Oh please, a standing ovation?
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a-2003 — 14 years ago(February 28, 2012 02:24 AM)
So what? You're hired to do "well", it doesn't mean you deserve a standing ovation. If she didn't do it "well", she wouldn't have been nominated.
I don't care if she's black or white or whatever, that was not my point. Her performance did not deserve a standing ovation. Neither did Sandra Bullock's in The Blind Side.
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a-2003 — 14 years ago(February 28, 2012 03:07 AM)
Um, I don't know, maybe Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote? Adrien Brody in The Pianist? Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose? Best female performance I've ever seen, no ovation.
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whatever94401 — 14 years ago(February 28, 2012 12:18 PM)
Ovations are up to how the audience feels at the moment. Some people start it, and others get carried with the spirit. Its hardly the evil thing you lot are claiming it is. Next time, you go to the Oscars and plant ur ass in the seat and don't move.
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digitaldiva — 14 years ago(February 28, 2012 03:13 PM)
Hi whatever94401,
Thank you. The naysayers don't understand the goodwill that Octavia Spencer has amassed in this town over the years. She is not a glamorous leading lady, an exotic foreign star or a young beauty who received a break-out role early in her career. Like her friend Sandra Bullock, she worked her way up from bit parts to supporting roles and it took her years. Along the way, Octavia made a number of friends. I live in Los Angeles and though I'm no longer a journalist, I have a number of friends in the industry. I've only heard nice things about Octavia Spencer. Some people can bring a racial element into her win but to be honest, Ms. Spencer had probably worked with half the people in the room and their hearts were with her. There were others who were equally deserving and they too will get their Oscar if they keep hanging on. -
missnyc09 — 14 years ago(March 01, 2012 09:41 PM)
That choice is up to the audience, not you. Plus, the Oscars is an awards show. Why shouldn't they (especially fans of the film) show more support for5b4 her win?
Standing ovations are an extra congratulatory gesture other than simply clapping.
Her role wasn't worthy to you, but many disagree. It's already been done, will be done again and again.