It was almost two years ago during the actual Academy Awards that Anne Hathaway declared after someone accidentally dropped an "F-Bomb," "We're the young, hip Oscars."
Dear Academy and Academy members, you are not hip. And that's okay.
Despite a number of ongoing issues I have with the entire Academy Award event (up to ten movies can be nominated, but only five directors?), I've taken it all with a grain of salt. Until this morning, when Seth MacFarlane (who is also hosting this year's ceremony) and Emma Stone took the stage.
The Oscars is kind of like your grandparent. Out of touch a bit with good intentions, but demands your respect. Which is why Hitler jokes from MacFarlane and a mocking of Supporting Actor nominees ("Won before. Won before. Won before. Won before. Won before...) might have seemed "young and hip," but the two words that came to mind were forced and unfunny.
And although some of the reaction has been positive, I'm happy that I'm not the only one who thinks it wasn't a particularly well done morning.
Seth MacFarlane calls @benaffleck"the Matt Damon of directing," says he wishes he'd been nominated. #Oscar
— Rachel Dodes Wortman (@racheldodes) January 10, 2013
And while I know it was an attempt at humor, I think the Best Supporting Actor quips were a little classless.
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) January 10, 2013
Wow, after that spectacularly self-serving performance, I'm really looking forward to Seth MacFarlane hosting the #Oscars.
— kentucker (@kentucker) January 10, 2013
Check out the fill list of nominees after the jump as well as video of the nominations discussed above. What are your thoughts? What was snubbed?
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