Who here is going to boycott the Oscars tonight? Who is

[applegrove]

with me?

[chillfactor]

1. hate the award shows.....

I am with you...I have a ton of my favorite shows taped and will watch them instead.

[yeoman6987]

32. I am definitely watching the opening act with Chris Rock and go from there

I'd like to see Leo get his due finally. We'll see.

[backscatter712]

35. I'll probably be playing video games.

I find these sorts of award shows to be excruciatingly boring.

[yuiyoshida]

46. I am with you on that...

As for shows, I can go on line, watch my favorite; TheArrow, Gotham, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DareDevil, Jessica Jones... award shows just suck.

[Laffy Kat]

2. As much as I love the cinema, I never watch it.

Watching "Walking Dead" tonight and dozing.

[Eleanors38]

3. Boycotting due to boredom for decades. nt

[applegrove]

5. I just figure Hollywood needs to make good on telling more diverse

stories with diverse casting promise before I watch. So it will be 1 billion minus 1. I'm sure they'll really notice.

[Eleanors38]

15. It does, indeed. Nothing worse than the "best music" portion.

The last one I watched was in the 70s. Music was so bad that I felt like my cat when puking: So projectile she flew backwards as in Newton's 3rd Law.

[LittleBlue]

4. I manage to boycott it every year

Just a bunch of mostly overpaid celebrities licking each other's arses.

[hobbit709]

6. Haven't watched the Oscars since the late 70's.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. I'll watch. And for every joke about the whiteness of the nominees ...

... I'll have a shot of bourbon.

I expect a hangover tomorrow.

(kidding, I'll be asleep before the third statue is handed out)

[Brother Buzz]

10. I suspect, with Chris Rock hosting....

that may be the central theme.....and the audience will totally be with him. Bank on it.

[Kip Humphrey]

8. we never watc...Er... Ok, we're "boycotting" the Oscars this year too!

[closeupready]

9. I think it was Jamie Foxx who retorted in the face of calls to boycott, 'act better.'

I agree with that.

[Gothmog]

11. I have no interest in the Oscars

[RebelOne]

13. Ditto. Same here. n/t

[ripcord]

12. If I have never watched them before

and I don't watch again this year would it be considered a boycott?

[Retrograde]

14. If by "boycott" you mean

continue my decades-old practice of not bothering to watch, yes. I did see part of last year's broadcast as I had a houseguest who insisted on watching it, but I have a lot of better ways to kill time.

[Travis_0004]

16. I just set my tivo

I generally dont care, but I might spend a few minutes watching chris rock and a few of the musical acts.

[Deuce]

17. Mystery Woman marathon...

[ileus]

18. I'm probably going to watch the same amount tonight as the past 45 years combined.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Me

I would have gone to la to cover NAN'sprotest too, but had to post the story from last night

[Warren Stupidity]

20. I'd have to have had an intention to watch that bloated mess in order to join a boycott.

[flamingdem]

21. Heading to an Oscars party watch

Whatdayawant this is a holiday in Los Angeles

* And Chris Rock should be spectacular, it's as if he's been given permission to go further than usual

[Vinca]

22. I always boycott the Oscars. They're boring.

[TipTok]

23. Doesn't count since I wouldnt watch anyways...

Out of curiosity... Why?

[applegrove]

25. So that the academy and producers in Hollywood give some

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mire thought to diverse stories and casting.

[Sherman A1]

24. I do every year.

Past my bedtime.

[Calista241]

26. I have literally never watched the Oscars.

Ever.

[noretreatnosurrender]

27. Me

No one in our house will be watching.

[MrWendel]

28. I hate awards shows...

in general, but this is an easy decision. If anything if worthy of watching I'll check twitter and youtube.

[braddy]

29. I boycott all television, couldn't watch the Oscars if I wanted to.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. I just found out a few minutes ago that it was on.

I hadn't planned on watching; I can't remember the last Academy Awards show that I did watch. So although I won't be watching I guess I can't call it boycotting if I wasn't going to in the first place.

[Turbineguy]

31. I'm not actually boycotting

I simply have no interest.

I enjoy entertainment, I just don't take it seriously.

[OkSustainAg]

33. I don't

watch television. So I never watch them.

