Oscars, You Blew It… Big Time!
Since the Oscar nominations were announced last week, countless movie fans have questioned the decisions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Regardless of whether you watch the Academy Awards annually or not, it’s always awesome to see when your favorite film of the year is recognized. The infamous reputation of the Oscars is to snub, as they say, or deny culturally popular movies such as, in past years, “Almost Famous” for Best Picture or the often underrated Spielberg sci-fi thriller “Minority Report.”
Now, in 2009 the highest grossing movie in years next to “Titanic,” “The Dark Knight” also received none of the highest honors including Adapted Screenplay, or Best Picture. Many fans of this caped crusader blockbuster had high hopes for the film to do well at the Academy Awards this year. Unfortunately for them, the film was nominated for eight categories, mostly technical awards, which definitely deserve recognition, however the only prestigious nomination the film has attained is a posthumous Best Supporting Actor nomination for Heath Ledger.
Not only were fans livid that the film received no Best Picture nomination, but many were upset to see that the movie’s director, Christopher Nolan also received no Oscar nod for his outstanding vision. According to an Oscar’s Blog on yahoo.com, screenwriter for “The Dark Knight” Jonah (AKA Jonathan) Nolan stated to fans, “It’s truly humbling that you guys would take the time and effort to try to get the film recognized. I, like you, was disappointed that Chris didn’t get some recognition this morning, but for Heath and so many of the people who worked so hard on this thing to get nominated is thrilling.”
I think if I were one of the members of the Academy, I would try to put my vote toward something that is truly great in both story line and entertainment value. They always wonder why the award show’s ratings are bad, and frankly it’s because they’re selecting movies that no one hears about until after the nominations are announced. I don’t disagree that what they select is undeserving of an award, I simply believe that movies like “The Dark Knight” deserve their fair chance in the running. It may be a comic book movie, but it has proven to be one of the best of all time!
If awards shows are your bag then you can catch the Oscars live on February 22nd at 5 PT/8 ET on ABC. For more information on the nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards check out the video below. Until next time movie fans!
–Lauren–
