As usual, around this time of year we’re going to open up our comments section to our little FYC, just for fun. Please let those Academy members know what you think you should win. Of course, it will have no impact on a group that simply votes for what they like best but you never know.
Since my site is basically one annual FYC campaign, I shall abstain from this practice. Oh, what the hell, I just have one:
1. Please consider Roger Deakins’ cinematography for True Grit. Good lord, people. What is it going to take?
And that, as they say, is that. The Big Prize? Well, that is all over but the shoutin’. And the shoutin’ continues. In the end, this is THEIR choice. It’s THEIR vote. No one wants to be told what they should like and what they should vote for.¬† It doesn’t diminish the greatness of the films that lose – it is always great just to be nominated, and if you aren’t nominated it doesn’t make that much of a difference either. If you win it means they liked you, really really liked you for about five minutes. The Academy makes their own history. Their choices reflect back upon them, not on the films that are submitted for their approval.¬† And don’t forget to love the movies you love, whether they are the popular choice or not.