[quote=Holden Pike]No, it wasn't [i]The Color Purple[/i]. That movie didn't win ANY Oscars at all, and it was nominated for eleven. Same thing happened to [i]The Turning Point[/i]. [i]The Fellowship of the Ring[/i] was honored for the amaing technical acheivements, which were legion.

I can't believe anyone who knows even a little bit about The oscars was expecting [i]Fellowship[/i] to win any of the big eight - it had a good chance at screenplay, but alas....[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]I could've lived with just ONE major Oscar for LOTR...is that too much to ask for a flick with a whopping 13 nominations? Is this [i]The Color Purple[/i] all over again? Not even [b]Best Adapted Screenplay[/b]? Disgusting.[/quote]

[quote=firegod]it was 80 minutes[/quote]

[quote=mightymose]I had 43 minutes... pretty dang close![/quote]

[quote=firegod]night, mose[/quote]

[quote=mightymose]Amen Chris!  It's just a popularity contest... they had to give everything to ABM b/c of the controversy surrounding it... they had to show that they don't 'cave' in... BS, but I'm pretty sure that's how they think...

TTFN[/quote]

[quote=Holden Pike]Nobody ever said The Oscars were handed out on merit, because it's so very rarely true.

But that's why we hate/love the stupid things.

[i]A Beautiful Mind[/i]. Will it stand the test of time with "best" pictures like [i]Driving Miss Daisy[/i] and [i]Around the World in 80 days[/i]? You bet your butt.[/quote]

[quote=Yoda]Damnitt, LOTR got 4 out of 13, and nothing at all truly significant. I swear, I was actually starting to have faith in all this bullsh*t...forget that, though.[/quote]

[quote=mightymose]Good Night all... have to be up for work in a few hours... It's been nice![/quote]

[quote=Holden Pike]Little Opie Cunningham![/quote]

[quote=firegod]yeah, tell me about locks when amelie doesn't get the win.....[/quote]