Yeah, he probably did have botulism and was given sleep pills, but was also given methamphetamines to help with his symptoms. Meth is very common in North Korea and doctors give it to kids as young as 11. The government publicly shut down their program a few years ago to get food aid, however there is still a huge…

I thought I was the only one who did the inappropriate cards gambit! I only do it to my husband’s birthday, though. For a while I was getting him cards meant for Spanish-speaking grandmothers (60th anniversary congratulations, bereavement, the more references to la Sagrada Familia the better) but lately I’ve been…

Jonny Kim: *single-handedly fights through hordes of henchmen*

I actually thought she had quietly left a year or two ago, but now I don’t know.

Yes, exactly. She could be quietly trying to get family and loved ones OUT of Scientology, for all we know. It’s a horrific cult which victimizes all of its members who are not named Tom Cruise or David Miscavige.

“Boop!”

I agree, while he seemed curt, who wouldn’t be? “You won! Wait, no, sorry... it’s a mistake.” That’s a lot to process in a few short minutes in front of a huge audience. He handled it well.

Exactly, it was abrupt, but it never felt dickish, to me, it felt like he was trying to stop the nonsense and let Moonlight know it wasn’t a joke or a bit. Especially when he followed up with “I’m proud to give this to my friends from Moonlight.” I think he just felt the urgency and went with it.

agreed. He had clearly taken over the ship, people were in disbelief, he grabbed the proof. I don’t think it was anything other than trying to fix the situation as quickly as possible.

Indeed. Good trait for a Producer. Guess he found his calling.

Just catching up on all of this now. ER doc here. This is EXACTLY how I get when things go bad. I saw him getting the shit done while everyone else was dithering around freaking out, and hugging everyone from Moonlight once the situation was handled and the real winners got up there. You’re totally right. (And thanks…

I saw Horowitz in a perfect balance of seethingly pissy and dimplomatically gracious. And given how much a win would have meant to him and his team, the seethingly pissy was perfectly justified (regardless of personal views on the relative merits of the film.)

Also, there are tons of sourpus reaction photos from the audience. I think he was afraid that people thought they/the oscars were playing a joke on moonlight. I think that’s why he insisted “this is not a joke.” When you’ve got a notoriously unfunny comedian hosting it is a fair fear. I don’t get the hate on him, he…

If we take another look at the video, the category is in tiny type at the bottom in a light gold font. Ten bucks says neither Faye nor Warren could read that without reading glasses.

Exactly. He acted like a guy who can get a movie made in the extreme dysfunction that is Hollywood. And I think his statements since have shown class - not blaming, all the spotlight on Moonlight, and his happiness for a fellow producer who had an even bigger hill to climb to get a movie made.

Yeah, I thought given the situation Horowitz handled it with amazing grace. As someone who wants to win an Oscar I can’t imagine how painful that was.

Thank you! And he delivered it with passion—rather than self-pity. Like, “You guys deserve this.” No one else was stepping up.

“We want these sorts of people around when buildings catch on fire, high-pressure salesmen corner you, or the Best Picture Oscar is in the process of going to the wrong fucking movie.”