What do you think of the nominees? Did your favorite film make the list in any way? Does it matter (of course not). But I find this whole awards process interesting because it reflects what the Hollywood industry believes to be the very best, and this says so much about our pop culture. It also reveals some complex connectiveness among their own crowd (why was Kathryn Bigelow shunned for Best Director? She was previously married to James Cameron who by all accounts has supported her endevours in a friendly manner..why was Ben Afflect shunned for Argo? Maybe they still see him as the young lad from Good Will Hunting screenwriting fame? Although the rumours persist Gus van Sant wrote the whole thing...Why can't they just give an award to Phillip Seymour Hoffman every year, just for existing?? Why are we so excited that the little indie that could Beasts of the Southern Wild got so much recognition? DO people really love it, or are they once again rooting for some Southern 'magic' that Hollywood so often covets *The Help, *The Blind Side anyone?? - ugg those two films...)
So many questions, so many films to catch up with, personally. I love this time of the year. It's time for the grunting of footballs to fade and the last cozy nights of winter to claim their fame to comfort us film lovers, as we watch the "best' films of the year, as we wait for the Big Night....Oscar's Night. And then, we make our own lists, the ones who didn't make Hollywood's...after all, they are well known for overlooking some of the most coveted films of all time.
Oh, it is truly the most wonderful time of the year!
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