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I don't doubt that the shooting may have played a factor in individual voters. But come on man the whole Academy membership votes in secret on these things. I don't believe there was some vast conspiracy to say "don't vote for that, we don't want the negative publicity."
Remember this post when Zero Dark Thirty gets nothing at the ceremony.
With 11 nominations doesnt Life of PI have a chance?And how will that prove anything? The woman was already nominated and won for Hurt Locker. I fail to see the logic in your post, other than being upset that a movie you favor isn't going to win. Everyone pretty much knows on the list it's going to be Lincoln, and if not Argo is probably the dark horse of the group.
With 11 nominations doesnt Life of PI have a chance?
Considering that film is a visual Medium and LOP was dominated by it's visuals,I am not surprised at all.
With 11 nominations doesnt Life of PI have a chance?
With 11 nominations doesnt Life of PI have a chance?
Commiserations to all involved with TDKR. I said from the outset that it wouldn't win anything of substance, and nor did it deserve to on its own merits, but I am a bit surprised that it didn't manage to get any recognition in any technical category. The always seem to add a degree of insult to injury- for me, it is the predictable but unjustified feting of "Les Mis". Boring musical, horrid bourgeois music, boring cast, boring direction; safe Oscar-bait.
It is increasingly clear that there is a model "safe" Oscar film. It needs to have a suitably worthy topic- a literary adaptation or a historical biopic- a safe director, and an expensive cast. It shouldn't be too challenging or controversial. I am not saying that all movies of this type are bad, but it makes the Oscars a predictable and slightly pointless exercise, because movies get trimmed and polished to suit the formula. It has probably made film less interesting. A similar process has occurred in the production of fine wine: because high ratings from certain critics increase the market value of wines, their producers just make them to the individual critics' taste, and now different wines taste much alike.
I digress. Boo-hiss to "Les Mis". I know it is divisive here, but I hope that "Skyfall" gets its cinematography award, which it richly deserves.
Yes, but I think Lincoln has it in the bag, but my darkhorse is Argo.
Without access to the ballot numbers, its tricky to call any omission an organized conspiracy or moral outrage. Yes, if a highly regarded film/talent gets zero votes, it could be an indication of something fishy. But for all we know, Bigelow might have placed a strong sixth place - missing the cut by only one or two votes.Here's something worth reading. http://scottalanmendelson.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-kathryn-bigelows-oscar-snub-is.html#more
Did Batman Begins get any Oscar nominations or win anything?