TEAM AMERICA WORLD POLICE has no chance of being nominated either. It trashes Hollywood movies, liberal celebs & everything else....and it is the funniest movie I have seen all year. Up until yetserday, Dodgeball was my favorite comedy of the year.
Nice to know how these "artistic" decisions are made.
I've been boycotting the Oscars since they gave the award to American Beauty. I understand there's a new film in the works that's supposed to give people a warm and fuzzy feeling about pedophiles---starring Kevin Bacon. I intend to picket the theater when it's screened.
Big deal. If Bush is re-elected, any "big f--- you" from Hollywood to Bush will never match the American people's 'big f--- you' to Hollywood.
This born-again doesn't scream censorship, just BOYCOTT!
I REFUSE to put a penny in their pockets.
The Academy ignoring Mel's $650 million blockbuster "The Passion of The Christ" would not be a very smart idea.
I mean what if people started asking questions about the legitimacy (or legality) of the Academy's voting procedures, and whether the Academy might be issuing fraudulent results of its voting procedures?
The Academy must know (snicker) that cooking the books is a no-no. But then again, greedy Hollywarped lefties cook the books as a matter of course, to cheat investors.
Actor Robert Wagner, for one, had to sue Aaron Spelling (he of multi-hit TV shows) b/c Spelling cheated Wagner in a TV investment deal.
Summing up, I would say that the Academy's ignoring Mel's monumental film oeuvre would be tantamount to an admission of wrongdoing.
All this points out is that Oscars have absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the films being nominated. I stopped watching the Oscars when "Shakespeare in Love" beat out "Saving Private Ryan" for best film. Besides, who can sit and watch 3 hours of the most self important, arrogant, pretentious people all packed in one room?
And if it wins anything, I'll say 'f--- you' to the Oscars - forever.
Hypocrite is an english word that comes from the greek word for actor.. rightfully so.. When Hollywood or New York City acts patriotic remember its just acting...
A lot of good points were made here, but I can't believe that in 119 posts not a SINGLE FReeper has mentioned one of the main reasons that Mel Gibson doesn't care if he wins an Oscar this year:
Mel already has 2 of them, for directing and producing (Best Picture trophy goes to the producer) a little film of his called BRAVEHEART back in 1995. You know, it was just one of the most brilliant, epic, charging actioners of all time, and an ode to those who are willing to fight against unspeakable odds for freedom from tyranny. The conservative Braveheart somehow defied the liberal conventions of the Oscars to triumph in a scattered, yet strong field of competitors that also included Babe, Sense and Sensibility, Apollo 13, and Leaving Las Vegas or Il Postino (can't remember which one).
Mel himself was rewarded for his masterful direction of the 13th-century epic, with an emphasis on the brutal, realistic, and carefully constructed battle scenes.
I think that Hollywood is about to cut their audience in half. LOL!