The producers of the Oscars broadcast are trying to shake things up this year. Yesterday at a nominee’s luncheon, organizers shared some of the changes with the crowd.
First, they want nominees to write TWO speeches. They are trying to do away with those “thank you to everyone” type speeches where the winner thanks their agents and makeup artists and obscure cousins twice removed. In an attempt to keep things fresh and interesting, they want the winners to give a speech about what winning the award means to them. When they get backstage, they will be recorded giving the “second” speech thanking their managers, etc. The second speech will be posted on the web and the winners can use them how they wish – Facebook, website, email, etc.
Second, there will be NO musical performances of nominees for Best Original Song. Instead, they will be featured throughout the broadcast in video clips with their respective movies.
Will you miss those thank you speeches? Would you rather hear about what it means to them to win? What about cutting out performances of the songs? Will either of the changes get you to watch the awards? Or will they make you decide not to watch?
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I rarely watch movies too but I still watch the Oscars because of the glamfest. But these speech limitations are stupid.
oh. i am happy you can be glad about something like this. seems like i made your day.
no offense: maybe you should start thinking beneath mainstream.
she was not that good in the blind side.
Hey, I want to tell you that thanks giving is an essential and very important part of these awards because you are there to tell all the people that who were behind the screen. There are so many people who worked hard for a project and no body knows them who they are? So I think this is very good to say thanks for all the person who has contributed.
We’ll I find the thank you speeches cute. It shows the audience of how unprepared they are to be winners of not really expecting the award even if they want to win. It also makes it less painful when they do not win.
too staged, too boring.
It’s normally at very late hour and i’m in bed anyway by then. Just want to know who won, that’s all.
Not sure what mainstream you’re talking about. Just because someone is in a mainstream movie doesn’t immediately disqualify it from being considered for awards.
I see all types of movies, thank you, and have not even seen The Blind Side. I was merely pointing out that the Oscars are based off a one performance basis. Someone can be a one hit wonder and win a Best Actor/Actress Oscar and never be seen or heard from again. Some actors are just consistently better long term than others.
Meryl Streep, as in your example, is the most nominated actor or actress ever (I think, too lazy to research exactly) because she’s that good. She gives great, nuanced performances consistently. Marisa Tomei, on the other hand, had one great performance, was recognized, and has done very little since. Nothing wrong with acknowledging a fantastic performance.
i don’t understand it. you know… the oscars were a big event years ago… and i loved the glam and i love to watch the youtube videos of big stars winning their oscars. it was a big deal back in the day… but today… the oscar has not the same worth like it had back in the day. today it’s all about marketing and so on.
i mean… sandra bullock… an oscar nominee? really?? julia roberts and oscar in the same sentence is a crime! i mean come on…
and what is it about meryl streep? i like her. i really do. but her acting is always the same. the mimic and so on… always the same.
remember marlon brando? his way to act was pure genius. he could play everything. that was an oscar winner… but there are not many actors in his league.
i don’t understand it. you know… the oscars were a big event years ago… and i loved the glam and i love to watch the youtube videos of big stars winning their oscars. it was a big deal back in the day… but today… the oscar has not the same worth like it had back in the day. today it’s all about marketing and so on.
i mean… sandra bullock… an oscar nominee? really?? julia roberts and oscar in the same sentence is a crime! i mean come on…
and what is it about meryl streep? i like her. i really do. but her acting is always the same. the mimic and so on… always the same.
remember marlon brando? his way to act was pure genius. he could play everything. that was an oscar winner… but there are not many actors in his league.
You realize that Oscar nominations are given based on single performances, right? Sandra Bullock can play average characters 95% of the time, but when she kills it in one movie, that gets her a nomination. Just because you disagree with what the Academy thinks is a good acting role doesn’t make it wrong. It just means you disagree with the opinion of the majority, which is fine.
Seriously, if you think Meryl Streep is always the same, I’m kinda glad you’re not picking the actors up for awards. She dominates.
I stopped watching the Oscars a few years ago when I realized that I never go to the movies anymore, and rarely if ever see what is nominated even when it does come out on DVD and that I truly don’t like most of the people nominated or care whether they win or not. There are always exceptions, of course, like Johnny Depp or Sandra Bullock, but I can root for them without having to sit through a too long, and very boring show when I can be doing something else.
but I still watch the Oscars because of the glamfest. But these speech limitatiovof course, like Johnny Depp or Sandra Bullock, but I can root for them wit
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Those “thank you” speeches are the highlight of the event.
Those “thank you” speeches are the highlight of the event.
Those “thank you” speeches are the highlight of the event.
that’s one of the reason why i don’t watch these awards…so sick and tired of hearing “i want to thank this person and that person and blah blah blah” it’s so boring and nobody know who these people are or care about them. thank them in person. it feels like they’re trying to name everybody as much as they possibly the can so they don’t hurt anyone feelings.
I hope each one begins with “sod off if you think I have to give the speech YOU want..” and proceed to be whatever they want! The speechs and the dresses are the best part of those shows. Doesn’t everyone remember Kirstie Alley thanking Parker for “the big one”? I love when they just fall apart, etc. Some nerve!
I will miss the music pieces. I agree with the others if you win you get the right to say what you want.
I don’t like it. I think if things are too planned then that will be boring, too. I say just give the people a time limit to do whatever speech they want and leave it at that.
I feel like if you win an Oscar, you earn the right to say/thank whoever you want! Don’t take that away from them… I’m sure many of them have been dreaming of thanking their momma and daddy or whoever for so long!
But maybe this does give them the right to say exactly what they want, instead of being so worried about not thanking someone “important” to their career. I agree, thanking M&D is different and cool to do publicly, but thanking A,B,C,……X,Y,Z… YAWN…..
That’s rich, next they’ll want the nominees to submit an outline of their acceptance speech for preapproval. I’m waiting for the first person to say something to the effect, “This award means I can up my asking price by a million dollars.”
i don’t care what they say as long as they keep it to the 45 seconds (ithink thats what it is). It annoys me when somone takes 30 seconds to compose them self and stare from the stage saying “Wow” or “OMG” and then begins rambling and is ofended when the music starts up. Then there are the Meryl Streeps who could ramble for minutes and they never start the music. Just stick to the 45 second rule and enforce it. I have a feeling this new “rule” will creat a lot of same old same old from everone and we’ll be yawning at home. Shame they’re not honoring the musical aspect of the films.
hmmm. I don’t care for this idea much, I appreciated the spontaneity of winners thanking whoever came to their minds.
I won’t watch if there aren’t any performances. No stop thank you’s to people I’ve never heard of mean nothing to me. It needs to be entertaining and spontaneous. Without that it would feel more like a commercial.