Friday, January 25, 2008

...And the Oscar (Hopefully) Doesn't Go To...

With the announcement of the Academy Award nominations this week, I have been working on my picks and predictions. Who will take home an Oscar this year? What will the ceremony be like in lieu of the writer's strike that blankets over Hollywood like the wrath of He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Named?

As I pore over the nominations I have come to the realization that a couple of the categories really stand out to me. I sincerely hope Ratatouille wins for Sound Editing, The Bourne Ultimatum for Sound Mixing, and Pirates of the Caribbean:At World's End for Visual Effects. Not because I'm terribly passionate about these films winning.

It's just that I never ever ever ever ever want to hear the phrase "...from the Academy Award winning Transformers."

1 comment:

msloe said...

As a child of the 80s, I have my fair share of love for Transformers. But I totally agree with you. Transformers is not now, nor has it ever been, Oscar-worthy. In fact, if it wins, it might ruin the whole Transformers experience for me. Either that or make me hate the Oscars. One or the other...