Scorsese Has To Win The Oscar Sometime
Yup, it's that time of year folks. Silly season, A.K.A. awards season. Kind of ironic I think like that given the name of my blog.
The Oscars suck! Not the achievement but the hellish TV production that they try to put on every year. The Oscars is the pinnacle of any person in the movie industry. Whether you're a writer, director, actor or make-up artist, this is the one. Why stuntmen and stuntwomen aren't recognized I have no idea. Can you imagine the movies without them? Come on Academy, WAKE UP!
The Oscars, for me, is when the industry as a whole gather to celebrate people's achievement. For some of them this is their big moment. The top of their personal career ladder. So why is it that some pipsqueak TV producer has the last say in how long that person's speech should be? This is an awards ceremony, not an entertainment magazine show. If Mr. Jones wants 10mins to thank everyone from his lawyer to his dog, then let him. He has earned the right. If the awards ceremony has to last five hours then it should last five hours.
Can you imagine any other ceremony if it had to conform to the whim of TV? How about election 2008? "I'm sorry, voting is going to close at 3pm so that all the votes can be counted by primetime"
A few years ago they even took away that celebrated walk to the podium and instead paraded the nominees on stage as they anticipated their name called out - all to cut down on the broadcast time. What a crock of shit!
So here's hoping that this year's ceremony has more dignity and that no one will have the humiliation of being cut off in mid-speech or even worse, not allowed to speak after their partner has finished thanking their contingent. And perhaps Scorsese might win at last. Would they dare cut him off?
The Oscars suck! Not the achievement but the hellish TV production that they try to put on every year. The Oscars is the pinnacle of any person in the movie industry. Whether you're a writer, director, actor or make-up artist, this is the one. Why stuntmen and stuntwomen aren't recognized I have no idea. Can you imagine the movies without them? Come on Academy, WAKE UP!
The Oscars, for me, is when the industry as a whole gather to celebrate people's achievement. For some of them this is their big moment. The top of their personal career ladder. So why is it that some pipsqueak TV producer has the last say in how long that person's speech should be? This is an awards ceremony, not an entertainment magazine show. If Mr. Jones wants 10mins to thank everyone from his lawyer to his dog, then let him. He has earned the right. If the awards ceremony has to last five hours then it should last five hours.
Can you imagine any other ceremony if it had to conform to the whim of TV? How about election 2008? "I'm sorry, voting is going to close at 3pm so that all the votes can be counted by primetime"
A few years ago they even took away that celebrated walk to the podium and instead paraded the nominees on stage as they anticipated their name called out - all to cut down on the broadcast time. What a crock of shit!
So here's hoping that this year's ceremony has more dignity and that no one will have the humiliation of being cut off in mid-speech or even worse, not allowed to speak after their partner has finished thanking their contingent. And perhaps Scorsese might win at last. Would they dare cut him off?
posted by Tartan Screenwriter | 4:45 PM
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