Esperanza_Nueva posted:I know it's a ridiculous long shot, but I'd love to see RotS nominated for Best Picture. I mean, if Lord of the Rings can win Best Picture, RotS should atleast get nominated. (Yes, I'm bitter about RotK winning. )
Loco_for_Lucas posted:Oh, I don't put favoritism past the Academy, that's for sure, but I just find the lengths some fans will go to funny, like lashing out at the Academy and tearing down successful franchises and filmmakers, like Peter Jackson and Return of the King.
logray_is_a_quack posted:The fact remains, the oscars are a crock - I mean, 11 awards for Return of the King. Give me a break!!! Besides, GL don't need no steeenking statues...I think the fact that there are so many wonderful people here, venting their spleens as to how much they love his "pet project" speaks volumes. If you need further proof, just refer back to his acceptance speech for ROTS winning the people's choice award: "I'm not a big favorite with the critics, but who listens to them? I'm not a big industry favorite either, but of course they are a bunch of studio executives. The most important people for any filmmaker, the reason that I make films, is for you! The audience rules! Thank you. Thank you very much!" See, the big man knows!!!! Academy awards doth not an utterly fantastic film franchise make.
CJedi72 posted:logray_is_a_quack posted:The fact remains, the oscars are a crock - I mean, 11 awards for Return of the King. Give me a break!!! Besides, GL don't need no steeenking statues...I think the fact that there are so many wonderful people here, venting their spleens as to how much they love his "pet project" speaks volumes. If you need further proof, just refer back to his acceptance speech for ROTS winning the people's choice award: "I'm not a big favorite with the critics, but who listens to them? I'm not a big industry favorite either, but of course they are a bunch of studio executives. The most important people for any filmmaker, the reason that I make films, is for you! The audience rules! Thank you. Thank you very much!" See, the big man knows!!!! Academy awards doth not an utterly fantastic film franchise make. Well, I don't think you are looking at your SW history and the oscars. The original SW was nominated for 10 Awards in 1977, and received 7 that night. It only won the special effects and editing awards, but at that time no other SciFi up to 1977 had been nominated for the big categories like SW that year: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Alec Guiness). It was nominated for them that year cause it was a great movie, and whatever you want to say about the other 5 sequels, the movie that is always in the top lists of classic movies is the original. Now you must remember about sequels, they rarely win or even get nominated for the oscars. Godfather II & ROTK are the only two sequels to win best picture, the academy just doesn't nominate sequels for some reason, they feel they have had a leg up on new movies cause they are living off its predecessor. The difference for Lord of the Rings is, they knew all 3 movies were coming out in 2001, 2002, 2003, and decided if one were to win an award, it would be the last movie, if it were good enough, that is why ROTK won the slew of the awards that first two didn't. Check your facts, the original SW won 7 Academy Awards that night, Lucas got credit for that movie, so I don't want to hear the academy hates Lucas when he knows most sequels of a series never ever get nominated after the original.
