"This awards show is horseshit!"

"Group B-raaaaaaaaaap!" (AbarthGuy) 01/16/2014 at 11:09 • Filed to: Rush, Oscars

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...is what I would be screaming inside the Dolby Theater on March 2nd if I were Ron Howard. Rush was snubbed by the panel of doddering animated corpses at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences this morning. Not a single nomination, not even for the technical awards, which is ludicrous because the cinematography of Rush was absolutely boneriffic.

To make things worse, those ass-clowns even !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on stage to read a bunch of lists, none of which contained his name, despite his fantastic interpretation of the late, great James Hunt.

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At least they got a few things right, including their tacit recognition that Jennifer Lawrence is not only smoking hot, but is America's new sweetheart. They did this by giving American Hustle 10 nominations, including 1 for Jennifer Lawrence for Best Supporting Actress. I can only imagine the other 9 were given on the strength of Jennifer Lawrence's greatness as well.

Other than that, it's pretty obvious that the Academy are huge fans of Jonah Hill's wedding tackle, and that they wanted to see Sandra Bullock blasted into low earth orbit as much as I did (but I preferred it without the spacesuit). If it looks like the Oscars have become a self-congratulatory industry circle jerk which rewards cronyism and fan service, it is because that's what it has always been. Okay, maybe not, and yes, I'm willing to admit that this year's crop of nominee's are the best I've seen in a long while. This year a Steve McQueen stands a very good chance to finally win an Oscar. While it might not be our favorite !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , this Steve McQueen still did a pretty spectacular job. And I truly don't care what it is Spike Jonze is selling, I'll always buy it. But still, not even a technical nod to a fantastic historical sports drama? Even with a field this packed with competition, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

In spite of the likely unintentional oversight by the cast of Willow, er, the Academy selection board, let's take a moment to remember just how great Rush was:

Luckily we only have to wait 12 more days until Rush is finally released on BluRay & DVD (and I bet iTunes will release it early, or at least I hope so!)

Let's not let this injustice go unchecked! Post your favorite Rush and Jennifer Lawrence pics and GIFs in the comments.

Leadbull > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 01/16/2014 at 11:12

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Holy kinja.

This post is like a maze.

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > Leadbull 01/16/2014 at 11:17

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Kinja also hacked and my lead photo.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 01/16/2014 at 11:40

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Cinematography was gaudy and overdone. It was like Luhrmann's Gatbsy meets F1. Interesting at times, but absolutely not due any awards.

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/16/2014 at 11:42

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I believe, sir, you are forgetting one scientific fact: Racecar.

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/16/2014 at 11:45

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Also, Baz Luhrmann's cinematography gives me vertigo. Every. Time.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 01/16/2014 at 11:55

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I still haven't decided whether I gave the film the benefit of the doubt because it was a racing film or if I was harder on it because I expected more.

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/16/2014 at 12:10

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I know what you mean. I think ultimately I gave it way more leniency simply because I'd like to see more open wheel racing films. Maybe a dramatic version of Ayrton Senna's life, or Gilles Villeneuve. Or even an original story. And something less cheesy than Driven (which admittedly, I still like, as hokey as it was).

The counter to this, though, is that if we accept mediocre racing films, they wont get any better, and heist films or whatever "Need For Speed" is will be all we ever get. Why couldn't there be a contemporary to Days of Thunder made today and set in the F1 world?

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! 01/16/2014 at 12:54

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God, Driven was so bad, and yet any time it pops up I find myself watching it and hating myself.

F1 meets Days of Thunder would be perfect. Just the right amount of racing and off-track drama bullshit (the street race was so great).

I just felt like Rush couldn't decide if it wanted to have a plot or be Grand Prix, and I think it wound up meandering somewhere around the middle. Glad it was made, and I'll watch it again in the future, but wanted (and given the cast/crew/backers, expected) so much more.