Clint Eastwood has won 5 Oscars, 2 for Best Picture, 2 for Best Director and one Thalberg Award. Maybe the voters just didn't think his movie this time was the one they liked best?
Never hurts to have your movie portray actors acting or filmmakers making films if you like winning Oscars.
PirateLover;2448074 wrote:
Lady Gaga has a wonderful, jazzy voice. Her Cheek to Cheek album with Tony Bennett is pretty good. I'm with Sherri, though. I said the exact same thing to my DH- what does it say about our current crop of Pop stars that everyone was so surprised at her level of talent. I can't think of another POp star who could really handle that performance the way she did. She also trained with a vocal coach for months to ensure she gave a worthy performance.
One could tell she put a lot of work and effort into it. I love that she worked hard for this and it paid off. She sung beautifully.
I have always thought she was very talented, unfortunate that she had to do the wacky outfits to make it. Her talent should be enough. But I guess it is what it is and you do what you have to. Love to see some one who loves the art of music as much as she does
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I always watch the Oscars. I used to live in walking distance of the Dolby Theater. This year I was working on the red carpet the night before, but was somewhere else the night of the Oscars. I just finished watching the show on DVR.
I enjoyed the show. I had heard a lot of criticism of NPH, but I thought he did a good job as host. Nothing really stood out as bad. I'd rate him as a middle of the road host.
I really enjoyed the opening number. I like performances that include multimedia like his did. The briefcase at the end was funny. NPH does magic, and that was a classic magic trick where answers appear in something that has been in view of the audience.
BrerGnat;2448019 wrote: Lady Gaga is incredibly talented, and she was smart for the way she used shock value to become famous.
I heard a lot of people surprised that Lady Gaga could sing that well, but many don't realize she is a classically trained musician. As Natalie said, her crazy outfits and appearance is just an act that has made her famous.
Kenny1113;2448147 wrote:
I have always thought she was very talented, unfortunate that she had to do the wacky outfits to make it. Her talent should be enough. But I guess it is what it is and you do what you have to.
Christina Aguilera did something similar. She always had a much better voice than Britney Spears, but thought she needed to go to extremes to separate herself. Eventually she realized she didn't have to do that. For Lady Gaga I think it worked for her. I don't think she would have been noticed otherwise.
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NJDad;2448103 wrote:
Never hurts to have your movie portray actors acting or filmmakers making films if you like winning Oscars.
yes! This is what I meant about Birdman being an "industry" film. Its a movie about an actor trying to stage a comeback by directing and starring in a play. The academy eats that up.
By the way, can we talk about John Travolta?? I need someone to create a timeline so we can pinpoint exactly when he got so CREEPY :paranoid::hide2:
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