The nominations for the 80th Academy Awards were announced early Tuesday morning and something is amiss. Not that a lot of good films and actors weren’t nominated; no, they were. It’s rather what else got a nod from the Academy.
Click here for a link to the official Oscar site. Then scroll down to “Achievement in makeup” and there you’ll see the three nominees: La Vie en Rose, Norbit and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Excuse me? Wha – huh? NORBIT?! What the bloody hell?! Are you freaking kidding me?
No, I haven’t seen the Eddie Murphy so-called comedy. All I’ve seen is the trailer, which is more than anyone should be required to see, and, I’d wager, all one would need to see to grasp the celluloid subleties of this particular chucklefest. And I cannot help but wonder why this steaming turd deserved the honor when dozens of similar films did not. Come on - what incredible breakthrough occurred behind the scenes of this cinematic masterpiece that wasn’t available during the Nutty Professor remakes or wasn’t within the reach of Tyler Perry or Martin Lawrence or [insert name of black actor in a fat suit in a bad comedy]?
I mean, Norbit?! The fact that this dog of a flick might be given an Oscar is practically obscene. Like hearing K Fed is up for a spot on the Supreme Court or something. I can only hope that this is some kind of a joke or a mistake. Like Marisa Tomei’s first nomination, y’know.
Sparky MacMillan – just plain ornery is what he is.
