Earmuff Award Winners: Technical Categories
These are the winners of the 5th Annual Frat Pack Earmuff Awards in the so-called Technical Categories. The complete list of winners are available at EarmuffAwards.com.
Earmuff Award voters got a lot right in these categories. The technical categories are always a good place to recognize films that aren’t quite popular enough to win the “glamour” categories, but have strong merits. Such in the case for Observe and Report and I’m so pleased to report it won the award for Best Sex Scene. That “date rape” scene was notorious in some circles but I’m glad to see Earmuff Award voters for seeing it for what it was. Likewise, a highlight of Zombieland was the incredible rules/title sequence that won the award for Best Special Effects.
I was a big fan of Amy Adams’s performance in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. And not just for her award-winning jodhpurs. But, you know, that didn’t hurt.
Also, let’s have a big hand for two-time Earmuff Award winner Mike Simmons who won the Community Content category award again this year.
What do you think of the winners? Do you feel that any nominee was “snubbed” by not winning?
Best Musical Moment
- Bat Fight – Will Ferrell
- Tom Sawyer – I Love You, Man
- Stu’s Song – The Hangover
- In the Air Tonight – The Hangover
- Dracula’s Lament with Jason Segel – Late Late Show with Craig Furguson 1000th episode
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
Best Multimedia Feature (trailer, web, or DVD)
- Kenny Powers – Message from a Legend (Eastbound and Down / HBO)
- Bat Fight – Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson (Funny or Die)
- Flatulence Explained – Jason Segel and Paul Rudd (YouTube interview)
- Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill Crash the NBC Gate – FunnyOrDie.com
- Red Hour moves to Fox – Ben Stiller
Best Visual Effects
- Projectile Vomit – I Love You, Man
- Stu’s Tooth – The Hangover
- The Land of the Lost – Land of the Lost
- Zombies – Zombieland
- The Rules / Opening Credits – Zombieland
Award Winning Costume
Mugatu Award for Best Costume Design
- Zoe in Slave Outfit – Fanboys
- Adventureland crew tshirts – Adventureland
- Caucasian Crackhead – Observe and Report
- Amelia Earhart’s jodhpurs – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
- Gold Statue Paint – Year One
Ron Burgundy Award for Best Hair
- Ashley Schaeffer – Eastbound & Down
- Kenny Powers – Eastbound & Down
- Bobby’s moustache – Adventureland
- General Custer – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
- Cha-Ka – Land of the Lost
Best Use of Drugs/Alcohol
- Boat Race – I Love You, Man
- Partners in Crime Montage – Observe and Report
- Alan Gets Roofies instead of Ecstasy – The Hangover
- Marshall, Will, and Cha-Ka Drink the Juice – Land of the Lost
- Smoking Pot with Bill Murray – Zombieland
Best Sex Scene
- “You Want to Take Your Shirt Off” – Fanboys
- Brandi and Ronnie’s Date – Observe and Report
- Oh Loses His Virginity – Year One
- Laura and George go to the store – Funny People
- Brad Seduces Suzie – Extract
Best Community-Generated Content
- Frat Pack Origins: Zoolander – Mike Simmers
- Dueling Observe and Report Reviews – Drew Hunt and Rick Duran
- Frat Trek (trailer mashup) – Mike Simmers
- Star Trek: Old School – Sputnik Animation
- The Frat Pack graphic design project – Greg Barone
The Andy Dick Award for Dubious Achievement
- Wal-Mart Removes “Make a Porno” from Zack and Miri DVD Cover
- Date Rape Controversy – Observe and Report
- Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson Wrestle on Raft in Italy; Woody Gets Black Eye
- Entourage Slams Seth Rogen and Knocked Up two years too late – Entourage
- Continued Public Bickering – Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow