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    Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
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    Image of Mrs. Stephen Fry Mrs. Stephen Fry
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    I always look forward to the Oscars, but with Jackman as host. Really not.
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    Image of Mrs. Stephen Fry Mrs. Stephen Fry
    12/12/08

    @Mrs. Stephen Fry aka MonkeySeeMonkeyDo: There should be a question mark after host.


    Also, my husband should host the Oscars. Seriously? Best. Host. Ever.

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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    @Mrs. Stephen Fry aka MonkeySeeMonkeyDo: Do you mean an actual husband? Or Stephen Fry? Because I'm on board either way.
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    Image of Mrs. Stephen Fry Mrs. Stephen Fry
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: My pretend gay husband, Stephen Fry.
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    Image of Tara Incognita Tara Incognita
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Hugh, I sat through fucking Australia for you. You better not eff up the Oscars for me.
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    Image of Sev Sev
    12/12/08

    @Tara Incognita: You can't tell me the shirtless soapy bucket bath wasn't a nice consolation prize for sitting through that.


    I'm going to buy the DVD and just watch that over and over again.

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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    12/12/08

    @Sev: Oh, hello. Guess I'll have to go see the film when I wasn't planning on it at all.
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    Rooo sez BISH PLZ was starred Rooo sez BISH PLZ was unstarred
    Image of ceejeemcbeegee is not here ceejeemcbeegee is not here
    12/12/08

    @Tara Incognita: The bucket bath alone was worth the 14 bucks.
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    Image of Kilotwat Kilotwat
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Alternate outside the box ideas for Oscar hosting:


    Have Wall-E host the Oscars! It'd be cute... and short. A few beeps, and he's moving on!


    Cuteoverload.com presents the Oscars! A parade of cute animals run, trot, hop, fly out with signs on their fluffy little necks announcing what the next award is.


    The important thing is cuteness and the inability to speak.

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    Image of funnyface funnyface
    12/12/08

    @Kilotwat: I like the puppy idea. I also DVR the puppy bowl every year and watch it multiple times.
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    Image of sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
    12/12/08

    @Kilotwat: Ooh, I like the cuteoverload idea! We could have a gerbil in black shades be the ubiquitous Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep would be a graceful kitteh, and a fossilized snake would be Clint Eastwood.
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    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) was starred sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) was unstarred
    Image of funnyface funnyface
    12/12/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Clearly Adrian Brody would be a Toucan.
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    Image of Tara Incognita Tara Incognita
    12/12/08

    @funnyface: Mean! but OMG, funny.
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    Image of Eeva Eeva
    12/12/08

    @Kilotwat: Hamster on a piano eating popcorn hosting the Oscars! The backdrop would consist of a single enormous screen showing a live puppy cam. Instead of mic stands, there would be flamingos. Bjork would wear a real live baby orangutan.


    @funnyface: Toucan play at that game! The Olsen twins would be played by a pair of bushbabies in shoe-boots.

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    Image of I, Zombie Normal I, Zombie Normal
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Ah, Kate, see, you're a brilliant actress, and someone with your skills can humanize an unsympathetic character; rather than portraying a one-dimensional demon, a good actor can bring depth and weight to a character whose actions/motivations/thoughts/ideas/etc scare, hurt or unnerve us. That's what makes for good think pieces. And, you can be of questionable character and still have what you/others consider a "beautiful and very genuine love story."
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    Image of Kilotwat Kilotwat
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Having the foppish Jackman host the gay superbowl that is the Oscars is like... the chicken-fried chicken of gay.
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    Image of funnyface funnyface
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    What's the difference between anthropophobia and misanthropy?
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    Image of alouette alouette
    12/12/08

    @funnyface: Phobias are conditioned by traumatic events?
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Don't get the Jackman thing at all. Host the Oscars? ZZzzzzzzzz.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    @Lizawithazee: Srsly, watch the clip I just posted. It will be train wreck in many ways, but a fabulous one.
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: Much like our marriage, darling!
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Listen, all the reasons Hugh Jackman should host not only the Oscars but literally anything that requires hosting or facilitating in anyway, and I'm going to go ahead and throw "funerals" in there, can be found right here:
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    Image of Penny_Esq Penny_Esq
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: Yes! He MUST sing and dance! Like Billy Crystal, except less cheesy and more awesome!
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    Image of ♥ dosido☮ ♥ dosido☮
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: that is the gayest straight man EVAR. ♥
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    @Penny_Esq: I don't know where you're getting "less cheesy." The man rode in on a camel.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    @♥ dosido☮: God, I love him for it.
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    Image of ceejeemcbeegee is not here ceejeemcbeegee is not here
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: O.M.G.


    I didn't get the gay rumors until now. Holy Strawberries, Batman! Yellow spandex indeed!

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    ceejeemcbeegee is not here was starred ceejeemcbeegee is not here was unstarred
    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    @ceejeemcbeegee: He is, in fairness, doing this in character. A gay character.
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    Image of I, Zombie Normal I, Zombie Normal
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: Him hosting the Oscars would be like being fisted by sunshine in front of an audience of unicorns.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    OH MY JESUS THERE'S ALSO THIS
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    Image of ceejeemcbeegee is not here ceejeemcbeegee is not here
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: Obvs. But I think the rumors started during his run on this show, no?
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    Image of Tara Incognita Tara Incognita
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: Oh, Jesus. My toddler just tossed out his dinner when I started playing that. I am not kidding.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    @ceejeemcbeegee: Honestly, I don't know. That's around the time I first started hearing them. I really don't think he's gay; I think he's just extraordinarily (like, abnormally) secure.
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    Image of DangerMouse DangerMouse
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: Oh. My. Gosh. Best thing I've seen all week.


