Every year it’s the same. The Oscar nominations are announced and some of our favourite flicks don’t make the cut.
This year, it was The Dark Knight and Wall-E. Next year, we expected Avatar and Up to dodge the recognition trophy.
Well, worry no more. The following five movies look certain to benefit from the rule-change that doubles the list of flicks eligible for the greatest prize in Hollywood.
Avatar
Why It Wasn’t A Contender
Oscar has an awkward relationship with fanboy friendly flicks.
They’re usually treated like an ugly prom date, shoved onto the geek table (Visual Effects) and ignored for the rest of the night.
But Avatar looks set to be the geek that gets the girl (golden man) in 2010.
Why It Is Now
Avatar was always on the fringes of Oscar contention – it seemed too ground-breaking, too incredible to ignore.
But when the greatest geek flick of last year The Dark Knight got shunned by the Academy for being too brilliant (probably), we assumed that Cameron would be treated with the same contempt.
Now there are ten spaces to fill, if Cameron doesn’t get a nod, we’ll actually sue Oscar for professional negligence. And kick him in his golden nuts. In 3D.
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Comments
AYBGerrardo
Jun 29th 2009, 18:01
Yes, Watchmen.
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