[Wounded Bear]

34. I never watch....haven't in years...

I haven't seen any of the movies, so not even that interest.

[romanic]

36. Never gave a shit about the Oscars.

Even if it was the most divserse, inclusive, kumbaya show on earth; I just wouldn't bother watching a bunch of rich people kissing each other's asses over superficial entertainment.

[Warren DeMontague]

37. Im turning down any award they give me.

Seriously, I hope the Martian wins big, but ever since they snubbed "the lego movie" for best picture, fuck those guys.

[JEB]

38. Boring stupid shit celebrity worship. Not for me.

[madinmaryland]

39. WTF? No one is watching Downton Abbey tonight. There is only one more episode

left after tonight!

[Jim Beard]

47. I have had a tough time keeping up with Dowton Abbey

I tried to record all this last season but failed as all the previous years.

I ahve been watching British TV, some very good TV programs, edit- The Bletchley Circle, Foyles War, George Gently, Humor with Doc Martin and I am now on a New Zealand production, Broken Wood.

I think I am ready for Downton Abby now especially since I have thr Roku back 30 seconds and closed caption, (For English

Amazon Prime is showing it free from start to ?

[tularetom]

52. Downton Abbey has sort of run out of petrol

They should have figured out a way to put it out of its misery before they tried to squeeze one more year out of it.

You should check into Acorn TV, you can get it on Roku for about $50 per year and watch a wide assortment of British TV shows including even some of the Inspector Morse shows IIRC.

[Jim Beard]

56. I had managed to keep up with Inspector Morse on standard US cable but what really tuned my eye to t

to the British programs was Murdoch Mysteries. Excellent custom colors and the many pastel colors especially of the women's clothing. The only bad part was when they let the conservative Canadian Prime Minister have a cameo appearance. The actors who are liberal really didn't like it. It is a very popular program in Canada and it is available also on Netflix as well as Acorn

Yes, I now have Roku and started buy cheaper TV and strictly using Roku.

[saltpoint]

40. May pop in an out of them just to see

what the hell's going on. Chris Rock doesn't seem to be boycotting them.

Would love to see more diversity in studio films, although there is wondrous and nearly unlimited diversity in many independent films. Those efforts often run at film festivals, and there are many of these festivals all over the place.

Hope folks will pick a local festival or two and dive in.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

48. That's about what I do every year. Pop in and out.

[saltpoint]

49. Yep. I wish Chris Rock would do a

dramatic role in a film. I think he's got the range.

[AngryAmish]

41. I am on a 47 year iron man streak of ignoring the Oscars.

I got you all beat. Amateurs.

[WillowTree]

42. I haven't watched the Academy Awards in years.

And I was a Theatre major.

Or perhaps because I was a Theatre major.

[roody]

43. I am, but I have never watched them.

Oh, I don't have a tv anyway.

[OldHippieChick]

44. I actually do watch sometimes, but

not tonite. This is the year to show them how diversity counts. I'll be watching Amazing Race On Demand. LOL!

[Jim Beard]

45. I will not watch it either however

I will be waiting to hear the winners...(Edit) at a later time on the news.

I'm not much on the movies or music anymore, age does it to a person but I do see information about some of the music and movie stars.

I watched a 60 minutes segment on Taylor Swift and then some about Jennifer Lawrence tonight on CNN. I find them both to be a step above of all the nonsense of the Paris Hilton and that Lohan person.

They are buth very talented young women who have handled their success well.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

50. I'm not watching that bullshit. I'm enjoying a night at DU with a glass of red.

[tularetom]

51. I'm boycotting it

For no reason other than I just flat do not give a rats ass about it.

My wife does however and since we don't have cable she went over to the neighbor's house to watch it with her.

[redstateblues]

53. Chris Rock gave a brilliant hilarious, monologue

[Buzz Clik]

54. I'm watching.

[merrily]

55. I am. I didn't get an invite, but I am not watching.

[Initech]

57. For those that care - Mad Max: Fury Road is cleaning up so far.

Which is good because that was an awesome movie, one of my favorites from last year for sure.

I'm still pissed that Creed and Straight Outta Compton didn't get nominated for Best Picture though.

[phleshdef]

58. I can't boycott something I never watch anyway, heh.