academy awards and nothing new and risky ever wins.

 

[MR T3D]

Inglorius Basterds should have one best film or whatever the award is. Failing that, atleast Avatar (I mean Christ it broke pretty much every record). I don't know what Sandra Bullock one for, but I'm sure she didn't really deserve it...

no.
i saw the following nominees:
inglorious
up
avatar
hurt locker
tie between D9 and IB for best in my books, hurt locker is second for me, up was pretty damn good, but its already best animated, not ground-breaking enough.
avatar was merely pretty.
BS story and looking back, the ending is also BS.
hopefully cameron has enough sense to not do a sequel, because we're morons to not think if earth want unobtanium bad enough, a black op killsat would easily defeat the natives.

 

[scar-x-]

The whole Hurt Locker vs Avatar bullshit...
Sandra Bullock winning (I mean... what the fuck man?)
The fact that Inglorious Basterds got very little love
The fact that District 9 got little to no love

Gah...

 

[CheckD3]

Haven't seen Hurt Locker, heard it's good but don't really care.

District 9 was a great movie, but I think Up! Deserved best of the year, and yes I know it got best animation. But it was a movie EVERYONE could see. It had enough fun and jokes for kids (which even adults could laugh at and enjoy) but it also had a solid story with elements that would leap over little kids heads but bring tears to the eyes of adults. That opening when you go through his life, only the award winning song playing without any words, is more powerful than some movies out there...

 

[malestrithe]

Nothing. I have been through this song and dance before and I did not expect Avatar to win anything. With one exception that I know of, Oscar has never allowed the sci-fi/ fantasy movie to win.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Call me a cynic, but I wasn't in much doubt that a 'worthy' movie about american soldiers in Iraq would be scooping some big prizes, and that Watchmen would go home with nothing because of it's link to 'comic books' despite it not actually being that similar to the snoopy strips in the back of the paper.

 

[clipse15]

I've been seeing a lot of Oscar threads, so I'm gonna flat out say it. What just pissed you the FUCK off?
For me it was a few things.
1: When "The Hurt Locker" beat "Inglorius Bastards in ANY catagory.
2: The fact that Bradd Pitt wasn't even NOMINATED for best actor
3: The fact that Clooney was nominated for "Up in the Air" when he was AMAZING in "The Men Who Stare at Goats."
4 and lastly: The fact that "Precious" won one of them. NO. Just.... NO.

So, what did you hate about the Oscars?

EDIT: Oh, also the fact that District 9 didn't get a best film nomination. That was a jaw dropping moment.

EDIT 2: FUCK. I must have been in the bathroom for that part. My mistake everyone.

1. I loved Inglourious basterd but the only area where I feel bad that it lost to hurt locker was for original screenplay. As to which one is the better picture is subjective.

2. His role was to small to be nominated for best actor so he wouldve been nominated for best supporting actor which wouldve taken away from Waltz's win

3. I liked him in men who stare at goats but have you seen Up in the Air?

4. Again have you seen Precious?

 

[Klagermeister]

The Oscars are a broken system for rewarding good films. It causes people to go out and make "Oscar films" which are blatant attempts to please judges etc. I think the entire idea ruins the industry. Plus it made Jim Carrey do stuff OTHER than zaney comedy... why? (Ace Ventura was the peak of movie excellence! Hilarity, shemales and a mystery. What more do you want?)

Like a glove!

"EVERYONE loves a slinky you gota have a slinky. Slinky slinky go slinky go!!!"

BEST MOVIE EVER!!!

And stops right on the last step... You gotta love Jim Carrey.
His best line in any movie? "Ooh, Big Gulps! All right! ...Well, see ya later!"

On topic, I did not watch the Oscars. I was busy watching Freaknik on Adultswim.
Which, by the way, was quite hilarious and AWESOME.

 

[Spaec]

The only award that surprised/upset me was Avatar's award for cinematography - Basterds, and from what I hear also The Hurt Locker and The White Ribbon, was simply better.
As for Sandra Bullock, I think that easily happens when a comedy actor turns serious with a good performance (though I hear the movie itself was pretty sticky), it's probably in the context of her career.

Other than that no big surprises. Basterds certainly deserved the nominations it got, but the only one where it really deserved beating the competition was Supporting Actor (possibly cinematography).
The Hurt Locker was the big winner, and from what I gather it should be. It seems more concerned with tension, questionable individuals and good craft (hence Screenplay, Sound Mixing and Editing) than Americanism - though I hear the ending screws it over a bit - and is probably Best Picture material in the same way Crash was.

 

[TornadoADV]

Glad District 9 didn't win anything, Glad Hurt Locker won a lot of awards, Glad the Judges have more IQ then movie audiences to see Avatar for what it really is.

All around, have to say I was pleased with most of what they did, except not enough George Clooney love.

 

[Durxom]

The fact that the Hurt Locker won most of the awards, and I've never even heard of the movie until last night. Actually what's with that...a whole bunch of random movies that I haven't even heard of winning, or getting nominated like Precious, and An Education...who chooses these things x-x

 

[TraumaHound]

Really the only thing that pissed me off was that I actually watched the Oscars. I dislike awards shows and, at best, I'll pop open the ceremony's website and get the updates as they come. Who wins or loses doesn't affect me, it is what it is. If I wanted to care more I'd join the Academy and have my vote/opinion counted.

However, I was glad to have seen the tribute to the late John Hughes. I wished more of his Brat Pack had shown up but it was great to see John and his films honored.

 

[Zing]

The Oscars are a broken system for rewarding good films. It causes people to go out and make "Oscar films" which are blatant attempts to please judges etc. I think the entire idea ruins the industry. Plus it made Jim Carrey do stuff OTHER than zaney comedy... why? (Ace Ventura was the peak of movie excellence! Hilarity, shemales and a mystery. What more do you want?)

Like a glove!

And he still didn't even get a nomination for two phenomenal dramatic performances. God i'm bitter.

Anyway, D9 not winning anything bugged the fuck out of me, Quintin Tarantino losing to Kathryn whatever, I mean REALLY?

At least Avatar didn't win best picture, but I thought both Inglorius Basterds and District 9 were way more deserving.

edit: Oh and George Clooney was frowning everytime the camera was on him, he was grumpy as hell for some reason, it was depressing.