I knew it would have Ho in it some how!!!
Slumdog Millionaire hasn’t been a massive success, but I don’t see how anyone can complain about it winning too much.
I'm probably out of date with my thinking but I always thought the best picture should at least be a marginally succesful film. I think the Oscars are just a play thing for the left to get in political hits.
If you look at a list, most of the Best Picture winners are generally fairly conservative.
It is interesting looking at the movies that win best picture, and even the ones nominated. Some years they are all pretty successful, and other years none of them are. Usually it takes a lot less for a movie that is competing for awards to make money. Also, they are usually only out or in more limited release before the Oscars.
This year was a real letdown. They had a chance to nominate both The Dark Knight and Wall-E which were huge critical and commercial successes, but they didn’t.
This year they did pass up the two films that made political statements in Milk and Frost/Nixon (I’m guessing anyway, haven’t seen either) to give Best Film to a love story with no stars in it.
I agree about the noxious political agenda, but popularity don't mean sh-t in terms of quality. I still find it incredible how all of the Sheeple flock to see merde like Twister, Jurassic Park II, and Meet the Fockers, or 90% of anything Will Smith has done (Pursuit of Happy-Ness and Six Degrees being two exceptions).