Oscars 2014: 10 Things The Academy Can Learn From Sunday Night

5. No Improvised PresentersRudd and McCarthyWhat the hell Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy doing up there? Honestly, it was like they started with a script, and then they were given free reign, only to be as awkward and unfunny as possible. Even Rudd seemed over it and abruptly threw them into the nominations for Best Animated Short. I don't think anyone even remembers that fact though, because it was just so bloody awkward that everyone wanted them to go home before they signed on for the next Madagascar sequel. That's how low their stock was dropping to! If you bomb at the Oscars, you're bombing in front of all of the people you want to work for. Think of it as a mass job interview: not only is the audience in front of you evaluating you, but the international viewing audience is evaluating you as well. If you can improv, keep it to a minimum; otherwise, stick to the script. It's what you're paid to do anyway. (And could somebody please get Renee Zellweger some contacts?!)

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Mike Reyes may or may not be a Time Lord, but he's definitely the Doctor Who editor here at What Culture. In addition to his work at What Culture, Mr. Reyes writes for Cocktails and Movies, as well as his own personal blogs Mr. Controversy and The Bookish Kind. On top of that, he's also got a couple Short Stories and Novels in various states of completion, like any good writer worth their salt. He resides in New Jersey, and compiles his work from all publications on his Facebook page.