This is awards season in the entertainment world, and it’s time to salute some celebrities who are far smarter than the rest of us.  If you doubt that, just ask them!  Dozens of singers and actors have been locked in a stiff competition to determine who can say the most despicable and over-the-top things about ICE and its agents.  And the winners are ... 

Glenn Close, best known for ‘Fatal Attraction,’ takes the prize for Best Writing in a Slanderous Role.  ‘I have watched our democracy being systematically disemboweled,’ she declared, adding, ‘I am outraged and sickened by what is happening under the Trump regime.’   Meanwhile, John Leguizamo walks away with a statuette for Most Lack of Self-Awareness in a Parody or Satire.  The B-lister warned Americans who support ICE to avoid his movies, thus deterring absolutely no one.  Ironically, Leguizamo lent his voice to a sloth in the animated movie ‘Ice Age.’

Olivia Wilde, born into a wealthy family of far-left British journalists, is being honored as Best Supporting Radical.  The elite private school grad complained of being ‘appalled and sickened’ and described ICE as a criminal organization.  And Ed Norton won Outstanding Achievement in Overstatement.  The ‘Fight Club’ star demanded a national economic strike, although he stopped short of identifying what he would stop purchasing.

One of the most prestigious awards goes to ‘Breaking Bad’ star Giancarlo Esposito.  He earns the prize for Most Ominous and Unrealistic Threat by calling for a full-blown revolution.  Esposito was born in Denmark and is perhaps sulking because Donald Trump has his eyes on Greenland, the most famous Danish possession since Hamlet.  Esposito truly broke bad when he said millions would gladly sacrifice their lives if it meant overthrowing the government.

But just when Giancarlo Esposito was sitting atop the heap, along came Bruce Springsteen to show him who’s THE BOSS.  On Wednesday, the 76-year-old rocker released his new single called ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ dedicated to the late Renee Good and Alex Pretti.  The song includes these profound and philosophical lyrics:  ‘King Trump’s private army from the DHS … two people left to die on snow-filled streets … if your skin is black or brown, my friend, you can be questioned or deported on sight.’  Bruce’s latest ditty is peppered with chants of ‘ICE out now.’

‘Streets of Minneapolis’ was recorded just before a new video indicated that Alex Pretti had a history of acting violently toward federal agents, but that wouldn’t make a difference to ideologues like Springsteen and the rest.  They are absolutely confident that they are on the right side of history and that protecting illegal immigrants, even criminal aliens, is the most virtuous thing they can do.

So, while many esteemed entertainers are very deserving of the highest honors, Bruce Springsteen is the man of the hour.  He not only gets Best Original Soundtrack to a Riot, but also Best Actor and a Lifetime Achievement Award for posing as a champion of working Americans while denigrating and debasing the men and women of ICE.   To paraphrase George W. Bush, heckuva job, Brucie!