Comments on: Are Academy 'Best Picture' Winners Any Good? http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Film Talk » Academy Award Oscar Predictionshttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/#comment-1168 The Film Talk » Academy Award Oscar Predictions Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:20:48 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=321#comment-1168 [...] Hey there - I imagine Professor Dr. Gareth Higgins will be posting his own predictions - but here’s my first thoughts on the Academy’s nominations, (as we’ve mentioned before, being nominated by the Academy is, of course, no indication of filmic quality or lasting value): [...] [...] Hey there – I imagine Professor Dr. Gareth Higgins will be posting his own predictions – but here’s my first thoughts on the Academy’s nominations, (as we’ve mentioned before, being nominated by the Academy is, of course, no indication of filmic quality or lasting value): [...]

]]> By: Philhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/#comment-1169 Phil Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:59:27 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=321#comment-1169 Sadly, like with most awards, the 'Academy' seems to be who can throw the most weight around to get their picture nominated. Not rigged, but kind of rigged.<br><br>My opinion is they gear the awards toward the mass populace, for ratings obviously - they don't want to nominate a bunch of films that likely few people have seen - they're going to pander to people like my sweet wife, who really only wants to know what kind of tuxedo Harrison Ford is wearing, and wants to be familiar with the movies they have nominated (like "Beautiful Mind"). Sadly, like with most awards, the 'Academy' seems to be who can throw the most weight around to get their picture nominated. Not rigged, but kind of rigged.

My opinion is they gear the awards toward the mass populace, for ratings obviously – they don't want to nominate a bunch of films that likely few people have seen – they're going to pander to people like my sweet wife, who really only wants to know what kind of tuxedo Harrison Ford is wearing, and wants to be familiar with the movies they have nominated (like “Beautiful Mind”).

]]> By: Philhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/#comment-1167 Phil Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:59:27 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=321#comment-1167 Sadly, like with most awards, the 'Academy' seems to be who can throw the most weight around to get their picture nominated. Not rigged, but kind of rigged.<br><br>My opinion is they gear the awards toward the mass populace, for ratings obviously - they don't want to nominate a bunch of films that likely few people have seen - they're going to pander to people like my sweet wife, who really only wants to know what kind of tuxedo Harrison Ford is wearing, and wants to be familiar with the movies they have nominated (like "Beautiful Mind"). Sadly, like with most awards, the 'Academy' seems to be who can throw the most weight around to get their picture nominated. Not rigged, but kind of rigged.

My opinion is they gear the awards toward the mass populace, for ratings obviously – they don't want to nominate a bunch of films that likely few people have seen – they're going to pander to people like my sweet wife, who really only wants to know what kind of tuxedo Harrison Ford is wearing, and wants to be familiar with the movies they have nominated (like “Beautiful Mind”).

]]> By: jettloehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/#comment-1166 jettloe Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:36:08 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=321#comment-1166 I was shocked when I watched last year's awards ceremony re: how poor it was - <br><br>+ but historically it was a big part of u.s. pop culture - now much less so it seems = last year's ratings below that of American Idol, etc. --- so they're gonna try to make it culturally relevant again -will be curious to see how 'modernized' the festivities are gonna be this year I was shocked when I watched last year's awards ceremony re: how poor it was –

+ but historically it was a big part of u.s. pop culture – now much less so it seems = last year's ratings below that of American Idol, etc. — so they're gonna try to make it culturally relevant again -will be curious to see how 'modernized' the festivities are gonna be this year

]]> By: Jamahttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/#comment-1165 Jama Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:30:22 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=321#comment-1165 I guess I don't understand the significance of the Academy Awards. I wanted to know who the "Academy" was so I went to <a href="http://www.oscars.org/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.oscars.org/index.html</a>. and found that,<br>"Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors and is limited to those who have achieved distinction in the arts and sciences of motion pictures."<br>That sounds all well and good but then you look at the list and there's Keira Knightley, next to Benicio Del Toro. <br><br>None of it makes any sense to me, and every year after I watch I think I wasted three hours of my time. I guess I don't understand the significance of the Academy Awards. I wanted to know who the “Academy” was so I went to http://www.oscars.org/index.html. and found that,
“Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors and is limited to those who have achieved distinction in the arts and sciences of motion pictures.”
That sounds all well and good but then you look at the list and there's Keira Knightley, next to Benicio Del Toro.

None of it makes any sense to me, and every year after I watch I think I wasted three hours of my time.

]]> By: jettloehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/#comment-1164 jettloe Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:45:01 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=321#comment-1164 Yes well that's the thing isn't it? A lot of the films are fine - but when you see what else was made that year = yikes! <br><br>so for 1968 = Oliver! won best picture. 2001 wasn't even nominated.<br><br>1979 = Kramer vs. Kramer won best picture. Not Apocalypse now - how many people watch Kramer vs. Kramer these days? <br><br>here's some more examples: <a href="http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/top-5/the-best-films-never-to-have-won-best-picture.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/top-5/the-best...</a><br><br>and some more:<br><br><a HREF="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/561887/100_great_american_films_that_didnt.html" rel="nofollow">100 Great American Films that Didn't Win Best Picture</A> Yes well that's the thing isn't it? A lot of the films are fine – but when you see what else was made that year = yikes!

so for 1968 = Oliver! won best picture. 2001 wasn't even nominated.

1979 = Kramer vs. Kramer won best picture. Not Apocalypse now – how many people watch Kramer vs. Kramer these days?

here's some more examples: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/top-5/the-best…

and some more:

100 Great American Films that Didn't Win Best Picture

]]> By: Tomhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/are-academy-best-picture-winners-any-good/#comment-1163 Tom Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:38:08 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=321#comment-1163 There are a lot of good films here. What would be interesting would be to see what else was out there at any given year. Do you have a few examples? There are a lot of good films here. What would be interesting would be to see what else was out there at any given year. Do you have a few examples?

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