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Marcus Telcontar

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:22:15 PM

Eminem wins an OSCAR??????

Actually, good on him. I heard the other four nominees and his was genuinely the best.

I dunno, it sounds weird - Eminem, Oscar winner. Who would have thought that could ever happen?

Dae Jinn

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:24:51 PM

Which Oscar, and who else was nominated for it? o_O

Figrin D'an

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:27:57 PM

Best Original Song

Nominees were:

"Burn It Blue" from "Frida" (Miramax)
Music by Elliot Goldenthal
Lyric by Julie Taymor

"Father and Daughter" from "The Wild Thornberrys Movie"
(Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies)
Music and Lyric by Paul Simon

"The Hands That Built America" from "Gangs of New York" (Miramax)
Music and Lyric by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen

"I Move On" from "Chicago" (Miramax)
Music by John Kander
Lyric by Fred Ebb

"Lose Yourself" from "8 Mile" (Universal)
Music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
Lyric by Eminem

Dae Jinn

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:31:08 PM

Oh. So not a real Oscar then :lol A movie award for a sogn shouldn't count for as much as movie award for acting. If that makes sense....:uhoh

Sanis Prent

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:33:12 PM

Good for him. I'm glad he won.

Sigil Roland

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:36:35 PM

Good for him, Now the important question... Did he go crazy on stage?

Marcus Telcontar

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:41:06 PM

you know the world will end when..

A White guy is the best rapper
A black guy is the best golfer
France calls the USA arrogant
And Germany doesnt want to fight

Figrin D'an

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:44:48 PM

Eminem wasn't there, actually. One of the other guys accepted the award.

Inu

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:48:41 PM

Didn't he mention something about receiving awards in his song "The Real Slim Shady"? Something about being skeptical of receiving invites for award ceremonies like this? It's been way too long, so I don't remember.

imported_Grev Drasen

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:54:33 PM

That was back when he was in denial of his pop success.

It was really just a slam on critics who said he wasn't deserving of all of his praise.

Blaine

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:55:26 PM

I sort of thought Eminem was gonna win. I liked the song for the movie.

Loki Ahmrah

Mar 23rd, 2003, 11:05:09 PM

Of all the songs up for that category, I certainly felt that Eminem's was the best so as has been said before, good for him.

ReaperFett

Mar 24th, 2003, 02:40:14 AM

Eminem didnt collect it because he didnt write it. Damn manufactured acts ;)

Lilaena De'Ville

Mar 24th, 2003, 02:31:14 PM

I love that song. :D

Still have to watch the movie though. Soon!

imported_Grev Drasen

Mar 24th, 2003, 03:43:46 PM

Originally posted by ReaperFett
Eminem didnt collect it because he didnt write it. Damn manufactured acts ;) Are you joking?

ReaperFett

Mar 24th, 2003, 03:51:02 PM

What? People criticise Boybands for not writing their own songs. Why does he get let off? :)

Kiltik

Mar 24th, 2003, 03:55:09 PM

I have a decent amount of respect for Eminem. Some of his stuff isn't too bad at all. I can't take him seriously, though - Every time I see him on TV, I keep thinking that he's parodying rappers, not trying to actually be one. :)

Loki Ahmrah

Mar 24th, 2003, 05:27:05 PM

Originally posted by ReaperFett
What? People criticise Boybands for not writing their own songs. Why does he get let off? :)

He did write it, foo! Watch the Oscars again and LISTEN! :p

ReaperFett

Mar 24th, 2003, 05:30:36 PM

Sssh, Im having fun mocking the Eminem fans! :)

And the listing is actually 8 Mile - Eminem, Bass, Jeff (III), Luis Resto (For the song "Lose Yourself".) :)

Loki Ahmrah

Mar 24th, 2003, 05:48:40 PM

Yes. True, but Eminem is there and is the most prominent contributor to writing said song. For example, the lyrics were entirely of his making, beehotch!

ReaperFett

Mar 24th, 2003, 05:49:38 PM

Timberlake wrote his own song. People still criticise him. Eminem goes in the same bracket of Timberlake :)

imported_Grev Drasen

Mar 24th, 2003, 08:56:21 PM

Eminem does write all of his own lyrics, every last word. Jeff Bass and Luis Resto just produced the beat. I really don't see your point about criticism though, if there even is one? Every artist gets criticized...so what're you saying?

imported_Eve

Mar 24th, 2003, 10:31:08 PM

I like Eminem. My fav song of his is "Stan".

Yes, he writes his stuff, and I liked NSYNC! I am so sad they're gone. I will settle for Justin Timberlake though. I love his new song. Sounds disco-ish. I heard it this morning on the way to work, and got all happy.

Anyway... good for him. I like him! Go him.

Did Star Wars get nominated for anything? You know... the awards you don't see on the show... the tech awards? Maybe it came out too long ago?

Figrin D'an

Mar 24th, 2003, 10:33:07 PM

AOTC was nominated for Best Visual Effects. TTT won in that category though.

ReaperFett

Mar 25th, 2003, 07:39:13 AM

It didnt lose to Spiderman's rubbish CGI, all that matters :)

Shawn

Apr 1st, 2003, 08:29:52 PM

Just saw 8 Mile. The music isn't too bad at all; It all fit the movie well. I'm glad he won.

The movie itself is really well done, but I had trouble staying interested in it. I enjoyed it, but don't think I'd want to watch it again anytime soon.