December
3 Tom Arnold creates no-cost "For Your Consideration" ad

Tom Arnold took the time to bare his misspelled, Oscar-craving soul on the IMDB message board for Damien Harris' child exploitation drama "Gardens of the Night," a film in which Arnold has received some good reviews for his portrayal of a thoroughly creepy pedophile.

The topic: "Is Tom Arnold Oscar-worthy?" A poster has his doubts ("Cmon get serious") and with that, Arnold is off to the races, writing, "I am about to make the cardnal sin of getting respect in the acting trade (followed only by marrying a major female star), responding in person to a resonable question about my self, my talent or lack there of."

An onslaught of namedropping follows and then there's this:

"I knew ‘him’..he lived across the street..he was so nice and as my babysitter, for a kid who's mom walked out when he was 4..heaven sent, he was..or was it hell? I 'researched' this man from the time I was 4-7 and is my performance 'Oscar-worthy'..hell yes. Will I be sad when the nonimations are anounced? For a second :) Besides, I'm not spending any more on adds or campaigns..and most of all, I'm Tom Arnold for godsakes...but HE and I know the truth, I was Oscar-worthy and that's good enough for me.”

Arnold's rep confirms he wrote it. It kind of makes me want to see the movie. [IMDB]