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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Jezter" data-source="post: 1120674" data-attributes="member: 1015">I have little to no faith in the Oscars anymore.&nbsp; As Canis mentioned, the day after the Oscars is usually known for confused looks, head scratching, and comments like &quot;How the hell did THAT movie win?&quot;.For example, let's take a look at what movies have won Best Picture over the years:&nbsp; In 2002, The Two Towers lost to Chicago. In 2001, The Fellowship of the Ring lost to A Beautiful Mind.&nbsp; In 1998, Saving Private Ryan lost to Shakespere in Love.&nbsp; In 1996, Fargo lost to The English Patient.Going back even further, we have Raiders of the Lost Ark losing to Chariots of Fire for the 1981 Best Picture award, and Star Wars losing to Annie Hall for 1977 best picture.The only way I'd probably agree with the Academy would be if I were an art house film snob, but since I'm a regular joe who rates movies based on how enjoyable they are rather than &quot;artistic merit&quot;, I find myself disagreeing with the Academy quite often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dark Jezter, post: 1120674, member: 1015"] I have little to no faith in the Oscars anymore. As Canis mentioned, the day after the Oscars is usually known for confused looks, head scratching, and comments like "How the hell did THAT movie win?". For example, let's take a look at what movies have won Best Picture over the years: In 2002, [i]The Two Towers[/i] lost to [i]Chicago.[/i] In 2001, [i]The Fellowship of the Ring[/i] lost to [i]A Beautiful Mind.[/i] In 1998, [i]Saving Private Ryan[/i] lost to [i]Shakespere in Love.[/i] In 1996, [i]Fargo[/i] lost to [i]The English Patient.[/i] Going back even further, we have [i]Raiders of the Lost Ark[/i] losing to [i]Chariots of Fire[/i] for the 1981 Best Picture award, and [i]Star Wars[/i] losing to [i]Annie Hall[/i] for 1977 best picture. The only way I'd probably agree with the Academy would be if I were an art house film snob, but since I'm a regular joe who rates movies based on how enjoyable they are rather than "artistic merit", I find myself disagreeing with the Academy quite often. [/QUOTE]

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