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What Jake said. I actually saw both films back to back yesterday (Watched "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" on Netflix, then rushed to the Cinemark to see "The Father"). Both are great performances. If you are forced to choose one over the other (and the other 3 nominees), as Oscar voters are, you have...

Schlesinger was indeed missing, and like you I was disappointed in that (but not surprised). "That Thing You Do" is one of the best songs of its kind even written for the movies in that I really believe had it been released in the mid-60s it would have been a hit. The scene where they all hear...

16 out of 23. Par for the course for me. Started strong, but everything fell apart near the end. IIRC, Tino, you have done pretty well in past years. Not up for it this year?

I saw "Ma Rainey" this morning and "The Father" this afternoon. If I was voting Hopkins would have been my choice. These films were both based on stage plays. "The Father" successfully transcended its origins; however, "Ma Rainey", while very well done, never quite got past the inherant...

Holy Shit!! Biggest surprise in many years!

Wow. That's the hat trick for Frances McDormand.

Actress presenting Actress. That's different.

They're saving Best Actor/Chadwick for the last award.

They had 3 hours in their grasp, and they're throwing it away for a trivia game?

18 down, only the 2 music categories, Best Actor/Actress/Picture are left. After the slow start, they may actually bring this in under three hours. 14 out of 18 for me. Slipped a bit.

They said everyone is vaccinated. It's being run like a film set. When the cameras are running, masks are off. When the cameras are off, masks are on.

"Soul" wins. Of course. 90 minutes in. 12 down, 11 to go. Things have picked up a bit. I'm 11 for 12. Wow.

Pretty early for Best Director.

5 out of 6 so far. That's a good start for me.

I like the personal stories being shared by the presenters, but yeah it's going to make for a kong night, especially since the acceptance speeches are running long too. 33 minutes in and only 4 awards given. So it's going to be another 3 1/2 to 4 hour night.

How are you watching? I'm watching OTA HD and it looks fine, Different, but not fuzzy,

I saw "The Father" this afternoon. Of all the nominees it was the most surprising. It is sad, but not depressing (see the Ebert quotes in my sig). Colman and Hopkins give master classes in acting. They won't win tonight, but I think they should.

Have to agree with most that the excitement just isn't there this year. Honestly, it's been waning for several years, for some of the reasons stated earlier in this thread. That said, I DID manage to see all of the BP nominees (thanks to my local Cinemark I got to see both "The Father" &...