Nope

“There are two interesting stats to keep in mind when considering the Best Picture race between The King’s Speech with its 12 nominations, and The Social Network with its 8 nominations,” writes columnist Scott Feinberg. “The last time that the Academy had 10 nominees prior to last year’s awards was 1943. That year The Song of Bernadette, which had 12 nods, lost Best Picture to Casablanca, which had 8 nods. (Casablanca‘s ultimately won 3 Oscars compared to The Song of Bernadette‘s 4 Oscars.)

“Conversely, in 1942, Mrs. Miniver, which had 12 nods and is a film in which “everyone displays strength of character in the face of tragedy and destruction,” won best picture over The Magnificent Ambersons, which had fewer nods and is a film about the impact of a major technological advance on American society.”

4 thoughts on “Nope

  1. I’m afraid that may be THE SOCIAL NETWORK’s weakness: who would want to vote for a film about ambition, betrayal and greed in light of what happened on Wall Street and to our economy? I think the gross ommision of Andrew Garfield didn’t help THE SOCIAL NETWORK’s cause either. Why would Mark Ruffalo get nominated over Garfield? I still hope TSN sweeps the Oscars. Present politics shouldn’t play a factor in the quality of cinema.

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