That's true. The Oscars have been dicks in the past. I also do believe that "The Phantom Menace" was robbed.
But perhaps my lack of faith in the Oscars, goes back to last year when the gave "Best Actor" to Russell Crowe instead of Tom Hanks. I like Crowe, and his performace in "Gladiator" was very good. But Hanks in "Cast Away" was his best performance to date.
And giving "Best Picture" to "Gladiator" instead of "Traffic" is outragious. "Gladiator" was a stupid movie. I can't beleive it was even nominated.
Yup, yup, yup, all true! I think that the Oscars have turned into one big popularity contest! Russell Crowe should not have received an Oscar. He had a Aussie accent playing a Spaniard for god sakes! And his character was not exactly Oscar quality! It was a travesty that it won best picture! I thought Traffic was boaring, but it did deserve best picture. Then Julia Roberts winning? That's crap too, I know she's Americas sweetheart and all that other stuff, but Ellen Brystrn in 'Requiem for a Dream' was beyond brilliant! I've lost faith in them to. Except that year when American Beauty won the Oscar, that movie was pure genius!
Often, the Oscars are pretty acurate. But this year, they really f#@*ed up!
Gladiator should not have won and Crowe should not have won. Like I said, I like Russell Crowe, and I think he did a good job in Gladiator. But Tom Hanks was so robbed!
Crowe should have won last year, for The Insider. That was a brilliant film. I like Kevin Spacy, but Crowe should have won Best Actor.
To take Tom Hanks' third Best Actor award, because Crowe should have won last year, is abserd!
Hanks is brilliant lately. And anyone who says otherwise, will have to answer to me! 馃槧
It seems to me, that the Oscars wait for an actor or actress to have a good performance.
Roberts didn't show anything speacial in that role. It was a good character that she played, but she didn't show any range in the role! She was a pissed off determined mother.
And Crowe, his character showed no range either. He was a tough guy general in the entire movie.
The Oscars IS a popularity contest. They wait for a performance, and think "ahh, that's good enough. We'll give it to him/her" They almost NEVER give it to who they should.