Tuesday 24 January 2012

Hu-GO!!!

by Shaky Parkinson

Martin Scorses's epic 3D fantasy epic film Hugo has been chosen as the centre fold for the upcoming 84th Academy Awards.  "We just got it right," beamed Martin Scorsese, who has been nominated for Best Director, "We got all the names we wanted to and hit all the right parties.  This year we are all go."

Huggo leads a cavalcade of films with 11 nominations and has been tipped to win the coveted top spot.  The widely adored, praised and known film The Artist follows with a cheeky 10 nominations with the likes of War Hearse and Moneybag struggling up the hill with a meagre 6.

"Well it all went to shit for Spielberg after he farted in front of Billy Crystal at Meryl Streep's New Years bash," continued Scorsese, "You can't really give the Best Director award to someone who can't hold down a sardine appetizer."

The Academy Award's have been generating the usual global horn and it is thought this years celebrations will be the most engorged yet.  "I love the Oscars," stated Mrs. Brown of Hull, "It's all pretty, then they hand out the statues and I get to yell and point, it's dreamy."

"I love the way in which they always give awards to the films I haven't seen," exclaimed dedicated viewer Don Pritlock, "They do it every year even if people keep telling me the films aren't any good.  It's so exciting, although it would be nice to see 'The Stath' give an Oscar speech."

Veteran host Billy Crystal is said to be thrilled with the line-up and is looking forward to a 'Good clean fight'.  "It'll be great," he elaborated, "To be honest anything will top the year I did American Beauty, good that felt like a chore.  It's been eight years since Lord Of The Rings so maybe wizards are cool again.  You just can't predict these things.  Wink Wink."

Either way it is thought that seventy billion people will be tuning in throughout the globe and beyond to watch the multi-million dollar pageant and regardless of who has already won, the event will no doubt prove the usual highlight of the film industry's calendar.

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