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Kalimac · 03-24-2002, 02:24 PM

I'm thinking it will get an armload of the technical awards but get shafted for the big ones (best picture, supporting actor). This is mostly because the Academy seems to like the socially-relevant "One woman/man's struggle against society" sort of movies at Oscar time; it shows what intellectual hotshots they are, I suppose. (And "one hobbit's struggle against Sauron the Maia" probably isn't the way they're thinking of it). I hope I'm wrong, though, and can be exulting shamelessly tomorrow . This is one of the times when I sort of wish I had a TV - now I'll just be hitting Refresh 1,000 times on the net tonight to see how much LOTR has gotten so far.

03-24-2002, 02:24 PM	#24
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	I'm thinking it will get an armload of the technical awards but get shafted for the big ones (best picture, supporting actor). This is mostly because the Academy seems to like the socially-relevant "One woman/man's struggle against society" sort of movies at Oscar time; it shows what intellectual hotshots they are, I suppose. (And "one hobbit's struggle against Sauron the Maia" probably isn't the way they're thinking of it). I hope I'm wrong, though, and can be exulting shamelessly tomorrow . This is one of the times when I sort of wish I had a TV - now I'll just be hitting Refresh 1,000 times on the net tonight to see how much LOTR has gotten so far. __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.