The Oscars & Red Carpet thread — Page 13

No one's in a tizzy, Carlos, we just wish more Christians would remember Matthew 6:5-7, or at the very least have the capacity for critical thought that allows that them to realize that if their God is guiding their life, he's either ignoring or directly sabotaging the lives of others.

Meh. I don't begrudge/question McConaughey's personal beliefs--he is as entitled to them as I am to my own. Surely, one's faith in *whatever* is a logical and natural ingredient in one's Best Actor thank-you speech.

I guess I just found the speech rambling and weirdly didactic. I hope I do better when I give MY thanks to the Academy.

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Updated On: 3/3/14 at 11:21 AM

And was Charlie Laughton some friend of his, or did he actually mean Charles Laughton?

I just somehow can't imagine Charles Laughton saying anything vaguely like that.

Wait, it wasn't? I missed the name but I saw your Facebook post about it and thought, "Good on Potsie" too!

This is the worst Oscars ever.

I can't believe it took so long for the first person to say it this year. I am surprised, however, that no one else has said it. You'd think if it were actually the WORST, more people (like, a majority or something) would be bitching about it. Oh, well...at least we have the WORST TONY BROADCAST EVER to look forward to this summer!

Loved the broadcast. Especially loved Ellen, the best host since Billy Crystal. I'd be happy to have her host every year for a while. Really had no issues with any of the wins EXCEPT Best Picture. I actually thought that was kind of a shame. I think the only less deserving nominee for BP was Wolf of Wall Street. Would have liked to see Bob Nelson and Jennifer Lawrence win, but I thought Spike Jonze and Lupita Nyong'o were very strong (well, Lupita was really the only worthwhile takeaway I found in 12 Years a Slave).

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Updated On: 3/3/14 at 12:50 PM

Best free advertising ever!

I hope they ride the fame wave for a good long time. Love it!!

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Ellen's photo did come out really well.

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The clarity of that photo was the best part of the 'placement'.

Carlos, all of that monitoring is taken very seriously. The "art and the science" of advertising is knowing how to count what is count-able and then deciding what to do with it.

(and, much of the signage you see these days in rinks, arenas and stadiums are managed electronically. The tv viewer may be seeing very different signs than the person in the venue... It makes for challenging 'rights' discussions)

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Updated On: 3/3/14 at 01:59 PM

The exciting world of advertising!

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Behind the Preplanned Oscar Selfie: Samsung's Ad Strategy

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And the big fallout of the night: The pizza boxes were emblazoned with the Coca-Cola label.

Pepsi was a sponsor.

Apparently there were plain white boxes that they were going to transfer the pizzas into but the delivery guy was late. (Really? They needed real pizzas? They couldn't have a few standing by for the Oscars?). When the guy ran late the producers forced Ellen to bring him right out, even though she can be heard trying to instruct him to go to a different spot on the stage for the quick box transfer.
But, he was forced directly on stage.
And the pizza boxes, with the competitive logo, were seen by millions.

OOPS.

That's gonna cost 'em!

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