At io9, Cyriaque Lamar has a list of what she (he?) considers to be ten times in the history of the Academy Awards when an Oscar definitely should have gone to a science fiction film. I fully agree that the 1985 Oscar for Best Screenplay should have gone to Back to the Future, which was a pretty innovative concept at the time.
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"The Academy sure does love those darling 1900s period pieces."
Yes!
And, though I'm a poor judge of such things, I agree with that writer about a lot of this. That a movie has won an Oscar doesn't impress me. It's certainly not a reason for me to seek it out.
I grew up watching the Oscars, and ever since 1978's broadcast, I've realized they award the honor to their friends, not the true innovators. As a result I still haven't seen Annie Hall, out of pure disgust.
They'll give it to Cameron, though. He's their friend.
Yes, an Oscar shouldn't mean much. But a Golden Raspberry is a big deal.
Annie Hall is a pretty good movie. I enjoyed it.
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