Comments on: Oscar to the Tenth Power

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:07:18 +0000

Ok I can’t seem to find an ‘official’ reason as to why nominations were limited to 5 to begin with. Either I’m the only one on the planet that’s curious about this or it’s Super Top Secret information and anyone who knows will be executed if they tell me. I’ll just have to go with my own assumptions which will be as outlandish as possible to make up for the disappointment.

By: Zack Sparrow

Zack Sparrow — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:51:21 +0000

Since this is true, do you think The Soloist has a shot at getting nominated?

By: Stetle

Stetle — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:05:38 +0000

Melissa, my information comes from an article I read the day after the announcement in USA Today.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:24:43 +0000

Stetle, after your comment I got to wondering why the Academy started limiting nominations to begin with. I can guess, but since I’m often wrong I tried to find out via google. I didn’t find it right off and my ADD kicked in and I started reading about other things. Does anyone happen know the history behind this?

By: Stetle

Stetle — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:54:41 +0000

This is not the first time the Academy Awards has nominated more than five movies. When Casablanca won in 1944, it beat out nine other movies. The highest number of nominees ever was 12, but that was in the early days of the award.

By: The Don Digiddy

The Don Digiddy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:42:31 +0000

It just seems kind of desperate. And it came out of intense studio lobbying that “mainstream” movies were being left out of the process. I think it’s just going to give attention to more obscure films, which actually may be okay…

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:30:50 +0000

This could be a great promoter of great artistic films or another excuse of shitty Sea Biscuit Oscar-Fertilizer; and fuck you Toby Macguire.

By: Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:14:12 +0000

I’m excited about seeing Coppola’s ‘Tetro’. Could possibly be a nominated for SOMETHING (even though I’ve heard poor reviews).

Anyone else excited about it? I’ve only heard people raving about ‘Moon,’ which is also on my ‘to see’ list.

As for the Academy Awards, TEN nominations will be far too many for the academy to fuss over. Great performances will be over-looked and etc.

(By the way, ‘Milk’ should have won best picture… just had to add that).

~Stefany

By: Bon

Bon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:15:34 +0000

Reda you read my mind. I was about to say something about a Comedy category for the Oscars but decided not to, and I almost put the Hangover in my list, but then I thought about it and decided despite being hilarious, I don’t think it’s an Oscar-worthy comedy (examples of such rare gems are your listed Juno and LMS and also Knocked Up, in my opinion, because of their strong character development and emotional staying power)

By: Reda F

Reda F — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:53:32 +0000

btw Bon, add the Hangover to that list