Originally Posted by
JasonEvans
-Jason "Here's a thought, what if we voted for the top 3 or 4 or 5 movies in terms of total Oscar nominations?" Evans
That would be imperfect, as most things are (the Oscars are really politicized in the industry, not left-right, but politics within the industry). But it would be about ten times better than looking at box office take.
Yet, it's still subject to the sickness of looking at box office take, insofar as what gets made, and doesn't and what gets into wide release, and what doesn't. Take the Coens. Their sustained excellence has finally got them into the discussion in the last six years. But can you imagine one of their early films getting multiple Oscar noms?
So, like, The King's Speech. Not bad. Good work Colin Firth. No complaints on my part. But I have a lot of trouble believing there wasn't a better Indy film that I never saw that year. Because I never got to.
But that would be an improvement over seeing if Dumbass Action Hero Crapola made more money than Animated Fossil Fuel Vehicle Rodeo. Yeah, I'll take Oscar noms over that.
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