Jonah Hill and Tom Hanks send up Oscar season on 'Saturday Night Live'
"You lost, man. You don't get no Oscar."
Tom Hanks and Jonah Hill on "Saturday Night Live"
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Oh, you thought awards season was over? Well, it is, but there's plenty of room to drag out its last throes on late night, like Jonah Hill did to kick of "Saturday Night Live" last night.
The whole thing just reminded me of something that kind of nagged at me last season, even if I didn't have an issue with it in principle: I still don't get how Hill got as far into the season as he did. I mean, yeah, he grew up in Beverly Hills and has plenty of friends pulling for him in the industry, but I just never thought his performance in "Moneyball" was much more than serviceable (as I note now, the same word I used to describe the work back in September), and familiar.
But I'm not trying to take anything away from the guy. I'm happy for him and it looks like he's poised to hit 2012 running with "21 Jump Street." Still, I don't think he really moved much beyond his comfort zone for that role.
Anyway, last night's monologue was a send-up of Hill as a power-tripping, pretentious dolt in the wake of his awards success. And the bit with Tom Hanks at the end got a chuckle out of me. In fact, the whole episode was above average, I'd say.
Check out the monologue below or, if you can, view the full episode at Hulu.
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March 12, 2012 at 11:16AM EST Reply to CommentMoneyball ended up somewhere in my Top3 (I changes it everytime I think about it), and Jonah Hill was a great part of it.
The two things that bugged me the most about how far he got in the race are: 1. Why didn't it happen to Bennett Miller? Jonah Hill will always be considered as riding a wave, but looking at how strong the film seemed for every one of its nominations in every awards show, including Hill, I'll never be clear on how Miller failed to make even a "possible" list of nominees in people's predictions when the film was a lock for months. Even Tate Taylor was talked about.
My biggest issue with Hill, though, was him pretending like this was some departure from him, saying in every-single-interview how this was his jump from comedy to what only he can describe as a "dramatic performance" in Moneyball. Dramatic where exactly? So for all the comedy in that SNL monlogue, I always got the sense in those red carpet interviews that it did in fact get to his head.
we Jeff Wells from Hollywood Elsewhere talked up Bennett Miller and Moneyball quite a bit
March 12, 2012 at 2:42PM ESTKristopher Tapley Miller's handing of the film was really masterful and he should have been in the mix, no question. I can't believe the idea was never even humored by the season. So odd.
March 12, 2012 at 3:04PM ESTJJ1
March 12, 2012 at 11:25AM EST Reply to CommentMy take on Hill is this: he seems like a nice guy who has a real knack for underplayed humor. It has suited him well in many of the comedies he has been in. Now, for 'Moneyball', he kind of segued that low-key humor into a mostly-dramatic film that was well-liked by the Oscars. I didn't see a huge transformation for the role, either. BUT, I thought he nailed the character he set out to play. i.e., how he presented himself, the awkward pauses, the realistic conversational flow and, by the end of it, you realize that you loved him all along and couldn't have imagined him not at Pitt's side throughout.
I think the Pitt/Hill dynamic in 'Moneyball' lent a lot to the film's overall achievements. So, while he would not make my own line-up, I can understand why the performance resonated (and of course, it didn't hurt that he's well-liked in Hollywood).
I also found his enjoying-being-nominated to be refreshing and unexpected. It made me happier for his nomination than I would have been otherwise. He truly seemed to enjoy the 2 months and was humbled. I found that winning.
Chris I just agree with all of this, and I don't have anything else to add. Nice, JJ1.
March 12, 2012 at 10:47PM ESTJJ1 thanks :)
March 13, 2012 at 7:43AM EST/3rt
March 12, 2012 at 11:38AM EST Reply to CommentNone of the acting wins this year made me happy. A wasted Oscar on Spencer that could have gone to McTeer -- Meryl Streep isn't going anywhere but they chose to deny Viola Davis for several reasons but I refuse to accept category placement is legit.--Why all of a sudden does it matter? It didn't matter before under a number of circumstances for white performers. The Artist guy -- his actual name doesn't matter because like The Life is Beautiful guy -- people will wonder why didn't the Academy take the opportunity to honor Gary Oldman for Best Actor!
kel /3RT....so true. I unfortunately am one that have not agreed with the placement of either Davis in The Help and Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (heck, the title didn't even refer to his character!).
March 12, 2012 at 2:49PM ESTFor the record, I don't agree with Brando's placement as lead in 1972, but it only came about because of a clause in his contract. Kate Winslet won in the right category, but for the wrong film. One can assume that she "technically" won for both performances that year, though.
While I liked to see Nicole Kidman won, in retrospect...the win doesn't seem all that satisfying anymore.
Anthony Hopkins is really the only example of supporting to lead category fraud that has ever felt right as time goes on. His presence is felt throughout the movie, unlike those of the other fraudulently placed performers.
Kristopher Tapley Actually, The Last King of Scotland SPECIFICALLY refers to Whitaker's character. It's the name Idi Amin gave himself because of his fascination with Scotland who, like him, rebelled against the English.
March 12, 2012 at 3:15PM ESTBill_the_Bear
March 12, 2012 at 1:44PM EST Reply to CommentI'd like to see the video, but it's not available outside the USA.
John G.
March 12, 2012 at 3:26PM EST Reply to CommentJonah would have been on my ballot. I was drawn to his character every time he was on screen and hung on to every word he said. That kind of thing is unquantifiable and takes real skill.
At the top of my ballot might have been Phillip Seymour Hoffman for The Ides of March, a notion that never really got off the ground. I thought he was fantastic in the movie, but I'm a real Hoffman man and I know he has his detractors.
Conor He does? Either way, I agree he was great in Ides, and think he also was worthy of recognition for his limited screen time in Moneyball.
March 12, 2012 at 4:11PM ESTKristopher Tapley To me that sounds like you were drawn to the character, not the performance. In any case, agreed on Hoffman. So good (as always). And, IMO, better in "Moneyball" than Hill.
March 12, 2012 at 4:26PM ESTm1
March 12, 2012 at 4:37PM EST Reply to CommentDid anyone see this episode on Saturday? It was horrendous, but not because of him.
Kristopher Tapley As I mentioned, I did, and I thought it was above average. I don't see how you could call it "horrendous" even if you didn't like it, but whatever. It's not like SNL has been performing at a high level as of late.
March 12, 2012 at 5:39PM ESTJames
March 12, 2012 at 5:57PM EST Reply to CommentFunny interplay between him and Wig.