The Cube Critics on the Oscars
The Cube Critics -- Stephanie Curtis and Euan Kerr -- share their thoughts on Oscar night
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We will get underway on Sunday during the red carpet. The coverage on ABC starts at 6:00 CDT, but ceremony doesn't start until 7:30 CDT.
Meanwhile, take our Oscar quiz and test your knowledge. -
If you are looking for predictions for your Oscar pool, go to Gold Derby. You can look at a lot of critics and editors predictions in one place. They even list the odds if you need to rank the films for your Oscar pool.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 10: Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane announce the nominees for Best Picture at the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 10, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Another thing you might find amusing is to check out the commemorative Oscar poster put together for the 85th anniversary. It's a series of Oscar statuettes, each one drawn to represent the winner of a particular year. You can find it here -
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Christoph Waltz and wife Judith Holste arrive at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Euan, Chris Hewitt, and I made predictions. And mainly agreed. -
Actor Liev Schreiber and Best Actress nominee Naomi Watts arrive on the red carpet for the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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And here we are talking about Best Picture and Best Director with Colin Covert. (Colin thinks my pick is a bad, bad choice.)
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So what does one eat nowadays while watching the Oscars? We don't need to squeeze into slinky gowns, so we can pig out. Popcorn is appropriate, as are large boxes of sticky candy. We are having a salad here.Or at least we claim we are. Lets see if our willpower holds for the night.
OK gentle readers, what is your favorite nibble for the Academy Awards? -
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actor Daniel Day-Lewis arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis arrives on the red carpet for the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Every time I see Kristen Chenoweth I think about the time she was in Minneapolis director Patrick Coyle's movie "Into Temptation"
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Do you have hazy memories of last year? This is who won:
Best Picture: "The Artist"
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Best Foreign Language Film: "A Separation"
Best Animated Feature: "Rango"
Best Original Song: Bret McKenzie, "Man or Muppet"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" -
Actor Ben Affleck arrives on the red carpet for the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Weren't a pair of Dorothy's slippers pinched from the museum in Grand Rapids Mn?
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Anne Hathaway arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Horrible memories of Oscar past!
Presenters Anne Hathaway and James Franco, in drag, appear on stage during the 83rd annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on February 27, 2011. (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) -
This man should have been a nominee this year. See Arbitrage.
(Actor Richard Gere arrives on the red carpet for the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN) -
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Here's the set. Nice looking this year:
(Host Seth MacFarlane opens the show at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO/Robyn BECK ) -
Shall we start a pool now how late this is going to go?
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Best Supporting Actor up first:
Alan Arkin in “Argo”
Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained” -
I am rooting for Adam and Dog in this category.
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Holy cow! Brave won!
I thought it would be Frankenweenie or Wreck It Ralph. -
I can't believe they just rattled through all those Best Pic nominees!
Nice time-saver. -
Where's Scarlett Johansson?
I guess she is on Broadway right now.... -
Cinematography nominees:
“Anna Karenina”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall” -
And the Life of Pi is a winner for cinematography.
I wonder if this presages Ang Lee as Best Director. Hope it does. Life of Pi is a breakthrough. -
Visual Effects nominations:
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Winner: “Life of Pi”
“Marvel's The Avengers”
“Prometheus”
“Snow White and the Huntsman” -
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Good use of the theme from Jaws to shut up a speech
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Read about the company that did the effects for Life of Pi (and how it went bankrupt) here.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Cinematographer Claudio Miranda accepts the Best Cinematography award for 'Life of Pi' onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Costume design:
Winner: “Anna Karenina”
“Les Misérables”
“Lincoln”
“Mirror Mirror”
“Snow White and the Huntsman”
Only three nominees for hair and makeup:
“Hitchcock”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Winner: “Les Misérables” -
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Reading for your commercial break! All about the costume design for Anna Karenina.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Shirley Bassey performs onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Nominees for live action short:
“Asad”
“Buzkashi Boys”
Winner: “Curfew”
“Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)”
“Henry” -
Short docs:
Winner: “Inocente”
“Kings Point”
“Mondays at Racine”
“Open Heart”
“Redemption” -
The rest of the Best Pic nominations are trotted out.
Maybe they'll get this event done in less than 2 1/2 hours! -
Abe Lincoln in illinois gets a shout out! When was the last time Raymond Massey mentioned on network TV?
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Best doc nominees:
“5 Broken Cameras”
“The Gatekeepers”
“How to Survive a Plague”
“The Invisible War”
Winner: “Searching for Sugar Man”
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