The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
John Witherspoon is chosen over Chris Rock, Bebe Drake, Eartha Kitt, the unnamed man commenting on the nipple, and the art-class girl; his nine minutes are proposed as a Hall of Fame heat check.
In the discussion (4)
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- The candidates include Chris Rock, John Witherspoon, BB Drake, Eartha Kitt, the unnamed man commenting on the nipple, and the girl in the art class.
- Witherspoon’s dinner is considered possibly the movie’s most memorable scene.
- His nine minutes are compared to a 29-point performance that swings the score.
- The panel keeps the Dion Waiters name but places Witherspoon in the prospective category Hall of Fame.