The year they put the neon jet ski as a giveaway on the Oscar's....was a joke against me for talking the way I was on the internet around 2018-19. Like celebrity spirits dont have a sense of irony, or sarcasm. Hazing
Can't remember who said it on Twitter but someone suggested that instead of a D list stand-up hosting, get a classy actor to do it. My head went straight to Kathy Bates for some reason. That ain't gonna solve your issue with social media which I too find utterly draining, though I am still mad Toni Collette didn't get an Oscar nom for Hereditary. Lovely little vid Stu. Hope you get the Lovely Little Vid award 2024 or shit's going down.
Or even better just hire a literal dude off the street to host it, give him 10 minutes hair and makeup and no autocue and I would tune back in *immediately* - thanks for watching my dude and I will be campaigning in the lovely little vid awards don’t worry.
@@StuTalks Ha. As for the topic... I do love seeing good artists getting their moments, but I become more and more aware how meaningless they really are in the grand scheme of things. And the amount of money that studios put into their awards campaigns is actually disgusting, that shouldn't even exist, just another layer of Hollywood excess really. An award win doesn't make or break a film, but it does influence more people to watch it, which is good. The history is fun too, but the work always speaks for itself and awards are just glittering prizes. As for social media, I just find it funny. Omg look at this minute social interaction on the red carpet, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!
Spot on about money there - the fact that really it’s all about which studios can afford the strongest campaigns. And everyone *knows* this, but i think is supposed to just ignore it and play along? Frustrating because there absolutely is a benefit to winning awards for the films involved - we do see a nice extended push in cinemas etc, and it does (whether i like it or not) bring eyes onto certain films, but there has to be a better way to get those same outcomes than picking one film or one performance and giving it some metal.
I find award season more enjoyable since I started to pay attention to other not-as-well-known awards. SAG is generally closer to a young, liberal audience's taste, NYFCC for the film buffs, even Globes has gotten more international and serious critic-y since they expanded membership. And then there are also the other guild awards like Annie, ACE, VES. Or Gotham and Indie Spirits for indie films. It's easy to fall into the trap that only the televised awards matter, or they exist to validate our favorite films and film tastes. If an award doesn't lead to more, bigger opportunities for those filmmakers/actors/etc, or normies seeking out films they'd otherwise overlook, it's just a piece of junk sitting on a shelf.
Agreed broadly i tend to find it’s more bearable the further left field you go - things like the spirit awards have usually been more enjoyable to me in past years. But even those this year just feel a bit pointless - there’s less annoying discourse around those, and it’s nicer to see a focus on indies, but it still feels futile trying to pick films above others..
@@StuTalks I mainly try to focus on the process rather than the outcome (whether noms or wins). Watching filmmakers, actors, and even producers and crafts ppl attending screenings, q&as, roundtables, and numerous podcasts/shows, even the parties/luncheons. They get to get deeper about their films, talk to ppl who care about the craft, running into their peers, meeting bigger producers/filmmakers who might give them more opportunities, etc. Just that the media and the discourse treat it as a horserace doesn't mean you have to also. A yr with an avant-garde german-language film like ZONE OF INTEREST getting 5 noms is still pretty remarkable. Even POOR THINGS gets the 2nd-most noms feels unprecedented, the old Academy would have found it too raunchy and weird. Not every year gonna be as exciting as Parasite or EEAAO and that's ok.
Stopped paying attention to awards circa 1999 when SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE won the Oscar for Best Picture, beating out SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and THE THIN RED LINE and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. When was the last time you heard anyone say, ''Yeah, so I was watching Shakespeare in Love the other night ...''? Never. That said, if they get Ricky Gervais to host, I'm in.
Didn't expect Shakespeare in Love slander in the comments this soon! Very fair though - very wild it beat out all of those.. I think even Gervais doing his whole "roasting everyone" spiel would feel forced at this point.
@@StuTalks I doubt Ricky would do it. And I strongly doubt they'd invite him. Shakespeare in Love. It's funny, over the years I've come across a few people online (less than a dozen, mind you) for whom that film winning Best Picture was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Loved how this was shot! I hope you don't mind me asking...what microphone did you use to record outside? It's something I'm trying to find out more about too
The award seasons were interesting from 2015 - 2021 but saying that, I've never watched them as a whole, I just see the clipped out social content. They don't reflect the films that really made that year. 2023 was one of the most divisive years I've seen in terms of peoples top 10s, no two were the same and I love that! But unfortunately I think the awards aren't going anywhere
Yeah i definitely think the awards circuit is sticking around too, but would be very interested to see viewing figures this year. I’m not sure if more a divisive year will lead to more conversation about awards and a higher interest, but for me I agree that it only further highlights how much Awards shows aren’t reflective of the actual year of cinema!
Celebrity worship and Celebrity culture is dead. We normal people are tired of seeing rich people flaunting their wealth and patting themselves on the back.
And I think modern celebrity culture can feel so repetitive and forced - not to mention anything that does feel like a natural moment soon ends up being worn into the ground..
I wanna know: how are you feeling about awards season this year? Drop a comment 👇🏻👇🏻
Completely agree with what you say about awards being nonsense Stu - that said, you just won the Oscar for editing and cinematography 💥
Elliot you god damn hunk you sure know how to sweet talk a brother 🙏🏻
Loving this new style of content! This and your Christmas Movie Dinner have been great. Nice to have that variety on the channel
Thank you so much man it means a lot! Been a lot of fun trying out new styles!
