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Were people expecting an animated film to get a nom for best pic? I would be of the opinion that no animated film should ever be nominated for best

Posted by Loyola Feb 23 '09, 12:17

picture. There's already an oscar for animation.

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an animated film is still a film. if it's better than the live action films, why NOT nominate? - Andie Feb 23, 12:20 13
- agreed -- nm - Guy Feb 23, 12:29
- I don't think documentaries either should be nominated for best pic. I have a very traditional view of what should and should not be nominated for bp. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 12:22 11
  - Best Non-Aminated Non-Documentary Feature Film Made By Americans! -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 12:24
  - so, only live action dramatic films can ever be the best film of the year? that's very narrow and, well, archaic. -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 12:23 9
    - But is 95% of the nominations they make -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 12:25 1
      - it is, but i don't think that should the *rule*. if something transcends it's designated separate category, give it the recognition it deserves. -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 12:28
    - Well surely then the next logical step according to the point of view that animated features should be able to be nominated for best pic is to then - Loyola Feb 23, 12:25 6
      - Cuz there's a shortage of winning live-action movies? - Will Hunting Feb 23, 12:28
      - I'd be way more in favor of this than banning animated movies from best pic. -- nm - TFox Feb 23, 12:27 4
        
        as if director and best picture don't overlap enough as it is? -- nm - znufrii Feb 23, 12:28 2
        
        It's dumb, but less dumb than forcing Wall-E to move to the back of the bus. -- nm - TFox Feb 23, 12:30 1
        
        fair enough. -- nm - znufrii Feb 23, 12:31
        
        I could agree with animation being included were this oscar enacted. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 12:28
Your IM would then remove any foreign films from the Best Picture race becuase there's a Best Foreign Language film. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 12:20 3
- No documentaries either. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 12:21 2
  - Thus the Hoop Dreams mention, which somehow got double-boned in 1994. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 12:22
  - Crap! - Michael Moore Feb 23, 12:21
It's the equivalent of pitchers being eligible for MVP -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 12:19
let me introduce you to Venn diagrams. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 12:19 2
- *Nice.* -- nm - mara Feb 23, 12:23
- *gives this post some undetermined number of points* -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 12:22
So then no movie made outside of the US should get a best pic nom either, right? -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 12:18 3
- But they do...f*ing NAFTA! -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 12:19
- Wrong. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 12:19 1
  - But they already have a category... -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 12:19
THen why are foreign films nominated if there is a category for them? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 12:18 9
- They have real people in them? -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 12:19 8
  - such an arbitrary distinction. -- nm - TFox Feb 23, 12:22 4
    - Board seemed slow. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 12:22 3
      - *tosses you a bag of Troll Chow* That help? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 12:25 2
        
        Like you can talk. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 12:26 1
        
        But I always stir controversy by accident...never on purpose -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 12:27
  - real people write, direct, produce, voice, draw, and edit animated films. - Andie Feb 23, 12:21
  - But real people make animated films -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 12:20
  - so if you drew Slumdog MIllionaire, it wouldn't be a real film? -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 12:19
I think if it's the best movie of the year, it shouldn't be limited by a category. it's "Best Picture." -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 12:18

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