NBA All Star “Oscar Robertson” Awards

Categorized as: Author: Nels, NBA All Star Weekend, NBA All Star Weekend, NBA All-Star Weekend, Random Stuff
Posted on: March 6th, 2010

http://oscar.go.com/media/2010/html/print10.html

Now there are clearly a couple different ways we could go with this… e.g., making fun of players by calling them actors (Manu Ginobili, I’m looking at you), but that seems a bit cheap, so I’m going to try to limit the number of easy jokes I make at the expensive of large egos. Instead, I am going to combine cheap’n'easy jokes, cute comparisons of current NBA All Stars with current Oscar nominations, and a couple other things that will take the Oscar analogy to a whole different level. Of course, whether that level is above or below the other level remains to be seen.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Rajon Rondo, America’s Next Top Model

Performance by an actor in a leading role: Dwyane Wade, A Single Man

Achievement in sound editing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95WKVUnXNe4

Best visual effects: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYX2nfFa6TU

Best foreign language film of the year: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks

Best documentary short subject: Chris Paul, The Hurt Locker

Best documentary feature: LeBron James, More Than A Game

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): Forever from More Than A Game

Achievement in directing: Steve Nash, Steve Nash’s Avatar

Lifetime Achievement Award (aka Thanks For Everything, Old Man Award): Allen Iverson for his work with the Philadelphia 76ers

Best Motion Picture of the Year: Derrick Rose, Up

Finally, while Dwight Howard and Deron Williams gave fairly decent performances in their respective TNT commercials as Super Dwight and Dizzy Deron, they were basically playing themselves, so, even though they were with someone who was actually acting, they were ineligible for any awards.

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Tags: NBA All Star Game, NBA Oscars, Oscar Robertson, Rajon Rondo