Batman Begins was nominated, for "Achievement in Cinemetography."
But as for it being a "popcorn flick" ... so what? Look at most of the awards--acting, costume design, special effects--what on earth does the perceived intelligence of the movie have to do with whether the acting or costume design or special effects are good? Nothing! But quality films are still often overlooked because of their percieved status, IMO.
(Walk the Line, incidently, got no less than five nominations).
All this hurrah about Brokeback Mountain is actually making want to see the film to find out if it really is deserving of all the acclaim it's getting or if people are just making a big deal about it because of the subject matter and the fact that these are two straight leading hollywood men in gay roles...
Glad to see Batman nominated... that's a surprise for sure. As was seeing Crash represented as well as it is. I honestly thought it'd be snubbed.
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
"Batman Begins" isn't Oscar material. It's a popcorn flick, and while it's a little more thorough and complex than most others of it's kind, it's still an action flick.While I despise Academy Awards, it's really nice to see a shitload of Indies getting Oscar nods.
Even though its not something the Academy would acknowledge its still "Oscar Material." It was great all around and think most people would agree on that. Stupid Award shows....
Cine had a point there, the MTV Movie Awards generally award pop-corn flicks. Whether or not pop-corn flicks should be represented in the oscars is a matter of taste and style. As Gregory said a pop-corn flick should be able to win awards like Costum Design and Special effects". But I think I agree with the general idea that the actors in pop-corn flicks don't put down an Oscar-winning performance.
I doubt the academy will change it's view on this any time soon.
Sometimes a half-pop-corn flick like Gladiator comes along and steals some but I wouldn't be getting your hopes up too much.
Personally I don't like half the movies that become the great Oscar winners, that's just me. That's why I like the MTV Movie awards a lot more. Oscars are great to watch and all that but Whether their decisions are correct, that's something else IMO.