Amid the many surprising Oscar nominations this morning U2, Karen O and Christian Bale one stood above the rest: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpacould win an Academy Award in March, as lead makeup effects artist Stephen Prouty was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. In the category, the elderly transformation he and his team gave Johnny Knoxville is up against the teams behind Dallas Buyers Cluband The Lone Ranger.
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What an honor that Stephen Prouty got nominated for best makeup and hairstyling for Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Knoxville said in a statement. Am I as stunned as everyone else we didnt get the nod for Best Picture? Well, of course, duh. But I wont let that take away from my happiness for Steve, Tony Gardner and our whole makeup team. Wahoo!
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When Bad Grandpa came out in October, it knocked Gravity out of the top spot on the box office, raking in an estimated $32 million in its first week. Since the movies release, Bad Grandpa director Jeff Tremaine has moved onto another project: Mtley Cres biopic The Dirt. Ive been careful to make this a natural progression, Tremaine said at the time. Ive been offered a lot of scripts, butDirtis something I pursued with everything I had. Ive wanted to make this going back to 2001, when we were just planning the firstJackassmovie and I found out that David Gale at MTV Films had just optioned the book.
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Knoxville and the gang will find out if the movie wins an Academy Award at the ceremony on March 2nd. The show will be broadcast on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. EST.