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Interesting parallel between 1978 & 2010 Oscars

Posted by ceregon Mar 8 '10, 09:56

Both years had a very popular science fiction film that shattered box office records and were nominated for best picture. Both ended up losing to much smaller movies (Annie Hall & Hurt Locker) that grossed much less than the typical best picture winner. Coincidence or could there be a backlash against popular science fiction films by most branches of the academy where they wanted to send a message that grosses are irrelevant?

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I don't think that there's much of an argument against the critique that the academy is generally prejudiced against "genre" films. -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 10:12
Note that Annie Hall's gross then is about inflationarily equivalent (as much issues as I have with that calc) to Up in the Air's. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 10:02
the film in 1978 while charming to a young crash, was not really that good of a picture -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 10:00 5
- this is david-level silly. it's not art, it's not "cinema" but it's a perfectly wonderful film - 16 & pixie Mar 8, 10:03 4
  - sure it can be in a conversation, but the acting in it is cheeseball level and the script was lifted from Kurosawa -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 10:05 3
    - there are no original ideas - 16 & pixie Mar 8, 10:08 2
      - whatever, Ford, Hamill, Fisher all got a lot better later but really viewed with critical eyes, it wasn't that good -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 10:11 1
        
        yep. I love that nine-year-old me had so much fun with the movie, but it really is kind of awful. - Callisto Mar 8, 10:16
science fiction never wins anyway so i don't take much of a message away there -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 8, 09:57 1
- If they keep 10 (and it seems like they will, as it seemed to work), I could see it happening eventually. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 8, 09:57

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