Rant: The Oscars

I've decided to introduce a new segment on this website called "Rants." The name is fairly self explanatory, but it's when i'll go on for a few minutes about insert topic here. So, the oscars are this sunday. First, i have a confession to make: i've never watched the oscars, nor to i intend to this year. I think that the entire ceremony is dragged out and overblown, and really just and excuse to look at celebrities. But that's the case with pretty much every award show, save the spike scream awards. I do care a little bit, just because every year there seems to be at least movie i like up for best picture, but since it's so easy to just read who won what in the newspaper the next day, i don't deem necessary to actually watch. Now, between Moneyball, the Descendants, and the Help, you have the most book-based movies up for the big award in recent memory. Moneyball is the only movie up for best picture that i've actually seen, and i loved it, so i want it to win. It was a great movie, with great acting and a great story, and was probably the only movie based on a book where I like the movie better. From what i've heard, the descendants was also really good. I didn't see it, but everyone i know who did loved it. BUT, i feel like they are both going to lose to the artist. I didn't see, don't know anyone who did, but it got good reviews, and given the fact that this is the same academy that gave the king's speech, which i honestly think is very overrated (I will get so much crap for saying that) best picture, the artist will mostly likely win based solely on the premise. I also feel like moneyball won't win because of it's screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin has been robbed of two oscars, for both A Few Good Men and The Social Network, both of which people wanted and expected to win, but ended up losing to movies that are too hipster even for me, and that's saying something. The academy has no love for Mr. Sorkin. I was disappointed but not surprised that Super 8 isn't nominated (there is no love for JJ Abrams these days) and as far as Harry Potter not being up for best picture goes, if we were talking about prisoner of askaban or half blood prince, i'd be upset, but, since i didn't like either of the last two, i'm not gonna lose any sleep over it. As far as acting awards go my predictions are: Best Actor Brad Pitt, Best Actress Emma Stone Best Supporting Actor Jonah Hill (that will likely be the peak of his career) Best Supporting Actress Woman From The Artist. That's it for my oscars rant this year, though you might expect another after the awards are given out based on who won. Before you go, my favorite youtube channel made this video that i think does a good job with this year's nominees.