Celebrity hairstylist to persuade the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to institute a new category: Best Hair.
Seems like a reasonable idea. After all, there’s a Best Makeup award. Why not hair? Hair can transform a character. Just look at ” Would she have been anywhere near as convincing without that immovable headpiece? Nay, I say. (Props to Marese Langan and J. Roy Helland, who created Mount Thatcher. I suspect they’d be thanking Aquanet in the acceptance speech.)
A close second might be created by Sharisse Fine. Without the dramatic mohawk, notable for its ability to pop back into its fullness even after being squashed under a motorcycle helmet, Lisbeth Salander would be just another Nordic girl with a nose ring. (And other rings, but that’s a subject for another set of awards.)
It prompts the question: What other overlooked bits and pieces of contemporary film deserve recognition by Hollywood? I submit:
Best performance by a non-human actor
According to , the first ballot for the first-ever Best Actor award in 1927 showed Rin Tin Tin as the winner, though the embarrassed Academy bestowed the statue on German actor Emil Jannings instead, for his work in “The Way of All Flesh.” This year, even though was cute in “The Artist” (not to mention in his “Water for Elephants” cameo) it should be an easy win for Finder, (Caveat: Some of the stunts were performed by an animatronic horse.)
Best performance by food
Though there’s no grand food film like 2009’s “Julie and Julia” or 1996’s “Big Night” to make this year’s imaginary award a shoo-in, but it’d be hard for any edible to match the scene-stealing prowess of (Though, “edible” is perhaps debatable here.)
Best film that’s not actually going to win anything
There are some experts wandering around (our illustrious Denver Post film critic Lisa Kennedy among them) who say that has a chance for a Best Original Screenplay award. Skepticism abounds. Look for “Bridesmaids” to take home the imaginary statue for “BFTNAGTWA.” (Runner up: ““)
Tucker Shaw: 303-954-1958 or tshaw@denverpost.com
