It was odd to me what the critics were saying, though, because most of the predictions I thought had been placing LotR up higher in its chances than the folks on E! were.
Ah well, I'm still not expecting much from the Oscars tomorrow night. I know everyone from LotR is just thrilled to even be nominated.
Remember the title of Medved's book, Hollywood Hates America, is only too true, and shows how unlikely a win is for LOTR. Medved as a conservative wants to be taken seriously, and, whether he likes it or not, is sure that supporting a fantasy because of its moral values will mark him even more than he is already marked. Of course, maybe he just is not receptive to the genre, we all know plenty of conservatives on FR who are not, some of them very intelligent ones.