Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Oscar Rewrites, resurrected


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, 1982




They said...








Charles Durning (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
*Louis Gossett, Jr (An Officer and a Gentleman)
John Lithgow (The World According to Garp)
James Mason (The Verdict)
Robert Preston (Victor/Victoria)





I say...









*Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner)
James Mason (The Verdict)
Ricardo Montalban (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
William Sanderson (Blade Runner)
Paul Winfield (White Dog)




With apologies to Mickey Rourke (Diner) and Sean Penn (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), who are thereby deprived of rehearsing for their Wrestler Milk showdown...