The 81st Annual Academy Awards Archives

Was Beyoncé Lip-Synching At Oscars More Evidence Of The Musical Problems?

February 24, 2009 7:27 pm

There was some brouhaha that we reported about the musical aspect of the Oscar ceremonies that some of our readers didn't like at all and found highly specious. Basically it was rumored that Oscar show conduct...

The Oscar 2009 Movie Preview – ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ ‘Public Enemies,’ ‘Funny People,’ ‘Terminator Salvation’ & More

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 6:07 pm

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As promised, during the conclusion, the Oscar show producers used the credit section -- which nobody reads anyhow -- as a way to get viewers to tune in for three or four minutes more (gotta get those Nielsen f...

Fave Oscar Moment #3 Sank You My Pencil.. Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 5:53 pm

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"So heavy. Sank you very much. Sank you, my supporters. Sank you, all my staff. Sank you, my pencil. Sank you, Academy. Sank you, animation. Sank you my company, Robot. ... Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. Sank you v...

Fave Oscar Moment #2: Judd Apatow’s Comedy Short Film With The ‘Pineapple’ Boys &… Cinematog Janusz Kaminski?

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 5:26 pm

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Firstshowing got their hands on the Judd Apatow directed, "Pineapple Express"-centered Comedy tribute Oscar short, and man, this was pretty much the highlight of the night. While there was no outward evidence o...

Fave Oscar Moment #1 – Philippe Petit And ‘Man On Wire’s Win For Best Documentary

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 3:45 pm

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"The shortest speech in Oscar history, yes! But I always break my own rules," said the irrepressible "Man on Wire" subject Philippe Petit, when James Marsh won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Petit balanced an ...

Hugh Jackman’s Oscar Opening Digs At ‘The Reader’

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 3:01 pm

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Song and dance turned out to be not so bad when it turned out to have a good dose of humor. Again, "The Reader" robot song that Jackman sung in this opening where he monotoned, "I haven't seen 'The Reader!' got...

Amusing Oscar Award Presentations

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 3:01 pm

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Steve Martin and Tina Fey present the Screeplay awardsJack Black and Jennifer Aniston present the Animation Awards...

The 81st Oscar Recap – The Good, The Bad, The Not So Ugly

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 7:25 am

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As we said in our previous post, hey, not bad Oscar show producers. In fact, take a bow and hats off. The 2008 Oscar awards this year were fairly preordained as we've been saying for months from an awards persp...

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Sweeps The 81st Oscar Awards With 8 Awards

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 5:24 am

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They 81st annual Academy Awards were predictable, sure, but still, the new format was definitely engaging and entertaining.As expected "Slumdog Millionaire" was the night's big winner taking eight of its ten no...

Updated: The Playlist’s Slightly Less Half-Hearted 2008 Predictions

Rodrigo Perez

February 22, 2009 11:08 pm

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Yeah, we said we lost interest in the Oscar race, and we did, but in typical Playlist fashion, we got a little obsessed, took the conventional wisdom temperature and did a little bit of research. Here's our upd...

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