Oscar Nominations

Well, the Oscars nominations are out and it looks like the expected field.  I do have to question Jim Carrey not getting a nod for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but at least Kate Winslet got a Best Actress nomination for it.  I am frankly amazed that Jim Caviezel was overlooked for Passion of the Christ, as was Maia Morgenstern as Best Supporting Actress, but at least it warrented a few nominations.  And thank God the voters chose to ignore Fahrenheit 9/11.  It could have been nominated for Documentary, but he chose to keep it out of that field.  Frankly, that is fitting since it lacked any effort to report a truth, but rather his own version of the events depicted in the film.  For a fictional film, it was lacking.

I'll make my picks closer to Oscar time.  Let's hope I do as well as I did last year.  And I must apologize for the light blogging lately.  Somehow I have developed a rather stiff neck that keeps computer time to a minimum.  Hopefully things will get back to normal shortly.  Until then, that is all.

Comments

[Keiper]

Quite frankly, teh oscars = bite me. Yes that's an immature and childish way of putting it but its how i feel.

They've aggravated me too much in the past, and especially recently with their "Best Animated Feature" nominations. Their recent picks:

-Shrek 2
-Shark Tale
-The Incredibles

...pretty much shows to me they don't know what they're talking about - let alone they put very little research or thought into the Animation aspect. That was already shown to me with their first-time nominations ("Jimmy Neutron?" You have GOT to be kidding me!!) and then when "Triplets of Belleville" lost to "Finding Nemo." That was the biggest middle finger to the animation world. It shows the Oscars are really more about entertainment than they are about merit.

But that's not the only way the Oscars have made me lose respect for them. I could go on, but this is Al's blog, not mine.