HOLLYWOOD – Rick Santorum has picked up a surprise Oscar win for his brief but convincing role as a credible candidate for president of the United States.
Despite being largely unknown on in Hollywood circles, the Republican nominee’s strong performance as someone who could realistically challenge Barack Obama ultimately won over critics who hailed a “virtuoso display that convinced the nation you were someone people could vote for,” according to President of the Academy Tom Sherak.
“I was sceptical of the award at first, but when I heard him share his views I was amazed he ever played the role of a serious candidate – he really had me going.”
“And the award goes to…”
This was first political performance to be acknowledged by the academy since George Bush’s nomination for his acting role prior to the invasion of Iraq.
Santorum was cast to play a legitimate presidential option after a brief surge in opinion polls and continued the performance for the next seven days until he finally came out of character by publicly stating things that he believed in.
Hollywood insiders were in agreement that his act was “so convincing that I almost wanted to vote for him.”
Even after the 84th Academy Awards were over, Director Christopher Nolan continued to gush: “Heath Ledger was rightly praised for playing a totally insane character on screen, but it’s something else for a totally insane person to play someone mentally stable.”
“That’s the sign of a true artist: one who makes you forget how truly batsh*t crazy they are.”
Natural talent
Due to a conflict in schedule, the former senator was not in the audience to collect his prize as he was taking his campaign through the seventeenth century to gain support among his core constituency.
It was a good night for the GOP who took home an Oscar for longest running comedy after a series of debates said be a personal favourite of President Obama.
Elsewhere, fellow Republican nominee Mitt Romney also took home an award for best human-like emotion in the robotics category.
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