Well done Rami and Bo Rhap!

Knew they'd sweep up there. Congrats!!

Long live QUEEN forever!!!

Ridiculous - Malek was so stiff and wooden it was totally laughable. And he looked like Bugs Bunny dressed as Freddie

Yeah I'm pretty flummoxed by that. I guess the awards need to recognise a populist title to keep their ratings up.

What song did they do?

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Yeah I'm pretty flummoxed by that. I guess the awards need to recognise a populist title to keep their ratings up.

What song did they do?[/QUOTE]

WWRY
WATC

That's all...

I feel like the proverbial dog that has seen the rainbow and all the other dogs don't have a clue what he is talking about.

It's fantastic that Queen/Freddie get so much publicity. Rami seems like a nice guy and I don't mind good things happening to him. But there is absolutely no way he should have won an Oscar, the most prestigious film award there is, for this performance. For half of the film he was nowhere near resembling Freddie and even in the other half the brilliant moments were not that many. If this was an Oscar-worthy performance, how bad would a non-Oscar-worthy performance have been???

Happy to see a few fellow not-color-blind dogs here :D

Rami's acceptance speech was very cute (better than his performance in the film) and it was really classy of him to start by thanking his mother and finish by thanking his girlfriend. I wish he hadn't labelled Freddie as a "gay man and immigrant", something that I don't think the man himself ever stressed. He was just Freddie Mercury.

Sorry for multiple posts! In a way I think that his lovely acceptance speech showcased in every way why he was the totally wrong man to play someone as flamboyant and "raw" as Freddie.

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Rami's acceptance speech was very cute (better than his performance in the film) and it was really classy of him to start by thanking his mother and finish by thanking his girlfriend. .[/QUOTE]

So cringe how he took Allison Janney by the neck... like a true horse handler, he must have saw some Egyptian Arabian in her.

I haven't watched the performance yet, but I kind of expected them to do something more original than simply WWRY & WATC, at least on top of those. I guess those times are over and they only play it safe now.

Anyway, I love how the movie got both sound awards. Best editing and actor don't hurt either, but it's like Queen finally gets recognition at the most popular award show in the world after all these years. We fans knew Queen is like no other, and the world is reminded about the band once again.

By the way, I haven't watched the movie yet... I really, really want to do it now. I bet Freddie would be beside himself if he found out an actor got an Oscar by playing him.

That's a good point. Freddie would love it, although probably DEMAND it was actually his and call Rami a talented bitch.

These things don't really mean as much as they did 20 years ago though - like The Brit awards.

A talented Bitch. Love it!!

I think they gave Rami the Oscar simply as a tribute to Freddie really...the teeth were too big and completely distracting...the movie itself not well written or made

I thought it was a wonderful celebration. My random thoughts:

(Sorry if I spell any movie star names incorrectly.)

The dresses were beautiful and the fabrics were so interesting. My top scores are Amy Adams and Helen Mirren. And did you see Brian and Roger in their velvet (?) suits? Brian in purple with sparkles, and Roger in red? Ha! Why do rock stars always have to dress to stand out? I guess that is just how it is. We get it.

I loved the opening and was only worried Brian would fall off the front of the stage. I actually was talking to the TV: “Brian! Don’t fall!” Well, it turned out that after the show, Rami fell off the stage, so maybe my intuition was working but just for the wrong person. It was cute when Adam screamed, “Welcome to the Oscars!” They got a very excited response from that crowd, and a standing ovation. I thought the choice of WWRY and WATC was solid. Know the audience! Plus, the drums! Perfect way to start the show. I loved the huge picture of Freddie at the end.

I loved the Wayne’s World reunion of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. You realize you are old when stuff that you think is common knowledge has to be explained for the under 30’s, and they had to show the iconic scene from the car in Wayne’s World before Mike and Dana came on stage. But that’s OK.

I felt bad for Glenn Close, losing again after so many nominations, but apparently Olivia Coleman is great.

Rami was pretty stunned. He and Lucy looked very happy. He deserved it, and now he has so many awards for that part: Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA, and Oscar. Plus some film festival awards. I’m so happy for him.

I noticed that Bohemian Rhapsody was the audience favorite (you could hear the reaction each time it was mentioned).

I didn’t see Green Book, Roma, or The Favourite yet, but “best picture” is really a category of apples and oranges. This morning there is already criticism that Green Book did not deserve the top prize, so maybe it is best not to win Best Picture! Just to avoid those daggers!

^" i watched Matlock in a bar last night, with the sound turned off...but i think i got the just of it."


Good win, bad art. Good varied performance at best.



*excuse me. It was the *OSCARS