I knew it

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I predicted after I first watched it that Avengers, in spite of is excellence, would win no major Oscars. Go and check if you don't believe me. I am comfirmed in my view that Joss Whedon is unpopular among his colleagues.

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[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

I was going to say something cheeky about when does a superhero movie get nominated for anything other than some minor like "Best Sound Editing" or something, but then I remembered Heath Ledger was nominated and won "Best Supporting Actor" for The Dark Knight. Still I think that was a blip and the Academy was really recognizing him for being a talented young actor who died too young. I don't really think the Joker was his best work.

Still The Avengers did get a nomination for Best Visual Effects. The Dark Knight Rises got none. The Hobbit only got three, one in the same category as The Avengers.

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I also don't think that Heath Ledger's Joker was as good as Jack Nicholson's, so I certainly agree.

[rfachir.livejournal.com]

There were lots of good films snubbed this year, I am told. (I only saw Argo.) It isn't as bad as the presidential popularity contest, but there certainly is a lot of politics connected to winning such an ugly little statue.