2012 Oscar Winners

[Raph's Girl]

Best Cinematography: Hugo
Art Direction: Hugo
Costume Design: Mark Bridges for The Artist
Make-up: The Iron Lady
Foreign Language Film: A Seperation (from Iran)
Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer for The Help (YAY!!!!)
Achievement in Editing: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Achievement in Sound Editing: Hugo
Achievement in Sound Mixing: Hugo
Best Documentary: Undefeated
Best Animated Feature film: Rango
Visual Effects: Hugo
Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for Beginner
Original Score: Ludovic Bource for The Artist
Original Song: Bret McKenzie for Man or a Muppet
Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash for The Descendants
Original Screenplay: Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris
Live action short film: The Shore
Best Documentary short: Saving Face
Best Animated short film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Directing: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Lead Actor: Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Lead Actress: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
Best Film: The Artist

[Jester]

Yea for Man or a Muppet!! But The Artist for best picture of the year... is it really that good or just "artsy"?

[Slap-Happy]

From what I've seen, I wouldn't call it "artsy". A lot of people seem to enjoy it.

[Dirty Blond]

Woody Allen!

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Slap-Happy

From what I've seen, I wouldn't call it "artsy". A lot of people seem to enjoy it.

I guess I need to look at the list, but then again, I'm sure I've seen exactly 0 of the 9 films.

EDIT: No, wait... I did see The Help.

[Slap-Happy]

Really don't see why Octavia Spencer won. I actually would've liked to see Melissa McCarthy win.

And either Transformers or Rise of the Planet of the Apes should've won best visual effects.

[Ninjinister]

Good for Bret. I haven't seen Muppets but I know the man's work is always fantastic.

Apparently, Chris Rock said something during the festivities that sent all of my voice actor friends into a rage. My Twitter and and Facebook haven't seen this much hate since SOPA.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Apparently, Chris Rock said something during the festivities that sent all of my voice actor friends into a rage. My Twitter and and Facebook haven't seen this much hate since SOPA.

Hmm, I may have to investigate this...

Originally Posted by Chris Rock

In the world of animation, you can be anything you wanna be. If you’re a fat woman, you can play a skinny princess. If you’re short wimpy guy, you can play a tall gladiator. If you’re a white man, you can play an Arabian prince. And if you’re a black man, you can play a donkey or a zebra.

I don't know... it's not that nasty.

Originally Posted by More Chris Rock

I hate when people go on TV and tell you how hard it is to do animation … No, UPS is hard work. I’ve done some animation … It’s the easiest job in the world. I go in a booth and I go, ‘what’s the line?’ And the guy goes, ‘it’s time to go to the store.’ And I go, ‘it’s time to go to the store!’ … And then they give me a million dollars

Ok...maybe that's a bit much...

[Ninjinister]

Wait wouldn't "doing animation" mean you're making the character move and interact? This is actually the first time I'd seen the quote in its entirety, so that really threw me.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Wait wouldn't "doing animation" mean you're making the character move and interact? This is actually the first time I'd seen the quote in its entirety, so that really threw me.

You're correct. "Doing animation" would entail actually making individual images look like they are moving. What Chris Rock did was "animation voice over." But you can't expect him to know that, he's just an actor...

[Leonardo Mystic]

I watched part of it, mainly to see who won Animated feature. I was hoping Puss in Boots, but what Mr. Chris Rock said about animation voice overs ruffled my feathers. I couldn't tell if he was being serious or poking fun, but voice acting is just as hard work as anything else.

It can take several tries to find the tone directors are looking for of what that particular character has to sound like. And sometimes those VAs don't always succeed. They may get casted as another character in mind or more than likely dismissed entirely. It's more than just saying a line any old way and getting paid "a million dollars".

Perhaps Mr. Rock needs to go attend a voice acting panel at the next anime convention that comes to town.

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Apparently, Chris Rock said something during the festivities that sent all of my voice actor friends into a rage. My Twitter and and Facebook haven't seen this much hate since SOPA.

He said that voice work is easy and that all you do is stand in a both and talk into a microphone the lines that someone tells you to say.

[The Stryker]

Chris Rock is awesome. Spot on.

Originally Posted by Leonardo Mystic

I watched part of it, mainly to see who won Animated feature. I was hoping Puss in Boots, but what Mr. Chris Rock said about animation voice overs ruffled my feathers. I couldn't tell if he was being serious or poking fun, but voice acting is just as hard work as anything else.

It can take several tries to find the tone directors are looking for of what that particular character has to sound like. And sometimes those VAs don't always succeed. They may get casted as another character in mind or more than likely dismissed entirely. It's more than just saying a line any old way and getting paid "a million dollars".

Perhaps Mr. Rock needs to go attend a voice acting panel at the next anime convention that comes to town.

You do realize that Rock has done a lot of voice work right? Madagascar dawg! He knows alittle something and doesn't need to learn anything from dubbers.

[BubblyShell22]

Wow. Hugo really picked up a lot of awards. I really want to see that movie, too because it looks good. I'm glad Octavia won for The Help. I haven't seen that movie either, but I read the book.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Leonardo Mystic

I watched part of it, mainly to see who won Animated feature. I was hoping Puss in Boots, but what Mr. Chris Rock said about animation voice overs ruffled my feathers. I couldn't tell if he was being serious or poking fun, but voice acting is just as hard work as anything else.

He was making a joke. Christ stop being so oversensetive

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Jester

Ok...maybe that's a bit much...

I remember hearing Rob Paulsen saying in one of his podcasts (not an exact quote) "No, laying hot tar on the highway is hardwork, I have fun for a living".

Anyone who got offended by what Chris Rock said has never had a real job.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I remember hearing Rob Paulsen saying in one of his podcasts (not an exact quote) "No, laying hot tar on the highway is hardwork, I have fun for a living".

Anyone who got offended by what Chris Rock said has never had a real job.

I think the point wasn't that voice acting is excruciatingly painful, it's the fact that he made it seem like it's a complete and utter cakewalk - not to mention the fact that he gets more for voicing in one movie than any of them get in their careers. I mean think about it - nobody wants to hear others, especially relative outsiders, make it seem like what they do for a living is trivial or simple. Would you?

I think this guy got the best take on it, though:

Originally Posted by Paul Eiding

Chris Rock is a comedian, NOT a vo actor. He's a funny dude...with one voice. If he makes a ton of money for being himself, God bless him. Hard for me to be offended by someone who doesn't really understand what we (vo actors) do.

[ToTheNines]

I feel you. But he's a comedian... I think everyone knows that they should be taken lightly.

Nick Swardson doesn't really feed his cat diarrhea.

And to spruce up what I said earlier: Anyone who gets offended by what any comedian says is a turd.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Nick Swardson doesn't really feed his cat diarrhea.

-Citation Needed-

Anyway, I feel this has gone way-off topic, and I apologize for derailing the thread.

[Peanut]

Are people really taking something Chris Rock said at f*cking face value? Jesus...