Earmuff Award Winners: Performances

Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd

These are the winners of the 5th Annual Frat Pack Earmuff Awards in the Performance Categories. The complete list of winners are available at EarmuffAwards.com.

While I have no big problems with the sweep of The Hangover this year, I’m not enthused about some of the performances that were pulled up by the sweep. I didn’t vote for Ken Jeong but have no issues with his win for Best Supporting Actor as he was funny in several films in 2009, including Couples Retreat and The Goods, and has been doing great work for several years now. But, I can’t say that Heather Graham brought anything special to The Hangover. And while Zach Galifianakis was a crowd-pleaser, I think the other nominees were stronger.

Funny People did well with two dramatic performances. Leslie Mann was tapped as an early Oscar contender and won here. And I’m not at all displeased by Adam Sandler’s excellent performance being the inaugural winner of a new Earmuff category for Best Dramatic Performance. I thought Sandler’s performance at the Thanksgiving scene in Funny People was particularly well-done.

Of course, we should recognize Paul Rudd for being the lone winner for I Love You, Man. This was one of the few categories that The Hangover did not win, and it’s certainly deserved for Rudd who appeared in nearly every scene and did so with aplomb.

What do you think of the winners? Do you feel that any nominee was “snubbed” by not winning?

Best Actor

• Paul Rudd – I Love You, Man
• Jason Segel – I Love You, Man
• Seth Rogen – Observe and Report
• Zach Galifianakis – The Hangover
• Woody Harrelson – Zombieland

Best Actress

• Rashida Jones – I Love You, Man
• Anna Faris – Observe and Report
• Amy Adams – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
• Leslie Mann – Funny People
• Emma Stone – Zombieland

Best Supporting Actor

• Jon Favreau – I Love You, Man
• Ken Jeong – The Hangover
• Owen Wilson – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
• Danny McBride – Land of the Lost
• Jonah Hill – Funny People

Best Supporting Actress

• Kristen Bell – Fanboys
• Jamie Pressly – I Love You, Man
• Kristen Wiig – Adventureland
• Heather Graham – The Hangover
• Aubrey Plaza – Funny People
• Abigail Breslin – Zombieland

Best Performance by a Frat Pack Friend (a performer with longtime association with the Frat Pack, any project eligible)

• Danny McBride – Eastbound & Down
• Paul Rudd – I Love You, Man
• Jason Segel – I Love You, Man
• Seth Rogen – Observe and Report
• Ed Helms – The Hangover

The Henry Poole Award for Best Dramatic Performance

• Seth Rogen – Observe and Report
• Adam Sandler – Funny People
• Leslie Mann – Funny People
• Danny McBride – Up in the Air
• Patton Oswald – Big Fan

Best Non-Movie Appearance (non-musical)

• Danny McBride – Eastbound & Down
• Will Ferrell – Eastbound & Down
• Joaquin Phoenix Oscar Riff – Ben Stiller
• Vanity Fair Cover – Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel
• Will Ferrell Hosts SNL – Will Ferrell

The Heat Vision Voiceover Award

• Seth Rogen – Monsters vs. Aliens
• Bill Hader – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• Jesse Eisenberg – Zombieland
• Owen Wilson – The Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Jason Schwartzman – The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Luke Zoolander Award for Best Frat Pack Cameo (eligibility: Frat Pack members and friends)

• Danny McBride – Observe and Report
• Jonah Hill – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
• Todd Phillips – The Hangover
• Rob Riggle – The Hangover
• Will Ferrell – The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Lance Armstrong Award for Best Celebrity Cameo (eligibility: a celebrity not associated with the Pack, or those appearing as themselves)

• Lou Ferrigno – I Love You, Man
• Steve Carell – Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill Crash the NBC Gate / FunnyOrDie.com
• Mike Tyson – The Hangover
• Eminem – Funny People
• Bill Murray – Zombieland

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