tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post7332353804675648376..comments2023-10-30T05:55:18.818-04:00Comments on THE AWARDS CIRCUIT BLOG: Is Clint The One To Beat?Clayton Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579286727951387234noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-32667322917548105562008-10-03T17:18:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:18:00.000-04:00truetrueJoey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-28388419950227120202008-10-02T16:29:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:29:00.000-04:00...and yet, every so often they'll do something li......and yet, every so often they'll do something like giving Roman Polanski a much-deserved Oscar for the Pianist when it was hardly the politically sensible thing to do.Rich Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069604827372472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-42763053401267014392008-10-02T15:50:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:50:00.000-04:00Yeah Rourke will be a hard sell for the academy. H...Yeah Rourke will be a hard sell for the academy. His past choices and whatnot regarding his career as an actor and the film industry in general may not sit well with the academy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-36100501000461918082008-10-02T14:51:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:51:00.000-04:00indeed, voters seem to have their favorite people ...indeed, voters seem to have their favorite people and the people they don't seem to dig as much, but that's the way it is anywhere....you just need to hope that quality overcomes everything else (Mickey Rourke and The Wrestler will be a good test of this)Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-74709202575241357142008-10-02T11:13:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:13:00.000-04:00I almost feel like they are kissing his ass. One t...I almost feel like they are kissing his ass. One thing I've noticed about the oscars over the years is that it is VERY POLITICAL about nominees. More often than not, directors and studios who campaign their films heavily are rewarded for it. Also, veterans and bigger names are more often nominated than newcomers or what have you. Then again, there are those who have deserved an oscar for years Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-64822614964062994442008-10-01T23:40:00.000-04:002008-10-01T23:40:00.000-04:00I agree (especially about Fincher and Aronofsky), ...I agree (especially about Fincher and Aronofsky), though the Academy seems to love him...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-13426868213001297302008-10-01T23:29:00.000-04:002008-10-01T23:29:00.000-04:00I sure hope not. Great as he may be, I am getting ...I sure hope not. Great as he may be, I am getting kind of sick of seeing him on the nominee list. Give someone else a chance, like Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, John Hillcoat, Ridley Scott, Darren Aronofsky, Guillermo Del Toro, etc. Honestly, he almost seems to be trying to win as many oscars as he can before he dies at this point, the way he is making multiple films every year. You already Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com