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80th Academy Awards

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Nominator(s): Birdienest81 (talk) 22:42, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am re-nominating the 2008 Oscars for featured list because I believe it has great potential to become a Featured List. The previous nomination did not result in FL status, because I was unable to keep up with comments due to personal and education issues. I know there is still some concerns, but I will be updating the list within the next two weeks due to my winter break allowing me to make changes before school resumes on January 4. I also followed how the 1929, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 were written. Birdienest81 (talk) 22:42, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Frankie talk 14:51, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
;Comments from FrB.TG
  • "No Country for Old Men won four awards including Best Picture" → "No Country for Old Men led the ceremony with four awards including Best Picture" just to give an idea of who won the most awards.
  • Done: Replace with phrase above
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:27, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is there any Wikipedia article on Gil Cates, who is mentioned in the ceremony information section?
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:27, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • "performance noting that he "earned his keep by maintaining... " – where does this quote end as I don't see a quotation mark to close it.
  • The quotes ends on the next line with the word "screen."
--Birdienest81 (talk) 07:18, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is there an explanation for the order of entries in In Memoriam? Is it in chronological order? I am nor sure as I haven't watched the ceremony.
  • Yes, the In Memoriam is listed in order of appearance. Here is a video link.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:59, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wiki-link publishers for ref 2, 3, 13, 24, 26 and 49.
Done: Linked publishers to respective articles.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:58, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ref 3 needs an access date.
  • Done: Added access date.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:29, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • De-link the publishers for ref 7 and 44.
  • Done: Delinked publishers.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:55, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Remove the link for The New York Times Company in source 9 as it's already linked in source 6.
  • Done: Removed link.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:56, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Done: Moved to publisher field.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 03:57, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Yashthepunisher (talk) 06:47, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from Yashthepunisher
  • Few redirects needs to be fixed.
  • Is Voice Over Times a RS?
  • Fox News shouldn't be italised.
  • I think its a typo at ref 30, Los Angelest Times.

Yashthepunisher (talk) 17:21, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Yashthepunisher: Done: Fixed everything above. I tried fixing the BBC and Filmsite external links, but they don't change from green/blue to white. However, they both work when you click on the actual link. Anyways, thanks for the comments.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 05:35, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from NapHit (talk) 11:14, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • "...honored the best films of 2007 in the United States" well this isn't strictly true, as there is a foreign language film award and I consider the whole thing to be an international affair.
  • "and took place February 24, 2008" missing a word after place
  • "the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" use the acronym you introduced on the body's first usage
  • "No Country for Old Men led the ceremony with four awards including Best Picture." Don't like the use of led, it suggest a race, just say received the most awards
  • "The telecast garnered under 32 million viewers, making it the least watched Oscar broadcast in history." reference?
  • "Best Lead Actor" in the table its Best actor and our wiki page calls it Best Actor as well
  • "Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard was the fifth person to win for a non-English speaking performance and the second person to do so in the aforementioned category after Sophia Loren who won for 1961's Two Women." You're missing a comma or two in this sentence. Definitely should be one after Loren
  • "Cate Blanchett became the eleventh performer to score double acting nominations in the same year." score is not encyclopaedic language, just say receive
  • "At age 98, art director Robert F. Boyle was the oldest recipient of the Academy Honorary Award." -> Robert F. Boyle became the oldest recipient of the Academy Honorary award at the age of 98.
  • Multiple nomination tables need rowscopes per MOS:DTT and the presenters and performers table needs both row and colscopes
  • "The material could have still been used though, as the denial only affected the conditions under which the clips are shown."

NapHit (talk) 12:29, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • @NapHit: Done: I fixed everything you mentioned above expect the one regarding the multiple nominations/wins and presenter/performer tables. I'm not sure how to fix that because if I put rowscopes, won't I have to give a label? I'm confused.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 01:07, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I've done the first nominations for you, all you have to do is add !scope=row| to all the presenters in that column. So for !scope=row|Jessica Alba for instance. NapHit (talk) 14:51, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • @NapHit: Done: Added rowscopes to presenters tables.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 07:06, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from SNUGGUMS
  • I don't think we need the "actor" bit for Jon Stewart in the lead
  • The Coen brothers' picture caption should also note their win for Best Picture
  • In "Ceremony information", ’ should be ' while “ and ” should be " per MOS:QUOTEMARKS

That's all from me Snuggums (talk / edits) 05:45, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • @SNUGGUMS:: Did the first two, but I don't understand what you mean by the last one. Do you want me to remove words or add them?
--Birdienest81 (talk) 05:57, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Source review – concerning the reliability and consistency of sources, I had provided my comments above, which are addressed. Using this version as a reference point for the numbering of the footnotes:

  • Ref 2 – used twice. Article faithful to the source. One thing needed is replace -- with —.
  • Ref 3 – used twice. Article faithful to the source.
  • Ref 10 – used twice. Article faithful to the source.
  • Ref 18 – used twice. However, the source does not support the fact that she became the eleventh performer for double acting nominations. It only says it "made her the third double acting nominee of the decade".
  • Ref 30 – used twice. Article faithful to the source.
  • Ref 31 – used twice. Article faithful to the source. -- Frankie talk 13:41, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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