--- --- # Seth Meyers Made a Mini-Movie Pretentious Enough to Sweep the Oscars by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Feb 22, 2017 5:45 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Feb 22, 2017 5:45 PM UTC Move over, [_Manchester by the Sea_](http://time.com/4575255/manchester-by-the-sea-movie-review/?iid=sr-link1)_,_ because Seth Meyers just made this year’s top [Oscar contender](http://time.com/4645057/oscar-movies-where-watch-stream-online/?iid=sr-link3). On _Late Night_, Meyers unveiled a new movie that Academy voters simply won’t be able to resist—_Oscar Bait_, the film that, at least according to the trailer, the _Los Angeles Times_ called, “The most blatant attempt to win an Oscar since _The King’s Speech_._”_ The tear-jerking movie stars Meyers as a seemingly tragic figure intent on staring intensely into the distance, making dramatic eye contact with a small child, and deeply contemplating lost opportunities in his past. As the trailer points out, the film has everything that [Oscar voters](http://time.com/4645315/oscar-nominations-2017-diversity/?iid=sr-link2) typically prize from racial tension to “pretentiously artist shots of a man’s hand grazing wheat” to a rare disease that must be overcome. Perhaps most importantly, the film features a man staring at trains. What Oscar voter could resist? Do yourself a favor before the [Oscars](http://time.com/collection-post/4590638/the-top-10-best-movies/?iid=sr-link7) air this weekend and be sure to see the film that’s “not afraid to pander to your emotions.” Watch below. Watch Seth Meyers Oscar Bait Parody VIDEO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4678648/seth-meyers-on-oscars-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4678648/seth-meyers-on-oscars-2017/"},"headline":"Seth Meyers Made a Mini-Movie Pretentious Enough to Sweep the Oscars","datePublished":"2017-02-22T17:45:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:17.993Z","description":"Move over, \"Manchester by the Sea\"","url":"https://time.com/4678648/seth-meyers-on-oscars-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","movies","Seth Meyers","Oscars","Late Night with Seth Meyers"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4678648/seth-meyers-on-oscars-2017/","name":"Seth Meyers Made a Mini-Movie Pretentious Enough to Sweep the Oscars"}}]}] ```