I was disappointed that none of the actors in The Banshees of Inisherin got awards. I wanted either Colin Farrell or Bill Nighy, who did a heartbreaking job in Living, to get Best Actor. And while I understand the inventiveness of EEAAO, I found the movie way too chaotic. Jamie Lee Curtis got the nod for her whole career, which is fine, but Kerry Condon deserved the award more.

Have no interest. 4 plus hours of time wasted on a perfectly good Sunday evening! Haven't been to an actual movie theater in several years so have not seen any of the nominated movies anyway. Now that all the Oscar hoo-ha is over, I hope to see a couple via streaming - Elvis, The Whale, The Banshees of Inisherin.

I've heard that Maverick: Top Gun is good but sequels rarely measure up to the original in my book so we'll see.........

nicole, you should've watched to the end. It came together. Beautifully.

ETA: I think chaos is the point of the movie. Life is chaotic. Her daughter's mind was chaotic. But there's a sense of what can come of this great mess.

Wait. Here's an even better point. The movie touched my kiddo (they said this) in a way nothing ever has before. And this the meaning of the movie. Nothing matters. When nothing matters, all things and moments are equally meaningful.

@rob333 (zone 7b)...I DID watch....it was terrible! The screen of Man parts....? How stooooooooooooopid!

I loved Maverick! Just awesome!

Now that part, I could've done without. I think their point was, it had to encompass the most ridiculous parts of life. The greatest, and lowest. It's what life is about. Could've done that a LOT better.

I think the point of life is to have fun....everything else doesn't matter! I WANT a movie to entertain me...not reinforce my values. :0) It didn't give me what I wanted from a movie...

The wee donkey stole the show.

Actually, that’s the only clip I saw of it all.😄

I never watch this stuff, just catch the day-after pictures.

Ah, Bill Nighy...we'll watch anything with his name attached.

I've just gone through photos from the *champagne* (not red) carpet on the BBC America feed. Only Lady Gaga merited front and back photos. (T & A).

chisue, I have taken a long while to warm up to Lady Gaga and she won me over last night. The song she performed? She wore a simple black tee, simple black jeans, converses, and her hair was in a braid. She wanted the song to be the focus. It was admirable.

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/lady-gaga-hold-my-hand-2023-oscars-performance-1235551128/

I agree, Everything Everywhere was an absolute mess. It felt like it was five hours long. I love martial arts movies, although I much prefer the ones where they are actually doing everything with no post production assistance. And call me old fashioned, but I like a movie with a plot.

I have seen only a couple of the movies, like Banshees of Innishirin. I don’t know why I watched, I guess I had nothing else to do. But, I enjoyed it more than I have in the past, and it’s a long time since I watched much of it. Not sure what was different this time.

I thought Jimmy Kimmel did an excellent job hosting. He seemed to keep it tight and structured.

I loved Everything Everywhere All At Once - it was kind of like if Mel Brooks had made The Matrix - though I am surprised to see it win Best Picture. Usually comedies and sci-fi (let alone a comedy sci-fi) don't do well in that competition, even ones with a redeeming family story in it. I can definitely see how it's a "love it or hate it" kind of film. I was particularly pleased to see Jaime Lee Curtis win for her roll in that.

I didn't watch the Oscars show, though.

I liked that everyone was dressed so nicely, and there was such a civility about it all. It was a trip back to nicer times. Maybe that was it bpath? Because I never watch these things. I admit it, I agree, that I too must not have had much to do.

One thing I really loved was the pairings. Such as Andie McDowell and Hugh Grant (I'm happy to skip over his awkward interview) from... Four Weddings and a Funeral. Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver from... Avatar. Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan... from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. They had those all night long that I saw. Nuanced, but it was there.

I also loved all the men's outfits, so much velvet and diamonds. Very classy. The women's gowns were very tasteful. It was just so civil. I loved it.

" Everything Everywhere All at Once review – nothing nowhere over a long period of time" was how the Guardina film reviewer described it and I agree. We watched the whole thing in the hope of eventually seeing why it was deemed so great. The moment never came. And we had to have the subtitles on because much of the dialogue was incomprehensible, especially Ke Huy Quan.

We thought Tar was brilliant and Banshees great. Not a peep.

p.s. I've never seen the Oscars ceremony. The choices often seem to be farcical.

Rob, I think that was it. Civil, respectful. It was about the achievements.

Some actors are not good interviews. I like Harrison Ford a lot, but I can’t watch his interviews, they make me cringe. Same with Hugh Grant, whom I otherwise also like a lot.

