Still, what can you expect of a body that ignored A Prophet and White Ribbon -- two of the best films from the last decade, not just the last year -- in order to heap praise on a fairly ordinary war film and an overinflated video game.
Dumbing-down begins at the top.
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It takes a while to realize how irrelevant the Oscars have become-have nothing to do with quality but with the amount of publicity and money one can throw at productions and the principals involved-certainly not principles-rather what one might call the PARIS HILTON idea-famous and rewarded for being famous-nothing to do with talent or ability
And it's largely a matter of buggin's turn: who do we want to accept into the ranks of haute Hollywood this time? Remember Reece Witherspoon got it for Walk the Line, a film that was pure Sunday afternoon telly from the get-go. It was simply her turn, and never mind the quality of the film or the performance. And it was Jeff Bridges' turn to join the club this time, simple as.
It's also why Heath Ledger didn't get it for Brokeback Mountain (he still believed it was an award for merit and he didn't take Hollywood at its own inflated self-image) and why Nicole Kidman got it for The Hours (she knew better on both those counts).
robbed. plain and simple.
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