The Oscars are Illegitimate

Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment.

Hollywood is 40% product, talent and skill and 60% schmooze.

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

" Are you sure that more people did't like her performance best and voted acordingly? Why does an off hand comment at an award show turn into a conspiracy? "

It was probably a joke. 

i think you totally misunderstood what sandra bullock meant.  she meant, wear you down, as in, she has been nominated 6 times (i think) before. 
and i highly doubt she is anything like what you just described, she is married to jesse james for cryin out loud.  
 
@DanielJW said:

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

It only matters if your taste is different from the pretentious douchebags who choose the winners.......

" @francesthemule said:

" Are you sure that more people did't like her performance best and voted acordingly? Why does an off hand comment at an award show turn into a conspiracy? "

This.  OP sounds like they took a joke way too literally. "

@DanielJW said:

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

but they nominated it you big dummy.  "

At least it introduced me to Logorama. I'd link it but it appears to have disappeared from the internet entirely, probably due to an explosive increase in interest. Frankly I'm surprised it happened in the first place... Homicidal Ronald McDonald? Swearing Michelin Men? Some European company's mascot smoking cigarettes? It's the kind of thing that gives marketing people nightmares... or wet dreams, I can't decide.

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

but they nominated it you big dummy.  "

@DanielJW said:

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

but they nominated it you big dummy.  "

" i think you totally misunderstood what sandra bullock meant.  she meant, wear you down, as in, she has been nominated 6 times (i think) before. 
and i highly doubt she is anything like what you just described, she is married to jesse james for cryin out loud.  
 
@DanielJW said:

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

but they nominated it you big dummy.  "

The oscars(and every other award show) is just one big circle jerk, the winners are just the ones that get to take the biggest loads on their face. Why people outside of the industry even care is beyond me.

" The oscars(and every other award show) is just one big circle jerk, the winners are just the ones that get to take the biggest loads on their face. Why people outside of the industry even care is beyond me. "

Have you never had to give a lecture, a talk at a wedding, or even a speech at school before?
You should always try to include jokes, and I don't see her comment here as anything but that.  If she seriously only won the award by shady means.. why would she have come out and said that during her acceptance speech?

Her acceptance speech was great. And Hilary Swank won 2 Oscars. :s

" Her acceptance speech was great. "

I think Wolverine made a bit of an idiot out of himself starting this thread...

It's no secret that the Academy likes to give out awards to actors who've been "up to bat" often but never scored a run (ah baseball metaphors).  Paul Newman was nominated several times for much better movies than "The Color of Money", and Al Pacino was nominated 7 times (including twice for "The Godfather" movies) before he took home a statue for "A Scent of a Woman".  Geraldine Page won an award in 1985 with her 8th nomination.  Her first nomination was in 1956! 
 

1. It was a joke. 
2. It was referring to how she had been in so many good or popular movies but had yet to win an Oscar, possibly because she's never really been given a chance (sort of like Jim Carrey).  
3. The Academy is well known for giving out "oh but they deserve it" awards. 

" Sylvester Stallone is an Oscar nominee. Think about it. "

"  @TwoOneFive said: 

@DanielJW said: 

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

but they nominated it you big dummy.  "

That they did. But it still didn't win. That's like them going "Hey, you know, you could win movie.. There's a big chance you could win... Aaaaw, too bad, You sucked more than the other one" "

One word ...Bribes

" One word ...Bribes "

For those who haven't seen The Blind Side yet this year, you need to see it.  It was my favorite movie of the year and just so you know, I saw Star Trek, Inglorious Basterds, Up, District 9 and some others that I can't think of right now.  Sandra Bullock did a superb job with her character and it was the best job I have seen her do in any of the movies I have seen her in.  She totally deserved to win on Sunday and I was very pleased when she did win it.

