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Anyone who understands the Oscar process, please explain...
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Anyone who understands the Oscar process, please explain...
How in the H E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICK Avatar gets nominated for best picture but The Dark Knight did not.
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Re: Anyone who understands the Oscar process, please explain...
because they expanded the field of nominations from 5 to 10. -
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It certainly pisses me off. Not to say The Dark Knight would have won, but it should have been recognized.
I saw every 2009 Oscar-nominated movie except The Reader, and I can honestly say that Slumdog Millionaire is acceptable as the winner, but not for the other 62 awards it won. One place TDK got shafted was for best musical score because Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard accepted equal credit for their composition, rather than one of them taking at least 70% (an AA requirement).
It's just a shame they decided to expand this the year after TDK, but of course most of us know that the only reason they did expand it was because of TDK.
Honestly, WALL-E should have gotten as Best Picture nom as well.Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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Re: Anyone who understands the Oscar process, please explain...
It certainly pisses me off. Not to say The Dark Knight would have won, but it should have been recognized.
I saw every 2009 Oscar-nominated movie except The Reader, and I can honestly say that Slumdog Millionaire is acceptable as the winner, but not for the other 62 awards it won. One place TDK got shafted was for best musical score because Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard accepted equal credit for their composition, rather than one of them taking at least 70% (an AA requirement).
It's just a shame they decided to expand this the year after TDK, but of course most of us know that the only reason they did expand it was because of TDK.
Honestly, WALL-E should have gotten as Best Picture nom as well.Comment
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If Avatar wins best picture, it will be a sad day for Hollywood. But Titanic won it and it was even worse than Avatar.Comment
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The only reason they expanded the # of Best Pictures nominations is $$$$$$$
(Ads for the next 2 months - go see Movie X, it was nominated for Best Picture).Comment
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a lot of it has to do with tv audiences dwindling over the years. They're hoping to bring in younger crowds with the nominations of other great movies that younger people liked (avatar, up, etc)My Teams:
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If The Hurt Locker doesn't win, i'm going to be.....well I won't be mad, because I don't care that much. But The Hurt Locker should win.Member: OS Uni Snob Association | Twitter: @MyNameIsJesseG | #WT4M | #WatchTheWorldBurn
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No movie should win. The whole idea that one of these great movies is factually better than the other is flat out stupid. There were a bunch of great movies this year, and that's that. The idea we have to try to put one above all the others is just plain stupid; it comes down to personal opinion in the end anyway, it's not like winning an award really makes something better than something else.Comment
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Re: Anyone who understands the Oscar process, please explain...
No movie should win. The whole idea that one of these great movies is factually better than the other is flat out stupid. There were a bunch of great movies this year, and that's that. The idea we have to try to put one above all the others is just plain stupid; it comes down to personal opinion in the end anyway, it's not like winning an award really makes something better than something else.Comment
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Re: Anyone who understands the Oscar process, please explain...
No movie should win. The whole idea that one of these great movies is factually better than the other is flat out stupid. There were a bunch of great movies this year, and that's that. The idea we have to try to put one above all the others is just plain stupid; it comes down to personal opinion in the end anyway, it's not like winning an award really makes something better than something else.
Here, winning is everythingComment
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[QUOTE=Salhus;2040707670]This is America.
Here, winning is everything[/QUOTE
Tell that to all the youth sports leagues that no longer keep score.
We are moving away from the "winning is everything" way of life.
Back on topic I have no problem with Avatar being nominated, it was one of the best 10 films I have seen in the last year. Now if they could just get one of the main stars to tragically die everyone would think it is a great movie.ND Season Ticket Holder since '72.Comment
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The Dark Knight goes far beyond Ledger's performance and his death. For me, it was all about Christopher Nolan (who unfortunately doesn't get any Best Director nods, but hopefully will with Inception this year if it holds up).Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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TDK is good, but not nearly as good as many place it.
I'm shocked Up wasn't nominated for best picture nor Star Trek. Both should have been in at least over Blind Side.Comment
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