In just a few hours, the telecast of the Oscars (or, as we refer to them, the “Weirdcademy Awards for squares”) will begin. We are happy to steal the Academy’s thunder by announcing cinema’s weirdest winners of 2024 now.
In the category of “Weirdest Short Film,” the sentimental favorite edged out a strong field of competitors, and overcame some vocal dissenters, as David Lynch earns a posthumous award for his final released work, the music video for his own composition “The Answers to the Questions.”
In the category of “Weirdest Scene,” the Weirdcademy Award goes to Megalopolis (in a nail-biter) for the scene where Jon Voight marvels at his boner (and some other crazy stuff happens afterwards).
jon voight megalopolis saying what do you think of this boner i got 1080p pic.twitter.com/I6b8ayTx2A
— Nea “Dracula” Ching (@TheGayChingy) November 11, 2024
In the category of “Weirdest Actress,” the Award goes to The Substance‘s Demi Moore for her portrayal of an actress of a certain age who accepts an obviously Faustian bargain to timeshare a career with a younger clone-ish version of herself and winds up with her face on Hollywood Boulevard. Should Moore take home the Oscar, as Michelle Yeoh did in 2023 and Emma Stone did in 2024, this will mark the third year in a row (and the fourth time ever) that the Academy and the Weirdcademy have shared the Actress award. This gives us pause.
In the category of “Weirdest Actor,” the award goes to Ryan Brickson Cole Tews for his performance as an Applejack salesman-turned-fur trapper-turned-beaver conspiracy frustrator in Hundreds of Beavers, and also for having the most names of any nominee.
And speaking of beavers, was there ever any doubt that underground sensation Hundreds of Beavers would win the Weirdcademy Award for “Weirdest Picture”?
Thanks to all voting members of the Weirdcademy, and see you again next year!
You can browse previous years’ winners here.