" @TheHT said:

" Her acceptance speech was great. "

I agree, I really enjoyed it. It came off with just the right combination of humour, humility, Oscar-worthy weeping and genuine stunned expression. "

"Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

"Have you never had to give a lecture, a talk at a wedding, or even a speech at school before? You should always try to include jokes, and I don't see her comment here as anything but that.  If she seriously only won the award by shady means.. why would she have come out and said that during her acceptance speech? "

"

 "Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down" is how Sandra Bullock started off her acceptance speech for best actress in a leading role for her performance in this year's feature film "The Blind Side". I can just imagine Sandra Bullock getting all dressed up and going to fancy dinner parties kissing up to Academy members to try to get them to vote for her in the same fashion that a political lobbyist tries to convince a politician to support their cause.But film is an art form and actors and actress shouldn't be awarded by how long their contact list is but by how great the performance that they delivered was. If Sandra Bullock had respect for her medium she would have just been confident that she gave the best performance that she could have given in "The Blind Side" and would had just waited to see what would happen. I guess some preformers become so egotistical that they are willing to do anything to win an Academy Award, even if it means making it impossible for actresses that are new to hollywood like Gabourey Sidibe who was nominated for her performance in her first film, Precious from winning.The way the Academy decides on who is given awards needs to be changed to that the Hilary Swanks of hollywood still have a chance to win.     "

"

 "Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down" is how Sandra Bullock started off her acceptance speech for best actress in a leading role for her performance in this year's feature film "The Blind Side". I can just imagine Sandra Bullock getting all dressed up and going to fancy dinner parties kissing up to Academy members to try to get them to vote for her in the same fashion that a political lobbyist tries to convince a politician to support their cause.But film is an art form and actors and actress shouldn't be awarded by how long their contact list is but by how great the performance that they delivered was. If Sandra Bullock had respect for her medium she would have just been confident that she gave the best performance that she could have given in "The Blind Side" and would had just waited to see what would happen. I guess some preformers become so egotistical that they are willing to do anything to win an Academy Award, even if it means making it impossible for actresses that are new to hollywood like Gabourey Sidibe who was nominated for her performance in her first film, Precious from winning.The way the Academy decides on who is given awards needs to be changed to that the Hilary Swanks of hollywood still have a chance to win.     "

 but just because it didn't win all the awards you thought it should win doesn't mean the Academy is corrupt. "

" possibly because she's never really been given a chance (sort of like Jim Carrey).   "

i do think they are all bullshit award shows. the people that only get the awards are the popular ones. there are the movies that u don't know about win while there is more popular one out at the same time.

I hate the oscars less now for giving the Hurt Locker best picture. 

"i highly doubt she is anything like what you just described, she is married to jesse james for cryin out loud."ld j

" @JokerSmilez said:

 but just because it didn't win all the awards you thought it should win doesn't mean the Academy is corrupt. "

This is true.  It's corrupt for other reasons.
 

@Geno said:

" possibly because she's never really been given a chance (sort of like Jim Carrey).   "

Maybe for Man on the Moon is the only time I can think he's come close to getting nominated.  I can't think of any other time he might have deserved it. "

About damn time.  It's almost criminal that she didn't win it back in '93 for her moving portrayal of Lt. Lenina Huxley in Demolition Man.

Wait, people still pay attention to this shit?

" Wait, people still pay attention to this shit? "

" @Lowbrow said:

" Wait, people still pay attention to this shit? "

Apparently. What they don't realise is that the oscars should be called the 'awards for people who do not like to watch fun things.' "

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

Star Wars didn't win Best Picture.  Enough said.

" @JokerSmilez said:

 but just because it didn't win all the awards you thought it should win doesn't mean the Academy is corrupt. "

This is true.  It's corrupt for other reasons.
 
@Geno said:

" possibly because she's never really been given a chance (sort of like Jim Carrey).   "

Maybe for Man on the Moon is the only time I can think he's come close to getting nominated.  I can't think of any other time he might have deserved it.   

Who cares?  I watch movies I want to, I don't care what so old dbags say is the best.

" @DanielJW said:

" Avatar did not win Best Picture. The Osacar's are a beacon of hope in my life at this moment. "

We had 2 science fiction movies this get nominated for Best Pic this year, why grumble? Sci-Fi movies are usually over looked by the Academy. Any idea on who won Best Actor? I missed the show :(. "

There's already a Cracked article on it. Go check it out.