Prepare for a Slobberfest of 'Slava Ukraini' and 'Trump Is Literally Hitler' at the Oscars

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Prepare for a Slobberfest of 'Slava Ukraini' and 'Trump Is Literally Hitler' at the Oscars
By Jim Thompson | 7:00 AM on March 02, 2025

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was an invention of Louis B. Mayer. Mayer wasn’t an “artist.” Mayer was a businessman and the co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios. In the late 1920s, he recognized that unions would soon cut into his bottom line. To stave off the rise of unions in filmmaking, Mayer brought top producers, actors, and “Arts and Sciences” guys together and sweet-talked them into patting themselves on the back. It likely wasn't a hard sell. Actors love actors – particularly the one in the mirror.   

Douglas Fairbanks Sr. was elected president. What was next? Actors needed a vehicle to publicly pat themselves on the back – so the Academy Awards was invented. The first back-patting event took place in 1929 in the Blossom Room of the Roosevelt Hotel. It was a bit of an afterthought, but really a natural outgrowth of an industry that loves itself. Actors handing themselves trophies with an audience applauding was like handing heroin to an addict. Louis Mayer knew he had a winner. In "Lion of Hollywood," Mayer is quoted as saying: 

    I found that the best way to handle [filmmakers] was to hang medals all over them. […] If I got them cups and awards they’d kill themselves to produce what I wanted. That’s why the Academy Award was created.

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[Wingnut]

It is worth repeating to the Ukrainian pin wearing talent, (I use that word loosely) of this suggestion:

So if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech. You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.

So if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent, and your God and f ck off, OK?[/]

[Smokin Joe]

Since the Oscars became about as meaningful as the Nobel Peace Prize, I haven't paid much attention.

Just a Hollywierd MBPA (Mutual Back Patting Association)

[GtHawk]

The Oscars? Didn’t there used to be an event that recognized people for talent and achievement in the motion picture industry? I thought that died 80’s. 🤔 No, it was the 70’s, 1973 when Brando had the Native American activist Littlefeather accepted the Oscar for him, well as far as the Native American part…….they say she was an actress and identified as an Apache.

[mountaineer]

Putin was a member of the Communist party and a KGB poohbah. You'd think that would count for something with the H'Wood crowd.

[Smokin Joe]

Lucas picked up a bunch for the special effects in Star Wars, and those rewrote pew-pew in space. The next quantum leap there was in The Expanse, where they finally got the physics right.

[Gefn]

Lucas picked up a bunch for the special effects in Star Wars, and those rewrote pew-pew in space. The next quantum leap there was in The Expanse, where they finally got the physics right.

@Smokin Joe

I never saw "The Expanse" but I have thought of binging it. I guess I thought from the artwork from season one that it was basically the short story "The Cold Equations" stretched out into a series.

I'll add it to my list of shows to binge. Thanks

[catfish1957]

Doesn't matter.  The Oscars are nothing but a self inflicted left wing circle jerk.  Ratings for consservatives should be at or approaching zero.

Which reminds me.    We don't see much Uke flag shenanigans here any more either do we?

[catfish1957]

The Oscars? Didn’t there used to be an event that recognized people for talent and achievement in the motion picture industry? I thought that died 80’s. 🤔 No, it was the 70’s, 1973 when Brando had the Native American activist Littlefeather accepted the Oscar for him, well as far as the Native American part…….they say she was an actress and identified as an Apache.

Hollywood used to have heros like Jimmy Stewart and Lee Marvin. 

Now?  They wonder why attendance at theatre's has dwindled to a trickle.

[Smokin Joe]

@Smokin Joe

I never saw "The Expanse" but I have thought of binging it. I guess I thought from the artwork from season one that it was basically the short story "The Cold Equations" stretched out into a series.

I'll add it to my list of shows to binge. Thanks

@Gefn You're welcome!