Oscars Ignore Horror...Yet Again
When the Oscar nominees were announced at 8:30 a.m. EST, the Academy once again showed its disdain for horror movies. Of the main categories (picture, director, actor, and actress), only Johnny Depp garnered a nod. Sweeney Todd, which won a best motion picture Golden Globe, should have (at the very least) secured a nomination for its director Tim Burton. This movie was a stellar achievement, an apex that Burton's not reached since his equally great Ed Wood (1994). And though it was a small movie, Stephen King's The Mist was a brilliant adaptation that should have merited some recognition for its writer-director Frank Darabont. You can trot out the old sports adage, "Well, maybe next year." There's nothing wrong with hope. But judging from the Academy's previous record, horror will be overlooked once again in 2009.
Hey Goldberg! Once again the Oscars prove to the rest of the world how much they are out of touch with what is really good. I had hope when Peter Jackson was nominated and won for the Lord of the Rings films, but that was fanatasy and the academy would never be so kind to our sweet lovable genre!
I think the academy should read the book "The Monster Show" by David J. Skaal for a refresher on how important and how influential the horror genre has been since the dawn of film.
By the way I'm loving the new layout and user friendly interatctiony stuff!
Hey, Microwaved! Glad you like the new site. I've never read Skaal's book. But now I have to. Thanks for the tip.
I second that Skal recommendation. I love anything he does.
I am totally unsurprised by the Oscar noms. They were very predictable this year. Sadly even they are going to be upstaged by the writers' strike.
I have to agree with Microwaved...love the new site features. :)
Court, maybe that writer's strike will be over in 33 days when the ceremony is slated to take place. We shall see.