Seriously? The Pimp Song Won?
Kind of a dull Oscars, wasn’t it? Jon Stewart was most certainly not funny. Everyone was on their best behavior. Only Cloons gave a somewhat interesting/amusing/charming acceptance speech. Well, the pimp dudes too, I suppose.
And I also lost my Oscar throne. Yes, I came in third this year. Not only did I miss the pimp win, but I went with my heart (MISTAKE!) and chose not to vote for stupid King Kong in either of the sound categories. Damn you, Franz! And B-lish!
I did, though, grow curious regarding the supposed Oscar curse. What does the future hold for current winners Reese and Phillip Seymour? Will there be a The Core or a Catwoman in their immediate future?
So I did some research.
For each of the Best Actor/Actress winners over the past ten years, I averaged the Rotten Tomatoes scores for their first three follow-up films. The overall average of all actor/actresses is 56% fresh. Not bad, I suppose. There is, though, a gender disparity, with the Actors averaging 60% and the Actresses averaging 52%.
Here are some of the individual scores:
Top Three Men:
1. Tom Hanks (95%)
2. Russell Crowe (82%)
3. Geoffrey Rush (68%)
Bottom Three Men:
1. Roberto Benigni (31%)
2. Kevin Spacey (32%)
3. Adrien Brodey (43%)
Top Three Women:
1. Susan Sarandon (63%)
2. Helen Hunt (61%)
3. Nicole Kidman (61%)
Bottom Three Women:
1. Charlize Theron (32%)
2. Francis McDormand (40%)
3. Jessica Lange (50%)
And I also lost my Oscar throne. Yes, I came in third this year. Not only did I miss the pimp win, but I went with my heart (MISTAKE!) and chose not to vote for stupid King Kong in either of the sound categories. Damn you, Franz! And B-lish!
I did, though, grow curious regarding the supposed Oscar curse. What does the future hold for current winners Reese and Phillip Seymour? Will there be a The Core or a Catwoman in their immediate future?
So I did some research.
For each of the Best Actor/Actress winners over the past ten years, I averaged the Rotten Tomatoes scores for their first three follow-up films. The overall average of all actor/actresses is 56% fresh. Not bad, I suppose. There is, though, a gender disparity, with the Actors averaging 60% and the Actresses averaging 52%.
Here are some of the individual scores:
Top Three Men:
1. Tom Hanks (95%)
2. Russell Crowe (82%)
3. Geoffrey Rush (68%)
Bottom Three Men:
1. Roberto Benigni (31%)
2. Kevin Spacey (32%)
3. Adrien Brodey (43%)
Top Three Women:
1. Susan Sarandon (63%)
2. Helen Hunt (61%)
3. Nicole Kidman (61%)
Bottom Three Women:
1. Charlize Theron (32%)
2. Francis McDormand (40%)
3. Jessica Lange (50%)
posted by OleNelson at 11:33 AM
2 Comments:
In addition to the lower average for women, it looks like there's a lot less variation. You could actually write that up and get it published in a newspaper, I'd bet - it'd provide some statistical heft to the 'women get the shaft in Hollywood' argument.
I thought Jon Stewart was amusing. But then, I _always_ find him amusing. I thought the faux commercials were entertaining, and Stewart had some good quips (the tribute to montages, saying that social-problem movies actually solved those problems, etc.).
But then, I'm also nursing a cold, so my standard for entertainment is a bit lower than usual - I giggled uncontrollably during the Farrell/Carell makeup routine and kept thinking "Why is this so funny to me?" while it was happening. Ben Stiller got a similar reaction.
I didn't watch much of the Oscars, although I did see the Tab commercial. And I was really psyched to see the Pimp song win. That was one sweet song. I was humming it for days after seeing "Hustle and Flow." Definitely bummed that Terrence didn't win for his role in Hustle and Flow.
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