AcademyAwards2013

85th Academy Awards - 25 February 2013

Isis & Kay wanna watch the Oscars live!

And we don't want to fight for seats at one of the cinemas that broadcast the ceremony on the biiiig screen, so we thought we'd watch it at Metalab.

Did you know there are two Austrian nominees for some of the more coveted categories? (See below.)

When?

Night from 24th to 25th of February. Academy Awards ceremony starts at 1.30am (source: ProSieben), red carpet coverage starts quite a bit earlier.

How?

Via internet livestream. The Academy Awards are not broadcast online, so we'll have to look for a user-provided stream on livestream.com or similar. This also means there may be unexpected pauses (users go offline, switch channels etc.) during which we'll have to search for alternative streams. Alas!

We'll use the white iMac from the library & beamer and watch the whole thing in the main room from the couches. Don't say you haven't been warned!

What else?

We'll make popcorn for ourselves and might also bring crisps and other snacks. Anyone up for cooking? (We aren't.) Looks like we'll also have sparkling wine and maybe we'll mix up some drinks as well? (Tschunk? Gin Tonic? Campari orange?)

If you're planning to join us and want some of our popcorn & stuff (against a donation), please let us know so we can buy more.

Who's coming?

• Isis
• Kay
• Christian Ja, ich snacke!
• Weirdo You're allowed to use my US-VPN if it's a US-only stream. (iMac -> My Notebook (SOCKSd) -> US-VPN)
• ... You?

Austrian Nominees

BEST PICTURE
Amour
Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

DIRECTING
Amour
Michael Haneke

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Amour
Written by Michael Haneke