Oscars-Themed Big Ten Regular Season Awards

Last night was the Oscars. Much like the movies nominated this year, I didn’t watch. I had to catch up on Shane Gillis from SNL the night before, and ultimately I’m not as into the movies as I was when I was a kid. I mean, I love watching them, talking about them, quoting them, anything that’s fun with movies I’m all in on. However, I’m good when it comes to the award show component. It’s just not for me anymore. 

That being said, the categories of the awards are something that everyone is familiar with. It’s a simple concept. Who was the best at all of these multiple facets of making movies? Whether it’s makeup, acting, music, screenplay, editing, etc… There are a ton of pieces to making movies and not one is necessarily more or less important than the others. I feel the same way about a college wrestling season. A lot of things need to happen for the team to reach their goals, individuals to jump levels, and coaches' messages to land. 

For that matter, and the simple fact that these are the best options I could quickly think of for categories, we are doing the B1G season awards through the lens of the Oscar categories. I’m going to try to stick with some of the main ones, and I’ll even bring in some creative categories as I see fit. I’ll explain each category and how I’m relating them to wrestling and the B1G conference as we get to them. Hopefully, this column will have the long-lasting and historical significance that the real Oscars have. Let’s begin!

Best Supporting Actor - This award will go to the wrestler, who might not be the best wrestler on their team, or even the second best in some circumstances, but someone who has been integral to their team's success throughout the regular season. The biggest question heading into this season for Penn State was around 197 pounds. With Aaron Brooks winning his fourth NCAA title and transitioning his reign of terror from college to the international scene, we needed to see what that was going to look like with a new name and face at 197. Being from Michigan, I knew who Josh Barr was and the sort of talent he was.

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