http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:03:07 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/04/112903.php#comment-329882 You're right, Sterfish, about the Academy unfairly snubbing genre films. I don't have an easy answer to that - it's true in the Emmys too, where a show like Battlestar Galactica isn't likely to get many nominations. I do like the Globes' division of drama and comedy/musical, though of course it's far from a perfect system either. Even though I thought the wrong film of the trilogy ended up winning Best Picture, I was happy the Lord of the Rings was an Oscar mainstay, since they're not the kind of movies they usually recognize. Baby steps, I guess. 329882@blogcritics.org Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:03:07 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/03/04/112903.php#comment-329779 I pretty much agree with everything you put. The whole supporting versus lead thing kind of irked me when Jamie Foxx was nominated for supporting actor for Collateral. I'd change wish #3 to "Respect the genres." Frankly, the Academy awards don't like to nominate comedies, sci-fi/fantasy, horror, or action regardless of the quality. I really hate the assumption that a dramatic performance is automatically better(or more difficult) than a great comedic performance. 329779@blogcritics.org Sun, 5 Mar 2006 04:48:16 EST