CFL teams get into the Academy Awards spirit in a special edition of #MemeWarMonday, creating #CFLOscars for "Best Hair," "Best Fight Scene" and much more
Sunday's 87th Academy Awards clearly left an impression on the people who run CFL teams' social media accounts, as they took their usual #MemeWarMonday to new heights with a #CFLOscars theme, causing plenty of fans to join in as well. The Toronto Argonauts appear to have started it with a "Best Tattoos" nomination for Chad Owens:
It's #MemeWarMonday! We're making our own #CFLOscars. We'll kick off. The award for best tattoos goes to @ChadOwens2 pic.twitter.com/dOPVkF1PyG
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) February 23, 2015
The Saskatchewan Roughriders had a good response featuring a certain green Oscar:
Our favourite Oscar is Oscar the Grouch #MemeWarMonday @TorontoArgos @REDBLACKS @calstampeders @Wpg_BlueBombers http://t.co/QBPeDwHwTw
— Sask. Roughriders (@sskroughriders) February 23, 2015
The Calgary Stampeders jumped in with their own movie poster (the Brian Griffin review is appropriate, considering Family Guy's recent CFL discussion):
#MemeWarMonday Congrats to @Ralph_Dog pic.twitter.com/LhnyiuCREr
— Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) February 23, 2015
And the Edmonton Eskimos have their own favourite golden statue related to the movies:
#MemeWarMonday @CFLOscars pic.twitter.com/3KhFNG9oOp
— Edmonton Eskimos (@EdmontonEsks) February 23, 2015
There was an excellent debate over "Best Hair":
We award best hair to @MachoHarris @TorontoArgos @REDBLACKS @calstampeders @Wpg_BlueBombers #MemeWarMonday pic.twitter.com/rwBTF8eFZS
— Sask. Roughriders (@sskroughriders) February 23, 2015
Forget it. This guy wins best hair RT @TorontoArgos: @sskroughriders @REDBLACKS ARE YOU KIDDING US?!!? #MemeWarMonday pic.twitter.com/TieUCKKZWe
— Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) February 23, 2015
@sskroughriders @MachoHarris @REDBLACKS @calstampeders ARE YOU KIDDING US?!!? @bwelltweets best hair FTW! pic.twitter.com/0acyXZh4Kw
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) February 23, 2015
.@sskroughriders Best hair is actually very much up in the air upon remembering this clip. https://t.co/jN2adXMaqo #MemeWarMonday #CFL
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) February 23, 2015
Get real guys. Best #CFL hair will forever be Cohon! #MemeWarMonday @BCLions @sskroughriders @TorontoArgos @REDBLACKS pic.twitter.com/jAxynWkl6H
— Formerly Fake Mark (@CFLFauxmish) February 23, 2015
@TorontoArgos @sskroughriders: Hey, real #CFL's "Best Hair" fight is between @MTLAlouettes. Either Jonathon Crompton or Bear Woods takes it.
— Andrew Bucholtz (@AndrewBucholtz) February 23, 2015
.@torontoargos @sskroughriders Sorry guys, Bear Woods wins the best hair. @andrewbucholtz pic.twitter.com/HfEL2RnwaS
— Montreal Alouettes (@MTLAlouettes) February 23, 2015
The Alouettes also created a terrific poster (the level of detail in the credits is impressive!), playing off the Best Picture Oscar "Birdman" won Sunday and this famed Ochocinco incident. ("The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance" might be an appropriate subtitle for that one, too.)
And the #CFLOscar for Best Picture goes to…@ochocinco in ''Hugman''. #MemeWarMonday pic.twitter.com/NGPV83g6pC
— Montreal Alouettes (@MTLAlouettes) February 23, 2015
There was also a spirited debate over who in the CFL is closest to Superman:
And the Oscar goes to... @Buddy_Island38 for Ability to Play Superman Without CGI #MemeWarMonday #calstampeders pic.twitter.com/rUzMbcGOhH
— Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) February 23, 2015
.@calstampeders There's only one Superman... #MemeWarMonday pic.twitter.com/UmUWm3Vy4S
— BC Lions (@BCLions) February 23, 2015
@BCLions @calstampeders #Superman is now the #ManOfSteele. #MemeWarMonday #ClassicRebootAward #CFLOscars pic.twitter.com/BRo7hjK59Z
— Clay Chisholm (@AllKindsOfClay) February 23, 2015
How about a showdown between mascots?
Best Mascot face off goes to Gainer and Big Joe @REDBLACKS #MemeWarMonday @TorontoArgos pic.twitter.com/RpSPYi5xdU
— Sask. Roughriders (@sskroughriders) February 23, 2015
And a flashback to a famed almost-fight scene:
@BCLions: .@wpg_bluebombers @TorontoArgos @calstampeders Best fight scene goes to...#MemeWarMonday pic.twitter.com/UclJXw1eyp
— BC Lions (@BCLions) February 23, 2015
And the winner of that fight was ... RT @BCLions: Best fight scene goes to... #MemeWarMonday pic.twitter.com/280nAbZFTw pic.twitter.com/kIVf9UZPjS
— Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) February 23, 2015
.@calstampeders We definitely know who Solomon Elimiminan is 😉#MemeWarMonday pic.twitter.com/jAgaMHMdgj
— BC Lions (@BCLions) February 23, 2015
The award for "Closest Award To An Actual Oscar Category" has to go to fan Rebecca Vito (@argosgirl), though, for her tweet recalling this excellent production:
Best Goat Documentary goes to @TorontoArgos and @swayzewaters #MemeWarMonday #CFLOscars pic.twitter.com/18thBpMHnZ
— Rebecca Vito (@argosgirl) February 23, 2015
Now that's something that should have won Best Live Action Short Film. And probably Best Appearance By A Goat In A Supporting Role.