# New Oscar/ Emmy/ Tony category suggestions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378 "2009-06-29T19:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/1 "2009-06-29T19:08:52Z")
Emmy for best catfight during a political discussion show Emmy for freakiest facelift or Botox job, any type of show Emmy for dumbest weather reader Oscar for longest hang-time in a flying kickboxing scene Oscar for most individual CGI figures in an epic battle scene Tony for most convincing segue from dialog into song Tony for best cast goes-into-the-audience gimmick ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/2 "2009-06-29T19:32:52Z")
Oscar for biggest “character transformation” Grammy for best (worst?) “sampling” of a classic rock song. (and you notice “sampling” is in quotes… I think it’s ripping off, eh, Kanye?) Emmy for the Daytime show that has the most convincing bizarre mental condition. (Does _everyone_ in the town develop amnesia at some point?) ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/3 "2009-06-29T19:47:28Z")
They need only to borrow from Television Without Pity, where the Tubey Awards offer: Character Most in Need of Being Killed Off Least Improved Show Worst Relationship Most Redemptive Character in a Sucky Show Best Performance by an Inanimate Object Best Sidekick Best Badass Most Overhyped Big-Name Guest Appearance Most Ludicrous Plotline Worst Crime Against Fashion Most Egregious Product Placement and more! ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/4 "2009-06-29T19:53:00Z")
No fake category here, but I would like to see the an Academy Award for achievement in stunts, to be given to the stunt coordinator. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/5 "2009-06-29T19:57:43Z")
An Oscar for voice work would be nice, since they seem to be refusing to recognize it can be acting on exceptional scale (Andy Serkis, Ellen DeGeneres). Then again, the Academy generally ignores comedy, too. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/6 "2009-06-29T20:06:28Z")
How about a separate Oscar category for first-time performers? It must be a little frustrating to be an experienced actor who loses an award to someone who’s never acted before. ---
**Author:** ![kbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/7 "2009-06-29T20:51:52Z")
Apropos of nothing more than the mention of Emmy in the title, my next door neighbour won an Emmy this year for Art Direction for the John Adams miniseries. I just noticed it sitting in the window on her desk. cool. ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/8 "2009-06-30T00:23:30Z")
The thing I always suggest in these threads is separate categories for Best Picture similar to what they do in the Golden Globes. 5 Nominees in Drama, 5 in Comedy/Musical. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/9 "2009-06-30T00:26:35Z")
Best Ensemble Cast ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/10 "2009-06-30T00:32:51Z")
A serious category: Awards for best cast. A category other than serious: Best nude scene. ---
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/11 "2009-06-30T04:04:40Z")
Technical oscar for funny bad edits. Like when the Trojan battle has contrails in the sky, ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/12 "2009-06-30T13:57:03Z")
> [@TheMadHun](#): > > Technical oscar for funny bad edits. Like when the Trojan battle has contrails in the sky, Or when, in _Titanic_, the guy fell off the back of the boat and clunked his head on the propeller… ---
**Author:** ![slitterst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@slitterst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slitterst)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/13 "2009-06-30T14:57:11Z")
Tony award for Best Gimmick Casting. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/14 "2009-06-30T16:27:55Z")
To steal one from Douglas Adams: Most Gratuitious Use of the Word “Fuck” in a Motion Picture. (The word “Fuck” was changed to “Belgium” in the American version, sort of ruining the joke, but adding a humorous explanation as to why “Belgium” is such a horrible swear word, known to all except those fools who named a country after it.) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/15 "2009-06-30T18:06:25Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Or when, in _Titanic_, the guy fell off the back of the boat and clunked his head on the propeller… Well, both the Visual Effects and the Sound Recording did win Oscars for that film, so… ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/16 "2009-06-30T21:50:48Z")
An Emmy for more than a single season but less than a lifetime achievement. Maybe Best Continuing Characterization over Multiple Seasons. This would get folks like \*\*Dann Florek \*\*and \*\*Epatha Merkerson \*\*for their solid work in the _L&O_s. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-oscar-emmy-tony-category-suggestions/501378/17 "2009-06-30T23:51:53Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > An Emmy for more than a single season but less than a lifetime achievement. Maybe Best Continuing Characterization over Multiple Seasons. This would get folks like \*\*Dann Florek \*\*and \*\*Epatha Merkerson \*\*for their solid work in the _L&O_s. That would be great. I think I’d throw Sam Waterson on there. He’s been on forever and he’s great. There are lots of actors that would deserve that award.