Alright, alright, alright...

Richard Linklater's riding high at the moment, having scored big with Boyhood at the Golden Globes.

That momentum is expected to carry him onto the Oscars, with the nominations announced this coming Thursday.

In the meantime, someone dug up McConaughey's audition tape from early 90's classic Dazed & Confused and it's just the best.

In it, we see a fresh-faced young Texan with a dream to play the most laid-back older dude the world has ever seen.