Thank you! Bitching about the way an audience chose to cheer!? Come ON!

Are you seriously complaining because people stood up to clap for someone ? Wow.

Idiotic thread by an idiotic poster.

http://teamcoco.com/video/deon-cole-standing-o

The othe5b4r poster mentioned "white guilt" that's a racists way if taking credit away from her hard work. They complain that blacks feel entitled, but cringe when they achieve. She has played numerous but roles and worked her way to the top of her profession.
Im the Alpha and the Omoxus. The Omoxus and the Omega

The Oscars are often hard to take seriously because most of the time it's all about momentum. There were some amazing supporting performances in 2011 that didn't even get nominated, Shailene Woodley and Carey Mulligan comes to mind. Both of those performances were better than Octavia's in my opinion. It's not Octavia's fault, she did the best she could, but her role consisted of being sassy to the white people. A shame that the academy decided to award her, because not only was it just an average performance, but it also enforces the stereotype that a black woman has to play a maid in order to get an Oscar.

Ranting? Hardly. A couple of sentences isn't ranting.
Christopher Plummer has been in the business for almost 60 years and it is a crime he has never won an Oscar before now. He deserved his ovation.
"Rant" over.
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How is my comment idiotic? Her performance did not deserve a standing ovation. I don't agree with the poster who said it's because she is black. I honestly do not think her performance warranted a standing ovation, no matter what colour she is.
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Everybody appreciated her hard work. She has also created a positive buzz around her.
Im the Alpha and the Omoxus. The Omoxus and the Omega

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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.

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white guilt
her standing ovation was cringe inducing.

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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.

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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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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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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