I watched but for the first time, I had seen no movies and rooted for no one. I did like the scenes of Elvis which I have seen before and thought Austin did a fine job but they got nothing. Kimmel did a good job and while I thought everyone looked nice a few were over the top like the lady in a white concoction who blocked everyone's view sitting behind her. Disrespectful.

lily, kiddo and I saw her. And said, what are you thinking lady! I'm glad I wasn't behind her

:D

I'm surprised anyone still watches the Hollywood elites paying homage to themselves. I wouldn't waste my time watching them or their movies.

woodrose, you're certainly not missing out on anything as far as the ceremony is concerned, but there are some wonderful films out there, especially the smaller, independent ones. I highly recommend Living. It's the opposite of Top Gun. :-)

I gave up and turned it off around 10 ( eastern). I feel like I have heard the same speeches every year for years. Thank you, long list of names and Mom. You like me!

I did enjoy the dance with the guys in suspenders. That was really good. Sorry I missed Gaga and the donkey.

The rubber hands were stupid and I have no interest in the movie., although I like the woman who starred in it, from interviews Ive seen.

We don't go to the movies as a rule. I did see Elvis. I usually look through the dresses and this year wasn't much better. It's been a very long time since dresses were worn to enhance the lady vs making a statement. The statements is THIS IS RIDICULOUS! as a rule these days. I used to love watching the best dressed/worst dressed after shows. That's not PC anymore so YAWN.

" I'm surprised anyone still watches the Hollywood elites paying homage to themselves. I wouldn't waste my time watching them or their movies. "

I feel the same way about pro sports and sporting elites. Different strokes.......

I get bored with the long ceremony so didn’t watch it. I did start the dvr about midway and caught Gaga’s song and Brendan Fraser’s speech. Loved Gaga’s performance. I have not seen most of the movies so can’t comment on the big winners. I did think the actor who played Elvis did a great job. And I love the guy from Goonies, all grown up who was in EEAAO, which I will eventually watch. I grew up with Daniel Scheinert’s aunt and his grandmother was my typing teacher in high school! Ha Ha!

I loved Top Gun Maverick, just for the excitement of it all. What a great escape movie.

edited to add: one of the teachers Daniel Scheinert mentioned who influenced him was his grandmother. I was just playing back the recording.

I am in no way a prude, but I’ve just gotten very tired and, frankly, disgusted with so many of their gowns in recent years. I think there must be some undisclosed competition to see who can wear the most revealing, shocking, and/or trashy (my opinion) gown. And, although I can totally understand how important winning these awards are to all of them, I thoroughly dislike the long or political speeches. I used to love watching these award shows but in recent years I’ve sadly become burned out.. This is just one example from last year:

I didn't watch (no cable and couldn't stream it), but sorry I missed Lady Gaga. She is a force and I adore her, always have.

I didn't watch. I did search out some highlights when the show had finished. Lady Gaga - I do enjoy her.

And I always look up some of the most talked about outfits/gowns. I thought I could mistake Florence Pugh in whatever Valentino that was for a woman on her way to her laundry carrying all her bedding. Really bad dress.

Vanessa Hudgens was pretty in her Chanel - but I heard later the gown was vintage and maybe that's why it appealed to me.

I haven't seen any of the movies yet so couldn't remark on the performances.

I can remember watching the entire awards show with interest, but its been a number of years and I've seen little to none of it in the last several.

The high slits in the gowns are just silly. Cue ”In days of yore a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows, anything goes.”

I liked Sigourney Weaver’s gown, but she looked like she was trying it on, she seemed to have her everyday hair and makeup.

I didn’t recognize Andi MacDowell. She has magnificent hair, I’m not used to seeing it pulled back.

I don’t watch awards shows nor many movies. I did open this thread to maybe see some of the gowns and glamour. That holds my interest for a few minutes or so.

I stopped watching it years ago although I do go to some sites to see what people wear. Most are welcome to whatever it is that they taped to their body but few show any cut or real design. I do also look to see what the winning song was. While this year was a great dance number a song to me should have some words that people can sing along with if they want. I gave up on the other songs after listening for a few moments since the ones I watched/listened to seem to be torturing their voices or it was more about the visual rather than the song.

"i gave up on the other songs after listening for a few moments since the ones I watched/listened to seem to be torturing their voices or it was more about the visual rather than the song"

The number one thing I did not like at all about Everything, Everywhere, All At Once?

I hated the music.

I can look at the movie, artistically. And I'm sure the music goes along with it. But I can't stand it. I love the message of the movie. And it's polarizing. But I don't get the music.

I haven't watched award shows in decades.

A first for the Oscars: After 95 years, the Academy has finally awarded a Canadian actor with the Best Actor Award, making history.

littlebug's comment, exactly, for me.

Although now I have 2 thoughts -- one, I want to see the comedy/sci fi movie and two, I want to view Lady Gaga's song.

No Alisand input?

I haven't seen Alisande post in quite a while. Also, she hasn't been playing the trivia game for a week or so.

Am I the only person who saw a photo of Lady Gaga's caged buttocks from the 'red carpet' section of the awards? I only saw it because BBC America showed front and back views. Crafty to go from burlesque to girl next door for her song.