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The 80th Annual Academy Awards

  • TV Special
  • 20082008
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 3h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
  • Comedy
  • Music
In the annual awards presentation, the nominated films include Atonement (2007), Juno (2007), Michael Clayton (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), and There Will Be Blood (2007).In the annual awards presentation, the nominated films include Atonement (2007), Juno (2007), Michael Clayton (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), and There Will Be Blood (2007).In the annual awards presentation, the nominated films include Atonement (2007), Juno (2007), Michael Clayton (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), and There Will Be Blood (2007).
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  • Directors
    • Louis J. Horvitz
    • Joseph Takats
  • Writers
    • Jon Macks
    • Hal Kanter
    • Buz Kohan
  • Stars
    • Jon Stewart
    • Jan Aaris
    • Amy Adams
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Louis J. Horvitz
    • Joseph Takats
  • Writers
    • Jon Macks
    • Hal Kanter
    • Buz Kohan
  • Stars
    • Jon Stewart
    • Jan Aaris
    • Amy Adams
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Diablo Cody at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
    Nicole Kidman at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
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    Daniel Day-Lewis and Helen Mirren at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
    Robert F. Boyle at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)

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    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    Jan Aaris
    • Selfas Self
    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Self - Presenter & Performeras Self - Presenter & Performer
    Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck
    • Self - Nomineeas Self - Nominee
    Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba
    • Self - Hostess: Scientific & Technical Awards Banquetas Self - Hostess: Scientific & Technical Awards Banquet
    Don Ameche
    Don Ameche
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Thomas Anderson
    Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Self - Nomineeas Self - Nominee
    Michelangelo Antonioni
    Michelangelo Antonioni
    • Self - Memorial Tributeas Self - Memorial Tribute
    • (archive footage)
    Jan Archibald
    • Self - Winneras Self - Winner
    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    Karen Baker Landers
    • Self - Winneras Self - Winner
    • (as Karen M. Baker)
    Javier Bardem
    Javier Bardem
    • Self - Winneras Self - Winner
    Michael Bay
    Michael Bay
    • Selfas Self
    Ingmar Bergman
    Ingmar Bergman
    • Self - Memorial Tributeas Self - Memorial Tribute
    • (archive footage)
    Brad Bird
    Brad Bird
    • Self - Winner & Nomineeas Self - Winner & Nominee
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Self - Nominee & Presenteras Self - Nominee & Presenter
    Robert F. Boyle
    Robert F. Boyle
    • Self - Honorary Award Recipientas Self - Honorary Award Recipient
    Eric Bradley
    Eric Bradley
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    • Directors
      • Louis J. Horvitz
      • Joseph Takats
    • Writers
      • Jon Macks
      • Hal Kanter
      • Buz Kohan
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    • Trivia
      For the first time since 1965, all four acting winners were non-Americans (Tilda Swinton and Daniel Day-Lewis are British, Javier Bardem is Spanish and Marion Cotillard is French).
    • Quotes

      Jon Stewart: Ladies and gentlemen, err, according to IMDb, our next presenter is the star of the 2010 Untitled Nicole Kidman Project; please welcome Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Factor: Episode dated 25 February 2008 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Working Song
      Music by Alan Menken

      Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

      Performed by Amy Adams

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    8/10
    And the baby goes to
    Coming on the heels of the great writer's strike in Hollywood, the 2007 Academy Awards ceremony began amidst wonder about what it would be like, after the Golden Globes, I think, was presented as a bare bones ceremony to which few people showed up. I didn't pay much attention to the writer's strike, partly because I'm living in the middle of China at the moment and partly because I just don't see what the big screaming deal is. Maybe it's because I work for a living so it's hard for me to understand the unjust plight of people who get paid 100 times what I make to sit at home and write jokes. Anyway, John Stewart, again the Oscars' host, introduces the show by exclaiming, "You're here! I can't believe you're here!" He then, of course, goes on to ridicule the whole fiasco, clearly touching some nerves but hopefully lightening the tone a little as well.

    As usual, Stewart has some great jokes ("What a shame, Titler had some great ideas! He just couldn't get past the name….and the mustache…"), and some that just clearly make the audience uncomfortable. But again, luckily we have the writers back so we can watch some of our most talented actors come on stage and tell jokes with all the animation and energy of a hockey puck. That's one of the biggest mysteries of the Oscars. Every year, we see the most talented people in the business come on stage and give astonishingly wooden deliveries of their highly rehearsed jokes and speeches. Maybe this is what happens when they don't have a good director helping them?

    George Clooney, surprisingly, seemed to get just a little stuck once or twice during his speech introducing the outstanding 80 years of Oscar sequence. Maybe because of the deadpan response to his cheerful "Hi guys!" greeting to the audience. Maybe they were tired. I thought it was funny. The show could always use a little informality to lighten the tension. John Stewart doesn't exactly have the most perfect track record of delivering classic jokes on stage. He's a funny guy, but nearly half of his jokes must make at least half the audience squirm in their seats ("I believe Javier Bardem told his mother where the bathroom is…"). I'm sure that high school kids failing their Spanish classes are still rolling over that one. The rest of us, not so much.

    As always the awards are criticized for that ridiculous time limit imposed on the winners. It is certainly true that this show, and any awards show, is ABOUT the winners, and the majority of it should be given to them to give thanks to what is often one of the greatest honors of their lives. John Stewart has plenty of time to make bad jokes and often poke ridiculous fun at some of our most talented actors, yet those actors themselves are so often rushed off the stage by that incessant orchestra music, which is really no different from someone extending a hook onto the stage and yanking the speaker off by their neck.

    Obviously, it's clear why this happens. The Oscars, unfortunately, are about honoring the greatest achievement in film-making, but more than that, they are a media frenzy. The show is designed to get ratings much more than to honor performances or achievements. This is why the greatest actors and animators and directors and costume designers and writers are shooed offstage so that Stewart can introduce another pointless montage that does nothing but eat up time. In this ceremony, he even mentions that, had the writer's strike continued, they would have had to "pad the show with even more montages" (Oscar Salute to Binoculars and Periscopes?? Bad Dreams, An Oscar Salute!??).

    Pad the show!! What, was there a shortage of material?

    After showing these film clips, which Stewart introduces as pointless, he quips about how great it is that they don't have to waste our time by showing them. What the hell is going on here? Is this what the winners are rushed off the stage for?

    And by the way, best category announcement of the evening has to go to Forrest Whitaker, and best acceptance speeches? Tilda Swinton and Marketa Irglova. Definitely.

    Note: John Stewart mentions the IMDb as he is introducing Nicole Kidman onto the stage. I think that's the first time I've ever heard anyone mention the IMDb at the Oscars. It's just too bad that he has become so famous as a political satirist, because political satire only has the tiniest place at an event like the Oscars. More importantly, it has made it nearly impossible for Stewart to offer genuine congratulations without sounding like he's going to crack some stupid joke afterwards (which half the time he does).

    All in all, even though the Oscars seem to get more commercialized every year, they are still all about the love of movies, and this year is no different. It's an inspiring show no matter how many little bothersome things we have to deal with, and it's hard not to enjoy a lot of people experiencing their dreams literally coming true before our eyes. I particularly loved the occasional history of the Oscars montages that they would show in between awards. THAT is the stuff the show should be padded with. After all, remembering great moments in film is what it's all about.
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    • Mar 14, 2008

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 80-я церемония вручения премии 'Оскар'
    • Filming locations
      • Kodak Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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