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In Reply to: Re: Industry awards posted by dennzio on March 1, 2004 at 08:37:39:
Or could it be that the "connoiseurs" are such in their minds only. Film making excellence is not exclusive to the art houses, and in many cases said art houses run abominable offerings, which I suppose ultimately serve only to bolster the ego driven "connoiseur" palate.Point taken, but it doesn't affect mine. The Oscars are about promoting and rewarding the industry and its consumers, not the craft. There are happy moments when craft does get rewarded, and no doubt a good number of self-styled connoiseurs believe the success of the Return of the King to be one of them, but to think that the films' storied creation (unknown director, huge studio gamble made all the more daring for shooting the trilogy all at once, the long-term commitment and it seems now life-long "fellowship" of its cast, etc.) and its astonishing success beyond the expectations even of many of its most die-hard fans didn't play into the film's Oscar success I think is naive. If the film I thought to be the most artful of the year took Best Picture honors, I doubt I would feel my tastes confirmed or vindicated because I doubt the reasons for its selection would coincide with my own.
It would be interesting to know how many films have won best director and/or best actor honors while not receiving a single nomination for best actor/actress or best supporting actor/actress.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Industry awards - Bulkington 07:27:38 03/02/04 (3)
- I concur in part. - dennzio 10:26:11 03/02/04 (2)
- I also concur in part. - Bulkington 11:05:31 03/02/04 (1)
- Re: I also concur in part. - patrickU 12:41:44 03/02/04 (0)
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