The inaugural Oscar's Oscars recipients have been notified, in suitable cutting edge style via the magic of Twitter. Details of the tar-studded awards ceremony were reported in an earlier post. Nothing now remains but to record those awards and accolades in a less transient medium. Here:
Early recipients (the ad hoc cohort) and accolades:
• Vanessa Gebbie - For metaphoric mechanics and literary lubrication.
• Paul Conneally - For being Journo with the Buzz.
• Flash Fiction Online - For excellent literary taste and content ;) .
• Mrs Darcy v the Aliens - For Georgian tension with tentacles.
• GUD Magazine - For a truly eye-opening cover.
• Captain Isambard Smith - For being Pym's Number One (The John Pym, that is).
• Greg McQueen - For his heroic Hundred Stories for Haiti.
• Alex Brown - Just for fun.
Inaugural recipients (the annual cohort) and accolades:
• Katie Fforde - For 'Love Letters' - and being a very nice person.
• Guardian Books - For literary guidance in depth.
• Verulam Writers' Circle - For good friends taken as read.
• TransWorld's Simon Taylor - For Three Very Patient Minutes 20/02/2010.
• Sandra Norval - For wildlife, badgers and Libertine (WIP).
• Stephen Fry - For erudition and the ridiculous in sublime combination - and playing the Wilde card.
This may be all very silly, but it has been great fun and the good wishes expressed are genuine. Thanks everybody for taking it (I hope) in the spirit of fun in which it was intended.
To be continued.
Please don't forget the light as you leave.
Have a great weekend.
"adjusts bonnet* Great heavens, Mr Oscar, I am all a-flutter! "lowers voice to normal register* An honour indeed. I'd first of all like to thank Kate Nash and everyone at the VWC for their sage advice, holding me back when I was gung ho to rush ahead with the project. I'd also like to thank Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle for being such good sports and learning French. And finally I'd like to thank all @RealMrsDarcy's wonderful followers for ... well, following her.
ReplyDeleteWhy, Mrs Darcy/Jonathan, I do hope this revelation of your true form does not come as too much of a shock to readers of a more delicate disposition.
ReplyDeleteI wish you both every success with your exciting serialised adventure. Oh, and do please tell Mr D to put on a dry shirt. He'll catch his death.
Best
Oscar
An Open Letter to Mr O Windsor-Smith, from Snatchitt & Goh, Lawyers Acting on Behalf of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
ReplyDeleteDear Mr Windsor-Smith,
It has come to our attention that you are wantonly using the name OSCAR, which is, of course a registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The purpose of this letter is to advise you that we are seeking a Cease and Desist order from the Los Angeles Supreme Court in order that you relinquish all rights to usage of the name. It would be most helpful if, in advance of this order, you removed all references to the name OSCAR from your life. Failure to comply mat well lead to of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences seeking a royalty and/or damages.
You will be aware that many other names are available for your use. I personally favor FRED. Perhaps you could create the award “Fred’s Freds” for 2011.
I await confirmation of you compliance.
Regards,
Will Snatchett
Senior Partner.
PS – We’ll whup your a**, limey.
Oh Mr Snatchett, what can I do?
ReplyDeleteI wanted to be called Fred, no,
Oscar, they said, that's you.
So, I'm used to fighting battles.
This limey won't be rattled.
J Cash has told my story in his
song 'bout a Boy named Sioux