Comments on: 7 Great Oscar Night Surprises

By: Vince

Vince — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:43:25 +0000

I stopped taking the Oscars too seriously when Val Kilmer didn’t even get nominated for Tombstone, but have to agree with Saving Private Ryan losing out.

By: graham

graham — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:13:35 +0000

@ The One…

No one cares about foreign movies; we just watch them because they typically show more nudity.

By: Bicycle Bill

Bicycle Bill — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:39:35 +0000

Let me get this straight — a rap group won an Academy Award for “Best Song”???

I’m ready, Jesus, take me now.

-”BB”-

By: The One

The One — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:21 +0000

As a non-American I have to say that the mere existence of a category named “best foreign movie” (or sth. like that) borders on insolence. As if the real best movies were always from Hollywood, but come on, why don’t we give all the other nations a chance (only in their own special category of course)… And then they broadcast the show worldwide and try to sell it as an international award. For me, the ones in Cannes, Venice and Berlin are much more important – because they are REALLY international.

By: Franko

Franko — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:49:16 +0000

Hows about D.D. Lewis losing out to Adrien Brody. Bill the Butcher might be one of the best acting jobs I have ever seen.

By: steph

steph — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:15:17 +0000

And I forgot – “Crash” over “Brokeback Mountain” – say what now, Jack Nicholson?

By: steph

steph — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:14:33 +0000

Saving Private Ryan – meh. I don’t get the hysterics over it losing – I found it over-long and morally bankrupt. But maybe that’s just me.

I think Michael Caine winning a second Oscar over Tom Cruise for “Magnolia” was also a surprise and perhaps a hidden message of Hollywood’s actual opinion of Maverick…

But whatever – there’s no logic to the Oscars. It’s just Hollywood congratulating itself – it’s not far off from a 7th grade student council vote.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:15:28 +0000

The description of Sacheen Littlefeather is misleading. She IS a Native American, and though her birth name is Maria Cruz, she identified as Sacheen Littlefeather since well before the Oscar ceremony. http://www.sacheenlittlefeather.net/pages/1/index.htm

By: Colleen

Colleen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:07:10 +0000

The Dreamgirls snub was just as bad as the Saving Private Ryan snub.

By: hflipper

hflipper — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:43:55 +0000

What we need is an after-the-fact awards show… Every year, present the big ones (actor, actress, director, film) for “Ten Years Ago”, “Twenty Years Ago”, etc… Then we’ll see who SHOULD have won, based on their staying power, compared to the other films released that same year. (What films are people STILL watching after all this time?)
Saving Private Ryan would win, hands-down.