Nigel reports from the red carpet

Tonight I watched the 9th Annual Movie Preview Awards. As many of you already know, the MPAs, or the "Golden Trailers," is a televised annual event honoring only the most distinguished of movie trailers, like the trailer for Tropical Thunder. It was hosted by Sinbad.

You know, Sinbad. Well if you don't, here's some interesting stuff that I found out about him by researching on the internet (copying from wikipedia):

Sinbad served in the US Air Force as a Boom Operator aboard KC-135 Stratotankers. He was almost dismissed with a dishonorable discharge for various misbehavior including going AWOL.

"I didn't make the Air Force basketball team and went into denial. So, I kept going AWOL. My mother kept begging me to go back. I told her, 'No, I'm not going back. I'll just grow a beard. They won't recognize me. I'll just be another Black man with a beard.' I was going to Georgia Tech to learn about computers. I'd go AWOL all the time. I'd just leave. I'd come back, hoping they'd throw me out."

After a series of incidents, he was eventually ejected "for parking my car in the wrong position."

"Air force basketball team?" "Boom Operator" aboard KC-135 "Stratotankers?" How does Wikipedia make this shit up? And then this gem:

Under the professional name Sinbad, he began his career appearing on Star Search, Sinbad won his round against fellow comedian Dennis Miller, appearing a total of seven times.

Really Dennis Miller? Dennis Miller has a segment on Hannity & Colmes. Sinbad, how far you have fallen.

Most recent, Sinbad made headlines when he (accurately) accused Hillary Clinton of inventing a story about taking sniper fire in Bosnia, and because of internet rumors claiming he died (inaccurate).

But the following made up stuff is all true!

-From 1989 to 1991, Sinbad was host of It's Showtime at the Apollo, returning in 2005 while regular host Mo'Nique was on maternity leave [that baby has been cooking for a long time].

-He hosted a Soul Train episode that aired January 14, 1995; appearing as a contestant in a 1995 episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!; and was the emcee the 2000 Miss Universe Pageant [and the 9th Annual Movie Preview Awards in 2008].

-Sinbad has been an Internet user since 1990; he was the moderator for an Apple Computer forum as of 1995 [almost as powerful as being a moderator of the SA forums].

-He was also featured in a 1999 infomercial for Tae Bo, where he claimed that he was successfully using the Tae Bo system to become an action star [true: voiced "Raven" in the 2002 live action version of Hansel and Gretel, IMDB rating: 2.1].

-Actor Mark Curry credits Sinbad and Bill Cosby for helping convince him not to commit suicide [Mark Curry = MR. COOPAH]

Earlier, Sinbad gained noteriety when he starred in a "The Cosby Show" spinoff called "A Different World." The show took place at "Hillman College; a fictional traditionally black college, modeled off Atlanta's Spelman College. With the exception of later addition Marisa Tomei to the cast, the students at Hillman were all high-achieving African Americans with unique personalities, contrary to the 'token' roles previously focused on." In his stereotype breaking role, Sinbad played "Coach Walter Oakes."

Following that, Sinbad starred as a condom in 1992 video Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You.

Best trailer went to The Dark Knight.