Oscars! Paging lsampson

[java]

And Matt says, Hook 'em!

just kidding, but he will when we go to the National Championship Game, sooner rather than later, right?

 

[aowells]

Huge kudos to DBC, it was a great movie.

McConaughey's speech started and ended great, but in the middle it come off as awkwardly lacking in humility. My hero is always myself...???

Anyway, another Oscar for UT!

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

McConaughey's speech started and ended great, but in the middle it come off as awkwardly lacking in humility. My hero is always myself...???

Yea, thought the same. Happy for Matt but thought Leo earned his due. I hope he wins one soon!

 

[java]

Huge kudos to DBC, it was a great movie.
McConaughey's speech started and ended great, but in the middle it come off as awkwardly lacking in humility. My hero is always myself...???

Anyway, another Oscar for UT!

I didn't take it that way. My perception was that his hero is the person that he is striving to be, but will never become. For a moment, I was concerned he was saying exactly what you thought he was, before he explained that you can never be satisfied with the person you are. He said as much in the closing moments of his acceptance. McConaughey radiates confidence, which is part of his appeal. Without that confidence, he would not be the success that he is. He reminds me of a throwback, a wildcatter. He is brash, but it works for him.

Edit: I can see where you are coming from. In fact, I thought his mother had an uh-oh look on her face when he began that part of his acceptance speech.

 

[Epictetus]

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[Epictetus]

This picture was from an anniversary of MGM Studios, and there's an Oscar statue off to the side.

Got this in an email a year or so ago.

1st Row: James Stewart, Margaret Sullivan, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, Louis B. Mayer, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne, Susan Peters, Ginny Simms, Lionel Barrymore

2nd Row: Harry James, Brian Donlevy, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney, William Powell, Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy, Walter Pidgeon, RobertTaylor, Pierre Aumont, Lewis Stone, Gene Kelly, Jackie Jenkins

3rd Row: Tommy Dorsey, George Murphy, Jean Rogers, James Craig, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Robert Benchley

4th Row: Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Keenan Wynn, Diana Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Esther Williams, Ann Richards, Marta Linden, Lee Bowman, Richard Carlson, Mary Astor

5th Row: Blanche Ring, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Bert Lahr, Frances Gifford, June Allyson, Richard Whorf, Frances Rafferty, Spring Byington, Connie Gilchrist, Gladys Cooper

6th Row: Ben Blue, Chill Wills, Keye Luke, Barry Nelson, Desi Arnaz, Henry O'Neill, Bob Crosby, Rags Ragland

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[Juan]

Looks like Vegas nailed it?

Vegas odds --
Oscar for Best Picture

12 Years a Slave 2-5

American Hustle 4-1

Gravity 5-1 (10-1)

Dallas Buyers Club 15-1 (30-1)

The Wolf of Wall Street 30-1 (15-1)

Captain Phillips 50-1 (40-1)

Philomena 75-1 (60-1)

Nebraska 85-1 (75-1)

Her 150-1 (100-1)

Oscar for Best Actor

Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club 1-2 (6-5)

Chiwetel Ejiofor,12 Years a Slave 4-1 (8-5)

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street 5-1

Bruce Dern, Nebraska 25-1 (12-1)

Christian Bale, American Hustle 30-1

Oscar for Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine 1-5 (1-4)

Sandra Bullock, Gravity 10-1

Meryl Streep, August: Osage County 14-1 (12-1)

Amy Adams, American Hustle 18-1 (14-1)

Judi Dench, Philomena 25-1 (15-1)

Oscar for Best Supporting Actor

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club 1-4 (1-2)

Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave 5-1 (3-1)

Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips 15-1 (12-1)

Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street 25-1 (20-1)

Bradley Cooper, American Hustle 30-1 (25-1)

Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

Lupita Nyongo, 12 Years a Slave 4-5 (7-5)

Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle 8-5 (6-5)

June Squibb, Nebraska 15-1 (8-1)

Julia Roberts, August: Osage County 20-1 (14-1)

Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine 25-1 (20-1)

Oscar for Best Director

Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity 1-3 (2-3)

Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave 4-1 (5-2)

Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street 15-1 (9-1)

David O. Russell, American Hustle 16-1 (10-1)

Alexander Payne, Nebraska 50-1 (40-1)

 

[Juan]

I think this was Bongos night?

I was at that game (v. Bugeater)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Gotta think that Oscar will soon be fashioned into a pretty kick ass bong.</p>— @BarkingCarnival (@BarkingCarnival) <a href="

https://twitter.com/Lana/statuses/440355505249058816">March 3, 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Juan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Congrats to UT Alum <a href="https://twitter.com/McConaughey">@McConaughey</a> on winning the Academy Award for Best Actor <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TexasFight&src=hash">#TexasFight</a></p>— Charlie Strong (@Strong_TexasFB) <a href="

https://twitter.com/BarkingCarnival/statuses/440348603463135233">March 3, 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6Wf-mRo7C2I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[Juan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Gravity has won all these awards and not one person has thanked sir Isaac newton</p>— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) <a href="

https://twitter.com/AlbertBrooks/statuses/440345621028167680">March 3, 2014</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[echeese]

Huge kudos to DBC, it was a great movie.
McConaughey's speech started and ended great, but in the middle it come off as awkwardly lacking in humility. My hero is always myself...???

Anyway, another Oscar for UT!

Think you really missed his point. .. . .it's about being the hero of your own life. . .looking internally for success not externally (coveting others) . ..

I linked the speech below. . .people can decide for themselves. . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deNAilnDY4I

 

[bbdude]

Think you really missed his point. .. . .it's about being the hero of your own life. . .looking internally for success not externally (coveting others) . ..
I linked the speech below. . .people can decide for themselves. . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deNAilnDY4I

The speech was nails. No doubt about it.