Random Question


	RQ:


	WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ACTOR TURNED DIRECTOR TO BEAT MARTIN SCORSESE NEXT TIME HE’S NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR?


	Here’s a look at this history of Marty’s struggle so far:


	THE NIGHTMARE STARTS IN 1980


	*Marty receives his first Best Director nomination for Raging Bull.*


			VS.
		15

Movies Marty had directed by 1980:


	*Robert “Sundance” Redford receives his first Best Director nomination for Ordinary People.*

		1

Movies Sundance had directed by 1980:


	SUNDANCE BEATS MARTY FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORS


	ORDINARY PEOPLE BEATS RAGING BULL FOR BEST PICTURE HONORS


	The Reation: Marty, Jake La Motta and De Niro destory a local kitchen.

A SAMPLE OF MARTY’S RESUME

Mean Streets (1973)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Raging Bull (1980)

The Color of Money (1986)

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Goodfellas (1990)

Casino (1995)

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Gangs of New York (2002)

The Aviator (2004)

...and 33 other movies!


	10 YEARS LATER - 1990



	*Marty receives his third Best Director nomination for Goodfellas.*

			VS.
		24


Movies Marty had directed by 1990:


	*Kevin “Prince of Theives” Kostner receives his first Best Director nomination for Dances With Wolves.*


	Movies Prince of Theives had directed by 1990:


	1


	PRINCE KEVIN BEATS MARTY FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORS


	DANCES WITH WOLVES BEATS GOODFELLAS FOR BEST PICTURE HONORS


	The Reation: Marty can no longer watch the opening of Goodfellas without hearing the voice over, “Ever since I can remember I always wanted to be an Oscar winning director.” (Cue Rags to Riches)

OTHER DIRECTOR GREATS WHO NEVER WON THE OSCAR

Charlie Chaplin

1 nomination / 0 wins

Some of Charlie’s Movies

The Gold Rush (1925)

City Lights (1931)


	5 YEARS LATER - 1995


	*Marty receives no nomination for Casino.*


	Movies Marty had directed by 1995:


	29

VS.


	*Mel “Mad Max” Gibson receives his first Best Director nomination for Braveheart.*


	Movies Mad Max had directed by 1995:


	2


	MAD MAX WINS BEST DIRECTOR HONORS


	BRAVEHEART WINS BEST PICTURE HONORS


	The Reation: Marty watches the Braveheart “purification” scene over and over imagining himself as the torturer beneath the hood.


	7 YEARS LATER - 2002


	*Marty receives his fourth Best Director nomination for Gangs of New York.*


	Movies Marty had directed by 2002:


	VS.


	*Roman Polanski receives his second Best Director nomination for The Pianist.*


	Movies Roman had directed by 2002:


	25


	ROMAN BEATS MARTY FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORS


	CHICAGO BEATS GANGS OF NEW YORK FOR BEST PICTURE HONORS


	The Reation: Marty tries to convince Daniel Day Lewis to take his cleavers and go to war with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


	2 YEARS LATER - 2004

Modern Times (1936)

The Great Dictator(1940)

...and 71 other movies!

Howard Hawks

1 nomination / 0 wins

Some of Howard’s Movies

Scarface (1932)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

His Girl Friday (1940)

The Big Sleep (1946)

The Thing From Another World (1951)

Gentlemen Prefer Blonds (1953)

...and 40 other movies!

Alfred Hitchcock

5 nominations / 0 wins

Some of Alfred’s Movies

Dial M for Murder (1954)


	*Marty receives his fifth Best Director nomination for The Aviator.*


	Movies Marty had directed by 2004:


	39


	Clint “The Man With No Name But Already With One Best Director Oscar” Eastwood receives his third Best Director nomination for Million Dollar Baby.


	Movies Clint had directed by 2004:


	28


	CLINT BEATS MARTY FOR BEST DIRECTOR HONORS


	MILLION DOLLAR BABY BEATS THE AVIATOR FOR BEST PICTURE HONORS


	The Reation: Marty bites his tongue off during the Oscars to hold back 24 years of bubbling volcano smoldering profanities of Oscar frustration.

Rear Window (1954)

Vertigo (1958)

North by Northwest (1959)

Psycho (1960)

The Birds (1963)

...and 59 other movies!

Stanley Kubrick

4 nominations / 0 wins


	AS OF 2006 THE MARTY SCOREBOARD READS:


	Some of Stanley’s Movies


	5 nominations / 0 wins


		Spartacus (1960)

	Dr. Strangelove (1964)

	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)


	Here’s who’s likely to upset Marty’s next Oscar bid:


	A Clockwork Orange (1971)

	The Shining (1980)


	Tom Hanks



Why?

Because things always work out for Forrest Gump.

			Paris Hilton



	Why?

		*Because her talent knows no boundaries: softcore and* hardcore.**


		Steve Buscemi



	Why?

	Because he’s been quiet, watching, waiting for the time to strike.

Ben Stiller



	Why?

*Because Zoolander 2* will usurp Godfather 2 as the ultimate sequel.**


			Ice Cube



		Why?

Because there’s nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it.

	Jessica Simpson



				Why?

		Because she worked 5 hours a day, 6 days a week with a personal trainer while stalked by paparazzi to shape that ass and legs.


		Dakota Fanning



Why?

	Because she’s this generation’s Ron Howard.

The Numa Numa Kid



Why?

			Because the musical is back as a viable genre and he’s the king of music ...and dance!


Denzel Washington



	Why?

		Because he doesn’t want to wait 20 more years for a second Best Actor Oscar.

		Deep Blue



			Why?

				Because the days of human rule of the earth are coming to an end.