Oscar Predictions
For a long time now we have known what kinds of roles elicit the most Oscar attention for men. In our house we call it "The Rain Man" award. Of course, we could have called it the "My Left Foot", but the trend wasn't an entirely solid trend until Rain Man came along so what's the point of bickering about it? You see, anytime a man plays a character that is developmentally delayed, physically incapacitated, or in any other way infirm this would get an Oscar nod. Well, a new trend is on the horizon for hopeful women in the biz.
It's called "Looking Like Shit".
If you are a gorgeous woman and you dare to look like hell on screen you, too could win an Oscar. Of course, the only problem is you have to be hot in the first place or it doesn't count. And it has to look like real hell, not "movie hell" where you still have a little "come fuck me pout", but real stressed out hell. Looking like hell= Oscar Street Cred. Yeah, stardom don't mean squat to her 'cuz she gained 30 pounds to look like a normal woman! I've got an extra 30 LBS and a stressed out, tired mug 24/7. Where the fuck is MY Oscar?
Okay. I know. I'm totally kicking these actors in the teeth when they are finally doing what I want them to do and that is to be real. I'm not knocking their work, necessarily. I AM knocking the shallowness of the trend to give these little congratulatory back slaps for something that should be happening anyway...honest portrayal of real people in modern drama. Real people in the middle of real crises look like shit. It just seems so silly that that is going to be the yardstick with which the Academy will choose to measure female performances. It's coming people. Hell- it's here.
Plus, what a slap in the face it is to "normal" America to see what gets an appreciative nod from the beautiful people. "WOW! That movie you two were in where you played the retard and you played the ugly chick, yeah, that was amazing! What amazing depths you must have stooped to in order to become so painfully trod upon, retarded and unattractive! No. I didn't actually WATCH the film, but I saw the previews and you looked NOTHING like you do now. So it stands to reason that you MUST have been fabulous!"
Yes. I am going to watch the Oscars this winter. I may be cynical and jaded, but they're all so pretty and shiny...
It's called "Looking Like Shit".
If you are a gorgeous woman and you dare to look like hell on screen you, too could win an Oscar. Of course, the only problem is you have to be hot in the first place or it doesn't count. And it has to look like real hell, not "movie hell" where you still have a little "come fuck me pout", but real stressed out hell. Looking like hell= Oscar Street Cred. Yeah, stardom don't mean squat to her 'cuz she gained 30 pounds to look like a normal woman! I've got an extra 30 LBS and a stressed out, tired mug 24/7. Where the fuck is MY Oscar?
Okay. I know. I'm totally kicking these actors in the teeth when they are finally doing what I want them to do and that is to be real. I'm not knocking their work, necessarily. I AM knocking the shallowness of the trend to give these little congratulatory back slaps for something that should be happening anyway...honest portrayal of real people in modern drama. Real people in the middle of real crises look like shit. It just seems so silly that that is going to be the yardstick with which the Academy will choose to measure female performances. It's coming people. Hell- it's here.
Plus, what a slap in the face it is to "normal" America to see what gets an appreciative nod from the beautiful people. "WOW! That movie you two were in where you played the retard and you played the ugly chick, yeah, that was amazing! What amazing depths you must have stooped to in order to become so painfully trod upon, retarded and unattractive! No. I didn't actually WATCH the film, but I saw the previews and you looked NOTHING like you do now. So it stands to reason that you MUST have been fabulous!"
Yes. I am going to watch the Oscars this winter. I may be cynical and jaded, but they're all so pretty and shiny...
posted by Bree O'Connor at 3:11 AM
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