Yes, I have opinions on awards season

Now the Oscars really aren’t my thing, but I do have opinions so here we go, working from the Oscars own list:

Best Actor – 3 of these nods are obvious ones. I especially liked Jonathan Pryce in “The Two Popes”. But where is Eddie Murphy for “My Name is Dolemite”?

Supporting Actor – The youngest man up for this award is older than me (that would be Brad Pitt).

Best Actress – I haven’t seen any of these movies, but I note that Scarlett Johansson is in both this category and the next one – which will be a problem for her. Knowing the Academy, this is going to be a “Little Women” year for Women.

Best Supporting actress – see my notes above

Animated Feature -  I’m really stunned that “Frozen 2” isn’t up here. The Academy has gone so fucking mainstream in this category in recent years. Remember when Animated films were animated, and not generated? This one should be won by “I Lost my Body”, but it probably won’t be.

Cinematography – yeesh, these are all good, but why not Jordan Peele’s “Us”? I have to rout for “The Lighthouse” – and why didn’t that one get any acting nods?

Costume – Good choices here, save for one thing. Why the hell not a nod for “My Name is Dolemite”? Again?

Directing – Hoo boy, how safe a list can you get?

Documentary – The fact that American Factory, backed by Barack and Michelle Obama, got a nod is going to make some people’s heads explode. It’s going to win too. Just ask Al Gore.

Documentary Short Subjects – I have no clue here.

Editing – Not my field. Couldn’t tell you.

Best International Film – They’re going to give this one to “Parasite”, so that they don’t have to give it best picture. We’ve seen this trick before.

Makeup – It’s Judy, all the way. To make Rene Zelweger into a believable Judy Garland? Yep, that’s the one.

Original Score – Holy cheese Two of the Newman’s are going against each other, and John Freakin’ Williams getting his 1,943^rd nomination for that same damned tritone? Nope. Hildur Guonadottir should get this one. Y’all are lucky that Danny Elfman has been doing TV in 2019.

Song – We all know Elton John is going to with this one. Why bother nominating anything else?

And finally, Best Picture – From this list, who the hell knows? It’s a real contest but why isn’t “The Two Popes” up there?  I don’t see Scorsese getting this one and I think there’s going to be a bit of a backlash against the Netflix boom (er, ok boomer). I’d say the favorite in the race is “Joker”.

Yes, I know I skipped the screenplay categories. All I cared about was that “Knives Out” get a nod, and it did.

Oh. About the Grammys?

Fuck’ em. Don’t care.

Cheap Shots – Rum today!

Aw, it’s only snow.

Cory Booker in the Deadpool. Pity he never got any traction – he wasn’t half bad at all.

Again, it’s because he’s a fucking RACIST!

Global Warming is associated with increased injury deaths.

No one is yet talking about it, and it was their idea, but the grandkids have been cut off!

We are such prudes.

But then again… “He worked to set up a meeting in January 2017 between Erik Prince (Blackwater mercenary and brother of Betsy Devos) and a close associate of Vladimir Putin. While Mueller was investigating this meeting, they found the child porn…”

ISLAND MULE

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Blackwell Rum
.5 oz Tempus Fugit Creme de Cacao
.5 oz simple syrup
.5 oz lime juice
Top with Regatta ginger beer
Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions:
Shake all ingredients except ginger beer. Double strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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