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Seth MacFarlane (presentator), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeremy Renner, Anne Hathaway, Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Mark Wahlberg (meer)Recensie (3)
First of all, I would like to point out that this was the first time I’d seen the Oscars, so I had no idea what to expect. But as MacFarlane came on stage and with him some really nasty jokes, I began to really enjoy it. It's a shame that it started losing momentum towards the end and there was a totally ridiculous number of commercials, which was not the host’s fault, so I think he did a great job. The main themes of the night were music and Bond. While there were quite a lot of songs, most of which worked really well, I expected there to be much more about Bond, but I guess that's just me. Ted's appearance was really something, and it got the show going again. As for the results, I am satisfied. I guessed all the main categories right and I’m especially happy for Hathaway and Lawrence, because they are both great actresses and they both really deserved it. So overall, I'm happy I experienced the five-hour marathon and got to enjoy a spectacular show. My only quibble is that the academy did not nominate Nolan and his Dark Knight (not even the music or effects, which is an insult), but anyway, all the awards are probably in the right hands.
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For the second time I decided to punish my body and mainly my mind by staying up all night to enjoy one of the best galas that are broadcast live on TV. Before the night itself arrived, I tried to get an idea of the movies, actors, actresses, directors and musicians who were nominated and I must say that I somehow managed to do that. Also, for probably the first time, I managed to see the winning movie before it was announced, which really helped me remember it fondly throughout the night. I must also admit that the broadcasters on HBO weren’t as annoying as last time, when they were feeding me one clever line after another. This time they stuck with purely interpreting what was being said and every now and then, they added an interesting factoid. I wasn’t really paying close attention, but I did catch Fuka saying something about Babovřesky. It’s interesting to see that even during Oscar night, they can’t stop thinking about Zdeněk Troška. But it’s true, when there were shots of the red carpet, I was interested in the interviews with the actors and actresses, but they were yapping on about something else. I didn’t care for their yapping, so I switched to the original English version and I got to listen to George Clooney talking about booze. Anyways, after the red carpet the translation got a bit better. The ceremony itself was great. It seemed to me it was alluding to last year, when The Artist was the winning movie. You see the entire night had this decent old-school atmosphere and the whole thing was treated a bit like a musical, which was definitely pretty interesting. The best part about it all was definitely Adele, who I hoped would win an Oscar and she did. The Goldfinger song, or the musical numbers by Barbra Streisand or Catherine Zeta-Jones were also pretty great. Even Seth MacFarlane himself seemed to be having a blast and I enjoyed his jokes, or the movie Flight as portrayed by puppets, or the boobs song were all pretty great bits. I was also satisfied with the results. Be it Adele, whom I have already mentioned, or the winning movie Argo or the incredible likeable and honest speech by Ang Lee – the all made me really happy. I mustn’t forget the emotional thank you speech by Ben Affleck, or the speech by Daniel Day Lewis, who is now a real legend with a total of three Oscars. I may have wanted Phoenix to win Best Actor a bit more because his acting qualities are definitely on a whole different level. I cannot shake off the feeling that, judging by his initial reaction, he wasn’t too happy about Lewis winning. God knows, it’s all speculation. Nevertheless, I must say that I had a good time even though the whole thing took a bit longer what with all the commercial breaks, I managed to survive at work the next day. And that was despite the fact that shortly after the end of the ceremony, I put my clothes on and ran to catch the bus. So hopefully, we’ll meet again next year. It was nice to see the actors in an unusual situation after a year.
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Surprisingly first-class. Seth MacFarlane is in exactly the right mood to feel a certain respect for an audience full of megastars and at the same time to be able to properly make fun of the most watched ones. Boldly and with a perfectly fitting opening song, all in good taste. The whole evening is surprisingly fast-paced, even though traditionally it starts to drag during the most important categories or rush in the wrong places. But this evening turned out perfectly. No extra videos, no extended speeches in honor of the nominees, but wit, humor, and in its own way actually one big musical memory, led by the stirring Les Misérables.
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