The 20/20 Awards Correct the Oscars
Did you catch the Oscars? We didn't. Are we going to be crucified for saying that the Academy Awards are woefully out of touch with the state of film in America today? Have you ever looked at past Academy Award nominees and wondered what the hell happened? This is your year! The 20/20 Awards are this weekend. The 20/20 Awards goes back 20 years and reexamines the Academy Awards with the advantage of time, perspective and history. They describe themselves as "the only honors that wait 20 years to see how the works fare under the cold, hard scrutiny of Time, and how the works have truly affected the culture at large."
This is the inaugural year of the 20/20 Years. Of the 5 films nominated for the Oscars in 1990, not one was re-nominated this year. 20/20 is proposing new best picture nominess for 1990: Cinema Paradiso, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Drugstore Cowboy, Jesus of Montreal, and When Harry Met Sally. The front runner is Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, which was ignored by the Academy Awards in 1990.
The Awards' voting body includes 45 working film professionals from all over the globe, including several members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Join the 20/20 Awards Monday Night at the Central Cinema. Presenters on hand to hand out awards will include:
- Tyrone Brown, Director of BrownBox Theater -- Best Picture
- Michael Seiwaerath, Former Director NW Film Forum -- Best Director
- Curtiss Marlow, Cinematographer / Actor (Geek #1 in “Heathers”) -- Best Actress
- Brendan Kiley, The Stranger -- Best Foreign Film
- Andrew Chapman, Screenwriter -- Best Cinematography
- DJ Riz Rollins, KEXP -- Best Song
- Jennifer Zeyl, Set and Costume Designer, WET -- Best Costume
- Josh Feit, Publicola - Best Documentary
- Gavin Borchert, Composer and Seattle Weekly editor -- Best Score
- Lindy West, The Stranger -- Best Actor
- David Schmader, The Stranger -- Best Adapted Screenplay
Monday, March 15, 7:00 pm. (doors open at 6:00) // Central Cinema, 1411 21st Avenue // Tickets: $7
