Oscar is a Snob

I'm pretty sure anyone who watches the string of movie award shows already knows how snobbish Oscar is...but then again, if you don't, just visit Jim Carrey's awards page on IMDB. There is a shocking lack of Oscar nominations.

The Golden Globes have been a little more willing to acknowledge his talent, especially when he branches out from his Ace Ventura style of comedy. And while the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards, and the People's Choice Awards have been very rewarding, Oscar remains aloof.

It is a disgusting display of elitism, if ever I saw one. So blatant is their disdain for comedic actors, that while Kate Winslett is Academy-Award nominated for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Carrey, her co-star is ignored. It is disappointing, and I dare say antiquated. He is not the only actor to be overlooked by those ****.

The list also includes Robin Williams, though he finally saw some appreciation for his role in Good Will Hunting, and Jennifer Garner, who played a 13-year-old girl trapped in a 30-year-old body more convincingly than most could in 13 Going on 30, (the female equivalent of Tom Hanks' role in Big, a role for which he received an Oscar nom...shocking. Hollywood has double standards? I would have never guessed.)

I specifically want to address two actors and their portrayals of characters for which most actors have no reference point and no way to research or get hands on training.

Will Ferrell plays a human raised as an Elf with such sincerity, he pulls it off. I believe all his naive comments, his heartfelt singing to his father, his gift of lingerie, and his sugar addiction. His eyes sparkle like a kid who has Christmas everyday. But did he receive some recognition for accomplishing such a daunting task? Not from bald naked man holding a sword.

Someone who can commiserate is Amy Adams, known to all tweens as "Princess-to-be Giselle" from Enchanted. She cannot take credit for her Disney-sized eyes, but she can proudly boast that she did her own singing, and she somehow created a princess pose for her hands, one that I have been unable to recreate. Brilliant choice as an actress. Again, did goldy boy even nod her way? No.

The Golden Globes gave her a nod, and I applaud them. It's true there is a separate category for comedy/musical performance, but that doesn't diminish she so genuinely pulled off playing an animated princess brought to life that even Walt Disney himself would be won over.

And frankly, both actors deserve some form of recognition for remaining that cheerful for that long. Come on Oscar, get off your high horse and take a cue from the Golden Globe Awards.

And while we're at it, the Emmys could use a little rebuffing. Why can't you learn from the Golden Globe Awards and honor some of the performances found on the CW network? You will never convince me that Lauren Graham, best known for her role as Lorelai Gilmore, didn't turn in the finest female performance of the year during her seven-season run. Never. Never ever.

You suck Emmys. You suck too Oscar. As I always said to the referees at our high school basketball games, "If you had one more eye, you'd be a cyclops."