The Third Annual Live On Cinema Oscar Special was streamed live in February 22, 2015. Tim, Gregg, special guests (and a mystery guest!) come together to pay tribute to Hollywood's most glamorous evening.
Synopsis[]
The show opens with a marching band bursting onto the set, and accompanying a hyped-up, dancing Tim in a rendition of Oscar Fever. Sporting a Decker t-shirt underneath a sports coat, Tim welcomes the viewers, and introduces Gregg as co-host. Gregg enters carrying an Oscar Special-themed cake, which he accidentally drops while holding it up to the camera. He reveals that he has invited a mystery guest for the show’s finale that will make “international headlines.” Tim then says a prayer to begin the show. He opens a bottle of “organic champagne,” which he claims is non-alcoholic, and drinks a glass.
Gregg gives his Oscar predictions, again claiming that The Hobbit (in this case, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) was “secretly nominated” and will win Best Picture. Tim, already showing signs of inebriation, says Escape Plan was snubbed (apparently unaware it came out the previous year).
After a break, an agitated Tim vents his frustrations about technical issues and negative feedback, his rant culminating in cursing God himself. Gregg’s video tour of the Dolby Theater, site of the Oscar ceremony, is played, only to be cut short by more technical issues. Following this segment is the First Annual On Cinema Movie Awards, hosted by Kim Delgado. The award for Best Supporting Actor is awarded to Gregg for his role in Decker.
Tim welcomes and introduces comedian/impressionist Mark Proksch, who begins his first routine of the night, a tribute to Moe Howard of The Three Stooges. After the break, Gregg starts a live On Cinema On Location segment, the location being Middle Earth from The Lord of the Rings. Gregg stands in front of a green screen, but neither he nor Tim seem to comprehend how it works. Gregg, expecting to see the locations projected on the green screen itself, loses his train of thought, and Tim scolds the crew for this apparent technical glitch.
Tim shouts out the two DeckerHeads in the studio audience, and shows a trailer for Season 2 of Decker. Tim then wins the Best Actor award in the On Cinema Movie Awards. He announces that his next guest, Mike Huckabee, is a no-show, and withdraws his support. Following this, Tim sings a song to his ex-wife, Ayaka, pleading for her to call the number on the screen. He immediately receives the first of many prank calls he will get as the night goes on, to his great annoyance. He then turns it over to Mark, who impersonates Curly from The Three Stooges.
Gregg returns from the break to introduce his new chat show, On Cinema On Directors. For his first show, he interviews two film directors on set, Peyton Reed (Yes Man) and Tim Heidecker (Decker). Tim, by now solidly inebriated, derails the segment with his arrogant and irreverent behavior. When he learns that Reed has cast Gregg in his upcoming film Ant-Man, a jealous Tim storms off the set.
Joe Estevez wins the On Cinema Lifetime Achievement Award. Tim and Gregg make amends, and introduce the show’s sponsor, Chaplin’s Chili. Mark then does his final Stooge impression, Larry Fine. Gregg then discusses the Lord of the Rings franchise, claiming that Peter Jackson is planning to make over 100 films based on the book “The Silmarillion.” Tim, in an apparent drunken stupor, wins Best Director in the On Cinema Movie Awards, but recovers in time to receive the Best Screenplay and Best Picture awards. Tim grabs a bass guitar and sings a sloshed rendition of Oscar Fever.
Following this, Gregg introduces his mystery guest. He raises a curtain to reveal an elderly man, who claims to be James Dean. Gregg interviews him and asks him about his new book, in which he details how he faked his death in 1955 to escape his fame. Tim is thoroughly unconvinced, and clashes with the newcomer almost immediately. He shouts at Mr. Dean to leave, and begins trashing the set in a drunken rage. The show ends with a mosaic of Mark’s Three Stooges impressions.
Segments[]
- Dolby Theater tour (21:30)
- Mark does Moe Howard (35:04)
- On Cinema On Location, Middle Earth (39:16)
- Decker Season 2 trailer (45:10)
- I Miss Ayaka (53:38)
- Mark does Curly Howard (57:18)
- Mark does Larry Fine (1:27:44)
- Drunk Oscar Fever (1:55:45)
- Mystery Guest (2:03:10)
First Annual On Cinema Movie Awards[]
Best Supporting Actor[]
- Ian McKellen, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Jamie Foxx, Annie
- Joe Estevez, Decker
- Mark Proksch, Decker
- Gregg Turkington, Decker
- David Zayas, Annie
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Escape Plan
Best Lead Actor[]
- Martin Freeman, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Tim Heidecker, Decker
- Tom Cruise, The Edge of Tomorrow
- Aaron Eckhart, I, Frankenstein
- Pierce Brosnan, The November Man
On Cinema Lifetime Achievement Award[]
- Joe Estevez
Best Director[]
- Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Tim Heidecker, Decker
- Will Gluck, Annie
- Roger Donaldson, November Man
Best Screenplay[]
- Tim Heidecker, Decker
- Will Gluck and Aline Brosh McKenna, Annie
- Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Best Picture[]
- Decker
- Annie
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- November Man
- Escape Plan
Trivia cards[]
- Martin Freeman, star of "The Hobbit," cannot drive a car and still does not know how.
- "If 'The Da Vinci Code' had been filming in a place where it rains a lot, I probably wouldn't have done it." - Sir Ian McKellan
- In 1975 what addiction did Sir Anthony Hopkins conquer?
- a. Cocaine
- b. Alcohol
- c. Gambling
- d. Prescription pills
- "Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it will be a blast. If it doesn't, it's still been a blast." - Tom Cruise
- Q: Which of Peter Jackson's parents died during the production of The Lord of the Rings? A: Both
- "Am I Orson Welles? Obviously not." - Brett Ratner
- After Whoopi Goldberg's Oscar for Ghost was stolen in 2002, where was it eventually found?
- a. On display in a private home in Calabasas
- b. For sale at a collector's show in Las Vegas
- c. At a museum in Estonia
- d. In an airport trashcan in Ontario, CA
- Long before "Star Wars," during Harrison Ford's carpenter days he built a deck for Sally Kellerman.
- Popcorn Classics: Boy Meets Girl (1998), directed by Jerry Ciccoritti. Gregg's rating: Five bags of popcorn
- Q: Which Hollywood luminary was Jonathan Norman convicted of stalking and threatening to rape? A: Steven Spielberg
- Popcorn Classics: He Said, She Said (1991), directed by Ken Kwapis and Marisa Silver. Gregg's rating: Five bags of popcorn
- The canine actor "Higgins" portrayed "Benji" in the 1974 movie of the same name, but died only a year later.
- What is actor Pierce Brosnan's least favorite James Bond movie?
- a. Die Another Day
- b. The World is Not Enough
- c. Tomorrow Never Dies
- d. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Michael Caine stated that for years he hated the smell of garlic as he associated it with his service in the Korean War.
- Film director Steven Spielberg has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.