When it comes to the Oscars, young is out. Old is the new old!

A ‘trailer’ for the 84th Academy Awards has recently been released online. And guess what? It’s for the kiddies.

Well, no, it’s not. It’s an attempt to make the kiddies think that the adults are funny and hip. Did you know adults have seen actions/suspense movies? They totally have! They know the stereotypes! They love cameos like the younger folk! Megan Fox!

However, when your cameos include Vinnie Jones and Robin Williams, you may still be alienating a younger demographic. Because while I’m sure many kids loved Snatch and Good Will Hunting, it is still hard to care that either of them show up.

“It’s obvious he transformed into a yeti!” – another classic Robin Williams line

This year there is no need to skew the Oscars younger. Their best bet is to focus on next year. Billy Crystal will have four good jokes, so that’ll win the older demographic. With Best Picture nominations likely to include a silent film, one set in the 1960’s south, and one about the death of a spouse, it seems maybe children and young adults may not be tuning in anyway? Probably not? Is anyone else getting that vibe?

“I hope Albert Nobbs wins!” – no one under the age of 80

But don’t fret. This trailer ended with a perfectly placed in 2012 texting joke. Oh, MAN! Only good stuff here. I’m sure there will be more of these before the actual show on February 26th, so if you enjoyed this, lucky you. For the rest of us, we’ll talk in 2013.