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No comment except I'm not jumping in the bandwagon.
I don't get it.
Stop it.
Did I miss something here?
I'm all for diversity and fairness but the entire show has been one long rant against racist Hollywood. They went way over board and I'm positive they turned off a lot if viewers who are sympathetic to the issue, but got tired of getting lectured to all night.
Mad Max won so many awards I thought George Miller had a real shot, but he just lost to the Rev. Director. He's Hispanic and has won the best director award 2 years in a row, a first. Apparently the only diversity that counted tonight was black diversity.
For me, Diversity is not about the Oscar noms, it's about the studios producing more films with more roles for diverse talent but I guess that is not a politically correct view tonight.
Well, at least DiCaprio wins at last...
About Smith acceptance speech, yep, there have been around half a dozen openly gay winners at the very least. Sir Reginald Dwight aka Elton John salutes you, Sam.
4, LALD was there too.
But I'm not an idiot and I know people will look towards anything to make a stink. Such is the climate currently.
Be happy Bond is still winning awards, and at the Oscars of all things, netting big wins every time it's made an appearance for these last two films.
And that three Bond songs (Goldfinger, Thunderball, and Diamonds Are Forever) were played by the orchestra during intros and closings.
A shame he didn't have you to write his speech for him.
people will find anything to use to shit on someone's parade..
i had no problem with his acceptance speech.... yes, the LGBT thing was a bit of forced political agenda - but christ almighty, if your complaining about it now, then this was probably your first rodeo with the Oscars.... last year it was all about equal rights for women - next year it will be about something else - because much like people in regards to Sam Smith - his song - his acceptance speech - we will always find something to complain about.
nothing will ever be good enough.
It was embarassing also for Louis CK to make a speech about the fact that the person who would win the short documentary award would be a nobody - only to hear the winner saying she had already had won one Oscar before.
Finally, I noticed the Minions voices had even more French than usual, but it will go unnoticed except for us :)
irony at it's best..... but he's having a bit of comedic fun with the genre - he is a comedian after all.... he certainly did a much better job with his material than Sarah Silverman - who was probably thankful just to be on TV for 30 seconds.
Sam didn't arrogantly label himself that way, he even said that if he was, that's great, meaning he himself wasn't a 100% sure, but if he wasn't he considered himself in good company. He's not a poser or anything like that, he was nervous and had a lot weighing on him. I also don't think it's entirely fair to call him out for making part of his speech being about his security in his sexual identity, especially in a world where kids are still being disowned by family and friends for being gay, or worse, killed. It's as justified a speech as Leo's environmental stance or Patricia Arquette's girl power pontificating.
It's very easy to judge someone's actions from behind a computer and separated from the event they're experiencing, calling them out for something you think they didn't do well enough. Let's not poke and prod at poor old Sam lest one of you end up in a similar situation and suffer the same anxiety and nerves. We're all human. I think a lot of people forget that sometimes.
Alas, Sammy boy won a golden man and the world is still spinning the way it was before he won it. How about that?
You'll have to take it up with the people at the Oscars who were so keen to get people off the stage as fast as they got on there. And of course, the show still went way over time. Funny, that.
i'm sure he was grateful... he was obviously a nervous wreck - and probably didn't expect to win, and why should he, the way that everyone including the media dumped on his song.... he should've taken the oscar, and then flipped the bird to all the naysayers - that would've been priceless...... but when you're rushed up onto stage, nervous as hell, and as quickly as you are rushed onto stage you have people trying to push you off - yes, your mind is going to be racing a bit... i am sure he'll put out a lengthy "thank you" letter in due time... most do when they don't get around to thanking those they want.
Sorry Sammy Smith ;-). CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Edited for language. Please be careful
i do admit, Silverman annoyed me as well - i just never ever found her funny, and all her jokes fell flat on their face with me, as well as about 70% of the audience too.. and her cute little "wink wink" to Horowitz and Elba - for Fs sake - i just wanted her to shut her mouth so we could get to the song... I had no problem with a comedian wanting to throw barbs at Bond, but only if it's funny, her jokes were awful..
I think Chris Rock was a pretty good host though and handled the pressure well, even if they all told way too many race related jokes for my taste. I was just thinking we get it, already, move along most of the time.
And yes, it's the big craze now during awards season to use your brief platform to rant or rave about an issue of your choice. Be fast though, because if another actor picks your topic, you've got to think on your feet and pick another one to be fresh and noteworthy. And believe me, you'll look like a ditz if, after other performers rob you of diversity in film, global warming and war overseas, you're stuck ranting about women being underpaid and underrepresented in the job market as you accept your award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role." Gotta love those famous people problems.
Sam Smith deserves this Oscar. It is a great song and worthy of winning, what does it have to do with other Bond songs not being nominated in the past?
WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD instead of complaining about his acceptance speech which was fabulous, and to whine about that he hasn't thanked somebody at EON is a lame excuse to once again bash him.
Yes, he is gay, and yes, I'm glad he brought it up, because after all THE HOMOPHOBIC SHIT he had to endure after he was announced as Bond theme singer and after the song came out IT'S NECESSARY.
Well, done Mr. Smith. Great songwriting, great singing, great addition to the Bond franchise. Congratulations on your Academy Award and Golden Globe.
i wish we had 'like' buttons on this forum... well said.