Considering Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is one of the worst-reviewed movies of the year (not a judgment, just an observation), it takes a certain amount of sheer nerve to try to get it nominated for Oscars.

Not just Visual Effects or Sound Editing, mind you.  It’ll probably be nominated for awards like that.  I’m talking the big guns: Best Picture and Best Director.  Yes, Paramount Pictures is suggesting that Michael Bay get an Oscar nomination.  Check it out for yourself at ParamountScreenings.com.

Why are they doing this?  I like to think it’s because Michael Bay sincerely believes that he deserves it.

In an article on The Playlist, they even show some For Your Consideration art:

I’m not sure if that’s fake or not.  It looks like a screen-capture of the Paramount Screenings site, but the artwork is from a fan-made poster.  Maybe they had it up originally but took it down when they realized.