Published in Mail & Guardian on 24 Feb 2011

110224mg - 2011 Naked Emperor Oscars

Description & Background

Zapiro presents six candidate films for the 2011 Naked Emperor Oscars:

• Burlesque(oni) with Silvio Berlusconi
• Hereafter with Jacob Zuma
• The Fighter with Quattara and Gbagbo
• 127 hours with any Arab Dictator
• The King's Speech with Gaddafi
• The Social Network

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Each panel is a cartoon in itself.

• Berlusque: Silvio Belusconi, Italy's Prime Minister has a reputation of being surrounded by young girls looking for fame and having exotic parties
• HEREAFTER: Jacob Zuma got lambasted for saying "you will go to heaven if you vote ANC"
• The Figher: 3 months after he was defeated in the Ivory Coast Presidential election, Laurent Gbagbo still has n't given up
• 127 hours: Since late January, Arab Dictator after Arab Dictator are being toppled in violent and non-violent uprisings
• The King's Speech: Muammar Gaddafi makes rambling speech in reaction to unrest in Libya.
• The Social Network: Tunisia is where it all began and Facebook was credited as the catalyst

People in the cartoon

Silvio Berlusconi •Jacob Zuma •Laurent Gbagbo •Alassane Ouattara • Muammar Gaddafi

Tags

Oscar candidates •Movies •Naked Emperor •Burlesque •Hereafter •The Fighter •127 Hours •The King's Speech •The Social Network

Text in the cartoon

Links

• Ivory Coast's election stalemate
• Zuma's trip to heaven
• VIDEO: Gaddafi's speech on Libyan television
• Berlusconi is the loveable rogue- Still the Housewives choice Ruby, Berlusconi Sex Scandal Rebuttal: At Least I'm Not Gay, Says PM
• Berlusconi 'lavished bunga bunga showgirls with cars worth £240,000'
• The Cyberactivists Who Helped Topple a Dictator
• Atab Dictatorships: One Thing is Certain: The Arab World Will Never Be the Same
• Libyan leader makes rambling speech after days of unrest

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