[calmseas]

Not quite sure what the Academy awards are all about--I've never watched this particular ritual. In any case, I'll be watching the war, if it is still going on. If I want to see a back-patting party, I'll go check out the local massage parlor.

[woofer]

Not quite sure what the Academy awards are all about

Bunch of neophites standing around slapping themselves on the back in self-congratulations for an enormous effort on their part to bring their ideals to the forefront of the viewing and adoring public.

Then they announce what was the best whatevers. Occasionally, they even pick a movie as "the best picture" that more than a dozen people actually paid money to see. In the grand tradition of the blind pig and the acorn.