    The boy next door definitely DOES NOT wear those pants, in my neighborhood.


    On a side note, nowadays I feel as though the introducer would be accused of having a baby bump because she held her hand in front of her.

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    Image of ceejeemcbeegee is not here ceejeemcbeegee is not here
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: I don't think he's gay either. But I can see how some small-minded people would think He plays gay so well, it must not be an act.


    In the end, the only way for him to prove he's not gay is to sleep with me.


    Did you hear that Mr. Jackman?!?! Holla!

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    Image of CrankyOldBroad CrankyOldBroad
    12/12/08

    @Khrushchev: Please add my hell to the yes to the chorus! Love love love when this man sings. Please let him sing at the Oscars.
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    Image of YourScreenplaySucks YourScreenplaySucks
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Anthropophobia? Awesome. All I need is a credulous psychiatrist's note and I'll have a reason to call in sick for pretty much forever at any place that possesses any trace of human life.
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    Image of Mafalda para Presidente Mafalda para Presidente
    12/12/08

    @Your Screenplay Sucks: Great excuse to get out of my 8th cousin Pancho's wedding.
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    Image of sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    I love me some Hugh, but Colbert needs to host the Oscars. In character. Unless Hugh was planning to host the Oscars as Wolverine and slash every winner with his claws. Then I would support this.
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    Image of littlemissvan littlemissvan
    12/12/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): That would be amazing! Especially when they do the shots of all the nominees in the audience, trying to look neutral. They'd be all "I really want to win!... But I don't want to get mauled!" and then the losers would maybe feel not so bad about losing. At least I didn't get slashed!
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    Image of sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
    12/12/08

    @littlemissvan: To be fair, I would imagine the gift bags would include some rhinestone-encrusted band aids.
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    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) was starred sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) was unstarred
    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    12/12/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): He might accidentally slash some of his tuxedo off, right?
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was starred BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) was unstarred
    Image of sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit) sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
    12/12/08

    @BrutallyHonestBabes: He would be wearing a loincloth. Which is very fragile and not able to withstand a brutal claw slashing. His dangly bits will be protected.
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    Image of BabyJane BabyJane
    12/12/08

    @sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Wolverine would certainly come in handy when the OSCAR presenters are fumbling with the envelopes. He'd make a real purty letter opener.
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    BabyJane was starred BabyJane was unstarred
    Image of katie.scarlett.o'hara katie.scarlett.o'hara
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    I think I might actually watch the Oscars this year, instead of turning off the tv after the Red Carpet stuff.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Re: Wainwright. I once felt the same way in general - "marriage is bogus, man, the gays don't need it!" But, then I grew a brain.


    Also, did he seriously just liken gay people to dogs? SERIOUSLY??


    Bogus, man, I'm telling you.

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    Penny was starred Penny was unstarred
    Image of funnyface funnyface
    12/12/08

    @Penny Plastic (Archetype): It pains me to think my Rufus actually buys into the "if you let the gays marry than they'll be wanting to marry puppies and toddlers next" argument.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    12/12/08

    @funnyface: But that's not really what he's saying at all. It's an unfortunate word choice, obviously, but I don't begrudge him the right to have that opinion. It seems like he was asked about it to give a gay man's perspective, and he gave his genuine opinion rather than taking the opportunity to speak for everyone. I think that's admirable.
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    Image of CollegeCamel CollegeCamel
    12/12/08

    @Archetype: Rufus is gay though, which makes it slightly less offensive.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    12/12/08

    @CollegeCamel: The dog comment is a bit much for me.....
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    Penny was starred Penny was unstarred
    Image of funnyface funnyface
    12/12/08

    In reply to Hugh Jackman Brings Aussie Charm To The Oscars
    Kate, your character can be a great character and still a creepy statutory rapist. Since when is "but he looked 18" a defense for anything?
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    funnyface was starred funnyface was unstarred
    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    12/12/08

    @funnyface: seriously. My immediate response to the trailer was "creepy older lady is taking advantage of teenage boy" and then "ooh! and she's a Nazi. I want to see this."
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    Image of MisterMoonlight MisterMoonlight
    12/12/08

    @thesciencegirl: I wonder if she's in the same weird headspace that Gary Oldman is in--remember that whole brouhaha where he played the villain in a movie about a female nominee for VP, and in the publicity was totally strange insisting his character was the good guy? I think perhaps part of why she's so good an actor is that she really does get into the humanity of the characters she plays, which probably makes her see them in a more sympathetic light.


    Cause yeah, 15 = statutory rape. Duh.

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    Image of DangerMouse DangerMouse
    12/12/08

    @funnyface: I think that she's identifying with the character a little too much; there's really no need to defend that.
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    DangerMouse was starred DangerMouse was unstarred
    Image of Saltine Saltine
    12/12/08

    @MisterMoonlight: The movie was called The Contender, and yeah it was weird, cause he kind of played a terrible person. But then there was all that stuff that he and a producer were mad and that it had been edited to be liberal propaganda. Then oldman denied he was upset and I that's true cause I love me some Gary Oldman.
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    Saltine was starred Saltine was unstarred
    Image of Saltine Saltine
    12/12/08

    @saltine: Ooh, is my IMDB obsession showing?
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    Saltine was starred Saltine was unstarred
    Image of dianersb was bit by a zombie dianersb was bit by a zombie
    12/12/08

    @saltine: IMDB obsession or not, I'm always happy to find people that love them some Gary Oldman.
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