Talk:79th Academy Awards/Archive 1

message: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/79th_Academy_Awards_%282nd_nomination%29  (aeropagitica)  20:56, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  AfD Notice 

message: Right now, under the nominees for "Best Motion Picture of the Year", the article states, "Surprisingly, early Oscar-favorite Dreamgirls was snubbed out of a Best Picture nomination in the biggest snub since the awards began."  Is this appropriate for this place in this article, and is it even the biggest snub ever? Araker 23:00, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One news report I've seen stated that it was the first time the film with the most nominations was not among the Best Picture nominees; I haven't checked that, but if true it would be a suitable way of stating the situation without using the somewhat POV term "snub". On the other hand, it wasn't nominated for directing, writing, editing or either of the lead acting categories, so there have probably been various competitors for the claim of biggest snub. MisfitToys 02:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just looked it up, it is the biggest snub. Two other movies got 9 nominations and no Best Picture nomination but other movies in their respective years had more nominations. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.225.206.193 (talk) 03:17, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Still, I'd avoid use of the POV word "snub"; in the absence of published evidence to the contrary, we shouldn't presume that voters deliberately avoided nominating any specific film. For all we know, Dreamgirls may have been mentioned on every ballot, but just not high enough to get into the five nominees. MisfitToys 03:24, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dreamgirls snub? 

message: Should these nominations not be added?  It really dumbs down the article to just have the celebrity catagories... Any thoughts? -cpblb
:There are ten listed right now (out of 24); you're essentially suggesting merging the nomination list into this article, but it will end up getting separated later anyway. I think we can leave it as is. MisfitToys 23:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing, Cinematography, etc... 

message: Any particular reasons the writers' names are not mentioned?  Screenplays are not wikis (well, maybe), and even we sign our articles. Bruxism 11:57, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No writers? 

message: Is it ABC again? Maybe adding a note which network carries it is in order, maybe? - Throw 12:13, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's ABC (as noted in the article intro); on the other hand, it's only on ABC in the U.S., so some editors might argue that we should list all the broadcasters to avoid charges of U.S.-centrism. (Although the TV director and pre-show hosts iare listed, and those likely vary by country.) MisfitToys 20:52, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What network is carrying it?

message: When do the proceedings begin (PST)? -kslays 22:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  When is it? 

message: for best adapted screenplay, the woman announcer called infernal affairs a "japanese film". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.232.100.151 (talk) 02:57, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Departed/Infernal Affairs mis-attribution 

message: The German flag sits there messily for me. Is it a Wikipedia policy to jam country flags in wherever country names are mentioned? Fine on pages where the main content is a list of countries, such as Olympic medal tallies, but I don't see the point on a page that's mostly about people and films, and just one entry happens to be a country name.
Kvader 04:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It follows the same format for the other Oscar pages. -- Scorpion 04:26, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Doesnt mean it looks good! Kvader 05:14, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

text: The united Germany is also called Federal Republic of Germany officially. --Kvasir 02:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thats right, but I don't see how that's contradictory to my statement. Or do I have to explain it in more detail? Delvey 17:44, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Best foreign language film

message: Can we semi-protect this page? Will 04:46, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Somebody please protect, the amount of vandalism is ridiculous. User:  Hdt83 | Talk/Chat 04:55, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Some form of protection is needed. More than half of the edits are vandalism. --Mason 05:05, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

text: The Directing section tables looks messed up. Can somebody fix it? I keep getting an edit conflict from all these vandals.  Never mind... User:  Hdt83 | Talk/Chat 05:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protection from vandalism 

message: I hate edit conflicts. There should be a checkbox to shove through edit conflicts, I was trying to fix a serious formatting bug and went through about five before giving up [yes, someone else has fixed it, but that's not the point] --Random832 05:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GAH. 

message: Didn't Steven Spielberg, Francis Copola, and another director present the Best Director Award?  Their names aren't on the presenter list Small5th 05:41, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, George Lucas was with them. -- Delvey 06:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It might be more interesting to present the presenters along with the awards they gave out, and optionally a funny line (if it's funny). Like that moment with Queen Latifah and John Travolta. Wahkeenah 06:18, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Presenters for Best Director 

message: The statistic that Jennifer Hudson is the only person to win for the one and only movie in which she has appeared is false.  Barbara Streisand also won for her debut in Funny Girl. 24.128.86.243 06:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barbara Streisand 

message: What is the name of the dance group that were doing the shadow images for each of the best picture nominees?
*They're called Pilobolus, apparently named after a fungus. When Ellen said they were naked  apparently she wasn't kidding. Wahkeenah 12:56, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movies 

message: After perusing through the list of past original song winners, I believe this was the first year that an original song from a documentary was given the award, perhaps even nominated. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fashnable1 (talk • contribs) 09:37, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia