Certain actors just NEED to have Oscars. Be it due to their talent, charisma, the roles they play or their longevity, there comes a point in certain actor’s careers when it seems insane they don’t have an Oscar. Like Morgan Freeman before he won for Million Dollar Barfy; go back, didn’t you already [...]
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Why the 81st Annual Academy Awards Was the Finest Oscar Telecast Of My Lifetime
A special group of people came into my life this year. They are a group made up of people who love pop culture the way you love something unconditionally; when you can enjoy it for what it is and what it is not; when you can rationalize bad choices, accept mistakes, and, at the [...]
The Jay’s Official 2009 Oscar Predictions
BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire seems to be a lock, after winning most every pre-Oscars award there is, including the Golden Globe. But MILK is rising in favor. Entertainment Weekly even called MILK the upset winner. I had to force myself to sit through it, and though I found it to be homework, it’s [...]
2009 Oscar Nominations Reactions
BEST PICTURE
- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
- FROST/NIXON
- MILK
- THE READER
- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Overall Thoughts: Obvious choices in a boring, forgettable year of film. Everyone with eyes and a working brain knew Button, Frost, Milk and Slumdog were locks. The fifth spot was the only real source of suspense; would it go to Rev Road (which most people [...]
The Traveler Came As A Large And Moving Torg!
The Scene: The Jay’s Oscar Party
The Players: The Jay, Random Guests, Renee Zellweger’s BitchFace.
INT. THE JAY’S APT – OSCAR NIGHT
Red Carpet coverage of the 2008 Oscars is in full swing, and so is the party. Random pretty people mill about, drinking wine and dishing about celeb gossip.
“Did you hear Colin Firth ask if [...]
Things Overheard on the Oscars Red Carpet, 2008
Oh look, the Academy Awards are o-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wuh? Huh? What I miss? Did Daniel Day-Lewis drink a milkshake?
Yikes, that was forgettable. It says a lot about the quality of the telecast when the best thing all night was the fake montage for binoculars and Hottie Mirren saying balls in Spanish. [...]
The Jay’s Official 2008 Oscar Predictions
BEST PICTURE
- ATONEMENT
- JUNO
- MICHAEL CLAYTON
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Will Win: No Country For Old Men – Not as socially retarded as There Will Be Blood, just as third-act annoying as Atonement but with better bonafides, a story structure Michael Clayton would mercy kill a thai hooker for, Juno is a comedy and comedy’s never [...]
Tom Wilkinson Begs Oscar
In my ever-continuing pursuit to give you the best Oscar coverage on the interwebs, I have persuaded several actors nominated for Academy Awards to take the time to tell you why they deserve the Oscar. Here now is Tom Wilkinson, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his gripping performance as the unraveling, terrified Defense [...]
Javier Bardem Terrorizes Oscar
In my ever-continuing pursuit to give you the best Oscar coverage on the interwebs, I have persuaded several actors nominated for Academy Awards to take the time to tell you why they deserve the Oscar. Here now is Javier Bardem, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his bone-chilling performance as psycho hitman Anton Chigurh [...]
Daniel Day-Lewis Pitches Oscar
In my ever-continuing pursuit to give you the best Oscar coverage on the interwebs, I have persuaded several actors nominated for Academy Awards to take the time to tell you why they deserve the Oscar. Here now is Daniel Day-Lewis, nominated for Best Actor for his riveting performance as oilman Daniel Plainview in There [...]
