So, let's just cut to the chase. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a long history of screwing people over when it comes to the honor of being nominated. This year was no different than others. The following is short list of who got screwed.
Paul Giamatti (Sideways) - Tops the list this year. There is no one who deserves an Oscar nomination more than Paul Giamatti. In the role of Miles Raymond, a thirty something divorcee/struggling writer, Giamatti embodied the lost hope and confusion that most 30 something males feel.
James Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) - Jim is credited for doing the best portrayal of Jesus since Jeffrey Hunter in King of Kings. Passion of the Christ was one of last years most controversial movies it didn't get nominated for any major awards unless you count BEST MAKEUP, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, and BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY as major.
Mel Gibson (The Passion of the Christ) - I actually feel for Mel on this one. The man put his heart and soul into this movie and what happens his anti-Semitic father comes out the wood work and says something smart.
Quentin Tarintino (Kill Bill Vol. 2) - QT got screwed big time in my opinion because Vol. 1 was just too violent and Vol. 2 was too wordy and too tongue and cheek for the academy's taste.
Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) - Walter Salles did a fantasic job and for the Academy not to notice is a crime. I've never seen a director use a continent as a character for a film.
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I guess you can't make a movie about Jesus and get respect from Hollywood.
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