Why we shouldn’t take the Oscars too seriously
David Thomson, film critic and author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, asks: What if the secrecy of the ballot conceals incapacitated voters, dodgy tie-breaks, and even someone reading the wrong name out on the card?
Alfred Hitchcock NEVER WON AN OSCAR. Dances With Wolves won over Goodfellas, Oliver! beat 2001: A Space Odyssey, Kramer vs. Kramer beat Apocalypse Now, and dozens of other examples.
Rumor I like: Mark Wahlberg will win the Supporting Actor award for his foulmouthed sergeant in The Departed.
What I really want to see at the awards night: A losing nominee ditching his “I’m just happy to be nominated” face, screaming profanities, and running onstage to snatch the trophy.
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February 23rd, 2007 at 09:21
Uber agree. How can they possibly explain Martin Scorsese (6 noms, 0 wins), Robert Altman (5 noms, 0 wins) and great actors like Peter O’ Toole (8 noms, 0 wins) losing in every film they’ve helmed or acted in. (There’s this site which enumerated great films, directors, actors, who either haven’t won an award or worse nominated.)
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:00
for bad (good) oscar behavior look to marlon brando and woody allen (who never shows up at these dreary events). i only dug the oscars when bjork showed up in her swan outfit. otherwise, it’s just a parade of desperate approbation. and everyone looks photoshopped.
February 27th, 2007 at 15:24
Film-related comment: Just in case you don’t know yet -> Filipina Astronaut in Alex Garland Film
February 28th, 2007 at 14:45
Having Rinko Kikuchi lose to Jennifer Hudson is utterly ridiculous.
The Oscars have become the Affirmative Action Awards.