Slate @Slate 11 minutes ago
Jennifer Aniston will probably get an Oscar nomination for her role in this terrible movie: http://slate.me/1wsgUF5
For months we've discussed Cake's shady Oscar campaign and now the media is starting to notice.
Can't post the whole thing so here are the highlights:
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The Oscars are a spectacle of such hollow pageantry that they make politics look like a meritocracy, and yet it’s nevertheless both flabbergasting and vaguely sinister that Cake—a smarmy and self-satisfied drama starring Jennifer Aniston as a woman suffering from chronic pain—has become the Cinderella story of this year’s awards season. Cake is so unappetizing that Cinelou Films (the upstart production company responsible for its financing) had to grow its own distribution arm in order to ensure the film’s release, effectively buying its own product
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It begins with Pete Hammond, a humanoid pull-quote machine whom the studios pass around like the office stapler. The morning after Cake’s TIFF premiere, Hammond—perhaps in the spirit of the ringer-filled Toronto audience that gave Cake a standing ovation before the screening—filed a Deadline Hollywood post that began: “Jennifer Aniston – Oscar contender? You better believe it.” And everyone has. Cake, directed by Daniel Barnz, currently clocks in at 44 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, but Aniston has remained a fixture in the Best Actress race since Hammond fired the starting gun.
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Cake, one of those cowardly little movies about an abrasive character who turns out to be so eminently redeemable that his or her hostility feels like a cheap costume (thus belittling the reason for it), tells the story of a woman named Claire Simmons, who suffers from chronic pain due to a mysterious accident. Claire’s face is carefully scarred in the compromised sort of way that codifies Aniston’s performance as brave enough to backbone an awards-season narrative but not so hideous that people wouldn’t pay to look at it for 100 minutes.
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Cake, more brazenly than any other movie in recent memory, reveals that the Oscars are a sport, and—like all sports—they’re won by whoever wants it most (provided the player has deep pockets, as this league has no salary cap). And Cinelou and Jennifer Aniston really want it.
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To shore up her chances, Aniston has reportedly retained the services of Lisa Taback, the entertainment consultant who helped push The Artist to its Best Picture win over the more deserving likes of The Tree of Life, Moneyball, and The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence). And just in case you still couldn’t tell that she means business, Aniston even took the time to discuss her character with Dr. Oz, America’s leading expert on chronic pain.
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It’s astonishing just how transparently Cake’s awards push has epitomized the grotesque caricature that awards season truly is.
"the media" =\= 1 article. we've all known for a while that the movie is being critically panned but jen's acting has been receiving rave reviews from most, which is why she's in the running for the oscar nomination.
Literally what else is new? Open your eyes. Ever heard of Harvey Weinstein? Ann dowd? Melissa Leo? How do you people think movies win oscars? It's a business
"the media" =\= 1 article. we've all known for a while that the movie is being critically panned but jen's acting has been receiving rave reviews from most, which is why she's in the running for the oscar nomination.
cant wait for the oscar nominations.
Perhaps the movie is so bad that it makes Aniston's performance look better?
For more insight into this, watch Monique's Oscar acceptance speech. She spoke about the politics of award shows and how they're won. Very intelligent and accurate account of awards season.
What drag? I'm sorry but Aniston is talented, and critics say she gave a great performance. We already knew the Oscars is about campaigning, what else is new? Aniston for a nom.
the haters already coming up with excuses before the oscar noms are even out 
