The Oscars are a bunch of elitist bull for the most part. However, every now and again, they surprise us by getting it right. Tonight they did so by giving Troy Kotsur the Best Support Actor award for his work in CODA.
I immediately got chills when a majority of the audience signed their applause as he walked to the stage. Then I was oohing and aahing as last year’s Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung stayed on the stage to hold his statuette so that he could sign his speech.
And what a speech it was. It was heartfelt as he thanked his director Sian Heder for the job she did. I laughed when he told the story about how he wanted to teach President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden curse words in ASL. My heart went out to him when he revealed that his father was in an accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down and was no longer able to sign.
Finally, as he left the stage, he was greeted with a standing ovation and the audience waving their hands back and forth.
It is everything that the Oscars should be! I am so happy we had that moment.
Lin-Manuel Miranda could become the latest member of the EGOT club tomorrow. However, he won’t be able to accept his Oscar in person if he were to win.
“Made it to Hollywood…” the Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner wrote. “This weekend, my wife tested ➕ for COVID. She’s doing fine. Kids & I have tested ➖, but out of caution, I won’t be going to the Oscars tomorrow night. Cheering for my TickTickBoom & Encanto families w my own family, alongside all of you, ALL of you.”
I hope he wins, and they let him Zoom in his acceptance speech. Manuel deserves that, especially since they screwed him over for not nominating him for Best Director for Tick Tick Boom. He deserved to win for the work he did with the musical.
At first, AMPAS announced that anyone who attended the Oscars would not have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Well, today, the Academy said that all audience members and Oscar nominees who are not performers or presenters will have to be vaccinated and take two PCR tests. However, presenters and performers will just have to take two PCR tests.
In honor of that decision, I scheduled my fourth booster shot for March 27th. This way, I can sleep through them like I did last. And I liked the nominees and the host more last year than this one.
I actually paid more attention to Razzie noms Dear Evan Hansen and Karen than I did Being the Ricardos, Spencer, and House of Gucci. I stopped watching the latter two because they were that insufferable.
So basically, what I am saying to AMPAS is f*ck you. And I say that to all the selfish bastards who refuse the vaccine and expect life to go back to normal. It is not going to as long as you only care about yourselves. I hope you lose not only the Oscar but your livelihoods. Because if you don’t care about protecting other people’s lives, then I don’t care about your life!
Oh, and according to Deadline one of the COVidiots that refuses the shot is some tiny dick asshole named Van Morrison who has a song that was in Belfast. Would it hurt the Oscars if not every song is performed? I think not. It is too long and tedious as it is.
OK, I feel better, I am going to rewatch Monsturd on Tubi again to feel better. How that movie didn’t sweep the Oscars in 2004 is beyond me.
ABC and The Academy made it official this morning that Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes are going to be hosting the Oscars this year on March 27th.
As if the noms were not bad enough from a lackadaisical year of movies, these hosts are the icing of this cardboard cake.
Each woman has their merit as individuals, but not as a trio. Didn’t they learn anything from the Anne Hathaway/James Franco year? I guess not.
“Imagine having one of the funniest women in comedy today hosting the Oscars… Now, multiply that by three,” said Craig Erwich, president, Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment. “Regina, Amy, and Wanda are comedy powerhouses who will make history as the first female trio to host the biggest night in entertainment, and we’re thrilled to have them at the helm to deliver an incredible show full of unforgettable moments and laughter.” I think he meant to say forgettable.
Last year, I got the COVID-19 vaccine on the day of the Academy Awards, so I slept through them. I am thinking I will get the fourth shot on that day, so I can sleep through them like I slept through Spencer, Being the Ricardos, and House of Gucci.
The Oscars are returning to normalcy on March 27th and going live in person at the Dolby Theatre.
One of the ways to guarantee that is to make sure that everyone who attends is vaccinated. However, The Hollywood Reporter says that they are not requiring that. Instead, everyone will have to have to show a negative test.
So you have to wonder who is saying they won’t go if you have to be vaccinated. Therefore, we will have to watch the SAG Awards and the Critic Choice Awards to see who doesn’t show up. Then we will know who is selfish and doesn’t care about others.
