Yes, another shortlisted candidate for the coveted Media Tonic Taking Yourself Too Seriously Advertising Award…
Category: awards
Awards season
Yes, another shortlisted candidate for the coveted Media Tonic Taking Yourself Too Seriously Advertising Award…
Rather good
In case you missed it, Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globe Awards. “Remember: they’re just jokes. We’re all gonna die soon and there is no sequel.”
Iceland
Somewhere in the world there is an award for best sound in a television commercial. So this is the winner.
By the way, fantastic sports article here about the Icelandic goal-keeper, who also directed the ad for crying out loud.
Merry Christmas
And on the subject of over-indulgence, American comedian and actor Milt Moss just passed away. His appearance in an Alka-Seltzer ad greatly helped his career, and the ad was inducted into the Clio Awards Hall of Fame in the seventies.
However, the REAL Hall of Fame in pop-culture is an appearance on The Simpsons. This is what Homer Simpson wrote for his high school Year Book entry:
Cut through
Media Tonic Clever Pants Outdoor Ad of the Week:
Speaking of awards, the Australian Web Awards close on September 16th.