Chances at the Oscar's?

[Orual]

I predict lots of nominations and very few wins, a lot like last year.<P>Fantasies and sci-fi flicks NEVER win. It just doesn't happen, not that I can think of anyhow. Though I believe with all my heart that Sean Astin and Andy Serkis both deserve to take a statue home, I doubt that either of them will get it. Its very genre sets it at a disadvantage. It was a visually spectacular movie and it'll probably win a lot of technical awards, but don't expect Best Director, Best Film (or picture or whatever it is), any Best Actor/Actress, forget all of that. I agree with Diamond. Hollywood won't pull through for us. RotK might, MIGHT pull something out of their grubby little hands, but I wouldn't count on it. We've been counting on the old "oh, they won't give the first movies anything because PJ has so-and-so many more chances to win" but I don't think it'll happen.<P>I'm tired. The glass is half empty. And I'm going to bed.<P>~*~Orual~*~