The year they put the neon jet ski as a giveaway on the Oscar's....was a joke against me for talking the way I was on the internet around 2018-19. Like celebrity spirits dont have a sense of irony, or sarcasm. Hazing
Dude, you're absolutely killing it with these types of videos! Keep making them!🔥
Thank you so much man! That’s the plan! 🤙🏻
Can't remember who said it on Twitter but someone suggested that instead of a D list stand-up hosting, get a classy actor to do it. My head went straight to Kathy Bates for some reason. That ain't gonna solve your issue with social media which I too find utterly draining, though I am still mad Toni Collette didn't get an Oscar nom for Hereditary.
Lovely little vid Stu. Hope you get the Lovely Little Vid award 2024 or shit's going down.
Or even better just hire a literal dude off the street to host it, give him 10 minutes hair and makeup and no autocue and I would tune back in *immediately* - thanks for watching my dude and I will be campaigning in the lovely little vid awards don’t worry.
This a great short film that captures the absolute essence of ADHD.
Couldn’t have asked for a better review ❤️
@@StuTalks Ha. As for the topic... I do love seeing good artists getting their moments, but I become more and more aware how meaningless they really are in the grand scheme of things. And the amount of money that studios put into their awards campaigns is actually disgusting, that shouldn't even exist, just another layer of Hollywood excess really.
An award win doesn't make or break a film, but it does influence more people to watch it, which is good. The history is fun too, but the work always speaks for itself and awards are just glittering prizes.
As for social media, I just find it funny. Omg look at this minute social interaction on the red carpet, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!
Spot on about money there - the fact that really it’s all about which studios can afford the strongest campaigns. And everyone *knows* this, but i think is supposed to just ignore it and play along? Frustrating because there absolutely is a benefit to winning awards for the films involved - we do see a nice extended push in cinemas etc, and it does (whether i like it or not) bring eyes onto certain films, but there has to be a better way to get those same outcomes than picking one film or one performance and giving it some metal.
I find award season more enjoyable since I started to pay attention to other not-as-well-known awards. SAG is generally closer to a young, liberal audience's taste, NYFCC for the film buffs, even Globes has gotten more international and serious critic-y since they expanded membership. And then there are also the other guild awards like Annie, ACE, VES. Or Gotham and Indie Spirits for indie films.
It's easy to fall into the trap that only the televised awards matter, or they exist to validate our favorite films and film tastes. If an award doesn't lead to more, bigger opportunities for those filmmakers/actors/etc, or normies seeking out films they'd otherwise overlook, it's just a piece of junk sitting on a shelf.
Agreed broadly i tend to find it’s more bearable the further left field you go - things like the spirit awards have usually been more enjoyable to me in past years. But even those this year just feel a bit pointless - there’s less annoying discourse around those, and it’s nicer to see a focus on indies, but it still feels futile trying to pick films above others..
@@StuTalks I mainly try to focus on the process rather than the outcome (whether noms or wins). Watching filmmakers, actors, and even producers and crafts ppl attending screenings, q&as, roundtables, and numerous podcasts/shows, even the parties/luncheons. They get to get deeper about their films, talk to ppl who care about the craft, running into their peers, meeting bigger producers/filmmakers who might give them more opportunities, etc. Just that the media and the discourse treat it as a horserace doesn't mean you have to also.
A yr with an avant-garde german-language film like ZONE OF INTEREST getting 5 noms is still pretty remarkable. Even POOR THINGS gets the 2nd-most noms feels unprecedented, the old Academy would have found it too raunchy and weird. Not every year gonna be as exciting as Parasite or EEAAO and that's ok.
Stopped paying attention to awards circa 1999 when SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE won the Oscar for Best Picture, beating out SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and THE THIN RED LINE and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. When was the last time you heard anyone say, ''Yeah, so I was watching Shakespeare in Love the other night ...''? Never. That said, if they get Ricky Gervais to host, I'm in.
Didn't expect Shakespeare in Love slander in the comments this soon! Very fair though - very wild it beat out all of those.. I think even Gervais doing his whole "roasting everyone" spiel would feel forced at this point.
@@StuTalks I doubt Ricky would do it. And I strongly doubt they'd invite him. Shakespeare in Love. It's funny, over the years I've come across a few people online (less than a dozen, mind you) for whom that film winning Best Picture was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Loved how this was shot! I hope you don't mind me asking...what microphone did you use to record outside? It's something I'm trying to find out more about too
Cheers pal! I use the Rode Wireless Go 2 - but basically any decent wireless Lav mic will work 🫡
@@StuTalks Legend! Thank you!
The award seasons were interesting from 2015 - 2021 but saying that, I've never watched them as a whole, I just see the clipped out social content. They don't reflect the films that really made that year. 2023 was one of the most divisive years I've seen in terms of peoples top 10s, no two were the same and I love that! But unfortunately I think the awards aren't going anywhere
Yeah i definitely think the awards circuit is sticking around too, but would be very interested to see viewing figures this year. I’m not sure if more a divisive year will lead to more conversation about awards and a higher interest, but for me I agree that it only further highlights how much Awards shows aren’t reflective of the actual year of cinema!
Nice colour grading.
Appreciate it dude
Celebrity worship and Celebrity culture is dead. We normal people are tired of seeing rich people flaunting their wealth and patting themselves on the back.
And I think modern celebrity culture can feel so repetitive and forced - not to mention anything that does feel like a natural moment soon ends up being worn into the ground..