Dion Waiters

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Blackhat · The Rewatchables ·September 12, 2023

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

John Ortiz; William Mapother; Sadak’s actor; Coster sweep proposed

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• John Ortiz is nominated. — Bill Simmons
• William Mapother is nominated; his relationship to Tom Cruise is corrected from brother to cousin. — Bill Simmons
• The actor playing Sadak is another nomination. — Chris Ryan
• Kassar’s performer is proposed as a potential sweep of That Guy, Overacting, and Dion Waiters. — Chris Ryan

Blackhat · The Rewatchables ·September 12, 2023

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

Ritchie Coster as Kassar

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• Ritchie Coster’s Kassar is the selection, with an initial proposal that he could sweep Overacting, Dion Waiters, and That Guy. — Chris Ryan

This Is the End · The Rewatchables ·June 27, 2023

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Michael Cera

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• Michael Cera wins decisively for his brief, manic celebrity caricature. — Bill Simmons
• His willingness to play a grotesque version of himself is the basis for the choice. — Bill Simmons
• The category’s possible future renaming is discussed but Dion Waiters is retained. — Bill Simmons

Alien · The Rewatchables ·April 18, 2023

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

John Hurt (qualified)

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• John Hurt is proposed for Dion Waiters because he appears in only four scenes.
• Yaphet Kotto is proposed but considered closer to a second lead; the small ensemble makes the award difficult to assign. — Sean Fennessey

Indecent Proposal · The Rewatchables ·April 11, 2023

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Oliver Platt

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• Oliver Platt wins Dion Waiters over Billy Bob Thornton and the two screenwriters. — Bill Simmons

Adventureland · The Rewatchables ·March 21, 2023

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Hot Blooded singer; Hader/Wiig if eligible

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• Hader and Wiig are proposed as Dion Waiters co-winners if eligible, with Wiig initially favored for her smaller screen time. — Bill Simmons
• The Hot Blooded lounge singer is the preferred traditional small-role choice. — Bill Simmons
• Michael Zegen’s college friend is proposed but does not displace the lounge singer. — Bill Simmons

Bad Boys · The Rewatchables ·March 14, 2023

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Peretti; Tweety

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• Peretti and Tweety are Dion Waiters candidates, with Peretti’s allegiance to his betting business especially admired; no other explicit winner is named. — Bill Simmons

Catch Me If You Can · The Rewatchables ·February 28, 2023

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Elizabeth Banks; Nathalie Baye; James Brolin

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• Elizabeth Banks is a Dion Waiters choice, praised for her reaction to the steak-dinner invitation.
• Frank's mother is another Dion Waiters choice. — Bill Simmons
• Garner is explicitly rejected by one speaker as trying too hard. — Bill Simmons
• James Brolin is another Dion Waiters choice; Josh Brolin's suitability for the same role and work in No Country for Old Men and Sicario are discussed. — Bill Simmons

The Verdict · The Rewatchables ·December 13, 2022

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Lindsay Crouse

In the discussion (2)

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• Lindsay Crouse wins Dion Waiters with agreement. — Bill Simmons
• Warden,Mason and O’Shea are ruled too prominent. — Bill Simmons

The Verdict · The Rewatchables ·December 13, 2022

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Julie Bovasso; brother-in-law; Joe Seneca

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• Julie Bovasso is a That Guy choice, continuing the preceding discussion of her. — Bill Simmons
• Deborah Kaye’s brother-in-law, played by James Handy, is another That Guy choice; his television work is recalled. — Bill Simmons
• Joe Seneca is proposed and accepted as eligible for That Guy rather than Dion Waiters. — Bill Simmons

Man on Fire · The Rewatchables ·December 6, 2022

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Christopher Walken

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• Christopher Walken wins the Dion Waiters award. — Bill Simmons
• Rachel Ticotin is another heat-check candidate. — Bill Simmons
• Mickey Rourke is another heat-check candidate. — Bill Simmons
• Jordan Clarkson is proposed as the award’s new namesake, then rejected because he starts. — Chris Ryan
• Malik Monk is proposed as a new namesake. — Chris Ryan
• The existing Dion Waiters name is defended and retained. — Chris Ryan

Shooter · The Rewatchables ·March 22, 2022

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Ned Beatty

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• Tate Donovan is briefly considered for Dion Waiters energy.
• Ned Beatty comes in hot as an evil Dick Cheney type in about five scenes, and the vote is affirmed.