Official Oscar thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aprylien · 03-25-2002, 09:40 AM

The Academy is notoriously known for frowning upon fantasy/sci-fi movies. For some reason they don't consider them the same caliber as other films. So the fact that LOTR was even nominated for best picture at all by those morons is an outstanding achievement for PJ. And being nominated for 13 is phenomenal! So even though they didn't have the creative intelligence to give LOTR what it deserved, it has still not only gotten more nominations than any other fantasy movie, it is also one of only three movies to be nominated for 13 Academy Awards.<P>And I agree - I cannon BELIEVE that Enya did not get best song. Did you see the opening shot of her with the shot of the Argonath behind her?! That took my breath away!

03-25-2002, 09:40 AM	#11
Aprylien Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 11	The Academy is notoriously known for frowning upon fantasy/sci-fi movies. For some reason they don't consider them the same caliber as other films. So the fact that LOTR was even nominated for best picture at all by those morons is an outstanding achievement for PJ. And being nominated for 13 is phenomenal! So even though they didn't have the creative intelligence to give LOTR what it deserved, it has still not only gotten more nominations than any other fantasy movie, it is also one of only three movies to be nominated for 13 Academy Awards.<P>And I agree - I cannon BELIEVE that Enya did not get best song. Did you see the opening shot of her with the shot of the Argonath behind her?! That took my breath away! __________________ "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."