The Awards Ceremony

Author(s): Jorge Gonzalez
Location: Mexico

“The Awards Ceremony”

Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
Screenplay by: Sacha Baron Cohen and Alfonso Cuaron
Produced by: Oprah Winfrey, Michael Moore and Alfonso Cuaron

Principal Cast:

Clint Eastwood as himself
Warren Beatty as the President of the USA
Annette Bening as the First Lady of the USA
Billy Bob Thornton as the President of the AMPAS
Ellen Degeneres as herself
Sacha Baron Cohen as director-nominee Als Ah-Habab from Iraq
Alfonso Arau as director-nominee Pedro Torres from Mexico
Jean Reno as director-nominee Dominic Deneuve from France
Benicio del Toro as director-nominee Enrico Pausini from Italy
Joan Rivers as herself
Ryan Seacrest as himself
Martha Stewart as herself
Samuel L. Jackson as Reverend Jackson

Tagline: “And the Oscar goes to…”

Synopsis: It’s 2012. Iraq isn’t over. Korea isn’t over. And Iran isn’t over. Republicans still got the Presidency of the USA and alert levels reach red every 4 weeks. In this times of anxiety and social tension, entertainment is the only thing that keeps Americans relieved of the inside and outside problems, being cinema it’s main source of peace of mind. The year 2012 starts like any other year, until end of January arrives and the Oscar nominees are announced. Turns out that from the 5 Best Picture nominees, only one film is American, and the same goes for Best Director. America is in shock. Never before something like this had happened and America does not know how to cope with it. Is it a sign? An omen? If America loses, would it be that they got beaten in their own turf? Is there something that Hollywood is telling us? Or is it that non-Americans have taken on Hollywood? And worst of all, main contender against Best Picture is the film by Iraqi director Als Ah-Habab, a notoriously anti-American and anti-Republican film producer. The scandal goes all the way to Washington, and pressure is applied on the Congress to limit foreigners’ power in American entertainment industry. Demonstrations start to take place outside the White House, and things appear to start go out of control. The American President can’t ignore the situation and had to make a drastic decision: To call directly Clint Eastwood and the President of the AMPAS and tell them that it was compulsory that Clint had to win: “I don’t know if you have to bribe the members of the Academy, hack the results of the ballots, or kill someone, but Clint has to win, and so America.”

What the press would say:

Surely it would be the most expected film of the year. Buzz would start from beginning of the year, and its release would be exactly 1 week before the year ends. In this way, the story described in the film would become reality when one month later the “The Awards Ceremony” would become the year’s front runner in every category. Tons of actors and celebrities would appear in cameos along the movie, which would increase media’s attention. The press would immediately name it as the “Talk-About Movie”. Main appraisals would be: “’The Awards Ceremony’ is the scariest film of the year… And yet the most hilarious.” “Sacha Baron Cohen makes you think that Borat was a wimp.” “It’s the best sci-fi of the year… Not because it would never happen, but because the awards ceremony would never be so damn entertaining.” “Ellen Degeneres will now be reminded as the Oscar hostess icon for the centuries to come.” “When you see the movie, you wonder if George W. Bush would of reacted the same way as Beatty’s character on the movie.” "Make sure to bring a diaper." Top critics would describe it as “Witty”, “Smart”, “Clever” film.

Nominations

Best Picture- Oprah Winfrey, Michael Moore and Alfonso Cuarón
Best Director- Alfonso Cuarón
Best Actor- Clint Eastwood
Best Actor- Warren Beatty
Best Supporting Actor- Sacha Baron Cohen
Best Supporting Actor- Alfonso Arau
Best Supporting Actress- Ellen Degeneres
Best Supporting Acress- Annette Bening
Best Original Screenplay- Sacha Baron Cohen and Alfonso Cuarón
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Costume Design
Best Sound Editing
Best Original Song- “America is the land” by Marilyn Manson
Best Score- Phillip Glass