AMPAS Fails Again: Palme d’Or winner not even nominated
The failure of [4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days] “to advance to this penultimate round of the nominating process is as embarrassing a blunder as any in the Academy’s history: You can put it right up there with the Best Picture win by Crash (2004),” argues the LA Weekly’s Scott Foundas…
Probably the most disappointing thing about transitioning from a consumer of the Oscars via television to one knowledgeable of the nuances and politics of Academy voting is the realization that the Oscar is not only fallible, but not the best indicator of a film’s merit.
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