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which means voters should have learned by now that great animated films have a sticking power that, often, "traditional" films don't.

Posted by TFox Jan 20 '09, 10:34

And yet, they don't seem to learn that lesson.

Not Snow White? Or Cinderella? I mean, I'm talking, lets go back back. Many of these films are indelible masterpieces that are only affected by time in the slightest fashion.

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this is an excellent point. the best picture oscar is diluted somehow by the additional category. -- nm - president 44 loves mandy lane Jan 20, 10:35 15
- Thing is, Oscar has next to no history of nominating animation, with or without the animation category. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:39 10
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    - the classics maybe (Snow White, Cinderella, Bambi, etc.....) but I don't know what they were up against. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:51 2
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        But this conspiracy theory loses steam when you look at the various Foreign Film nominees that get nominated for the big prize - Will Hunting Jan 20, 11:02
    - the classics maybe (Snow White, Cinderella, Bambi, etc.....) but I don't know what they were up against. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:50
  - Not that it "would" have, that it "should" have. That in retrospect, you'd place an animated film in that year's top 5 repeatedly and often. - TFox Jan 20, 10:43 4
    - I would, but saying Oscar's lost it's mojo nominating animation isn't backed up by anything. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:47 3
      - You aren't following my point. I'm not saying they've lost anything, I'm saying they should have figured out they've missed the boat on this by now. - TFox Jan 20, 10:51 2
        
        Maybe so, but maybe because Disney flicks are timeless to children and we all saw these things regardless of legit quality - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:54 1
        
        I think this is true of many, but some are on another plane. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:57
- fully agree. The documentary and foreign film categories can dilute as well. -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 10:37 3
  - out of interest, has a documentary ever been nominated for BP? -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 10:40 2
    - Nope -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:48
    - Hoops Dreams got shafted in just about every manner in 94. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:42

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which means voters should have learned by now that great animated films have a sticking power that, often, "traditional" films don't.

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