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more about #academyawards agentgray: This is a save-up nod for the third movie. Much like Peter Jackson for LoTR. I thought The Two Towers was the best one, but Return got the win. It's ... more » LostMythos: Sorry to spoil the party, but am I the only one out there who thinks The Dark Knight was a good movie but not great? It was very enjoyable and far bet... more » goldfarb: sigh... I find it sad that when the Academy recognises a favorite everyone cheers and says "See! It won an Oscar!" but when they don't - the Academy A... more » Raymond Morse: Really too bad TDK was snubbed on some of the bigger awards. But at the same time not surprising. more » JennaW: Okay, Charlie? Where's your proof [io9.com] now?! ;) more » B: So we're disapointed that The Dark Knight only got seven nominations? so much for the Oscar hates Sci-Fi argument, though. more » bluehinter: I'm glad to see that Hellboy II got a nomination for best makeup, but I'm disapointed that it seems to have been snubbed in the Visual Effects category. more » tetracycloide: the list of nominees for best animated feature film leave me wondering why the academy needs to go through the formality of pulling 'wall-e' out of an... more » Alizarin: People are still shocked when good things get passed over for other things? Are these same people shocked when they see the sun rise in the morning too? more » Liz Weinbloom: I continue to be very depressed about the existence of the Best Animated Feature category. I have no doubt that without it, Wall-E would have been no... more » imonfyre: I am kinda a disappointed in some of those choices... As one of the guys in the office just said to me, The Academy seems scared to be critisized for ... more » Quilt: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button sucked. Why do people go gaga for that movie? I was bored to tears! more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Meanwhile, Marisa Tomei hopes they pick another aging ex-western star to read off her category in hopes that she gets called by accident again. (I kno... more » Radkeen: I think this just adds to the belief that releasing a movie later in the year is the way to go if you want to rack up awards. It seems people have for... more » Andrew Liptak: Benjamin Button certainly deserves the nominations, and it's a far superior film to The Dark Knight, IMO. I am really surprised that it didn't get bes... more » lawyergay: Interestingly, The Curious Case of Benjamin's Butthole swept the Grabbys this year. more » Pegritz: Benjamin Button isn't sci-fi. Not even remotely. more » Slatz_Grobnik: Next up: the Academy strikes all the movies from the list, because they use this acting-enhancer known as 'makeup.' Apparently, many stars are now usi... more » Einstein-Intersection: Does anyone really think that the Oscars are still at all culturally relevant? more » Moff: Dude, Oscar hates everything. It's kind of his forte. more » -
#thedarkknight
Jonathan Nolan On Dark Knight Snubs And Oscars' Crappy Cash Bar
Talk about adding insult to injury. Not only will The Dark Knight crew have to grin and bear it through the snubs on Oscar night, but they'll have to pay for their own drinks. More » -
#theoscars
The Oscars Overlook The Dark Knight But Love Backwards Babies
The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards was released this morning, and while the genre movie racked up plenty of nominations our beloved Dark Knight was passed over on a few surprising categories. More » -
#speedracer
Stop The Speed Racer Hate
The bad reviews and poor box office is one thing, but when Speed Racer starts getting ignored by the Academy Awards, it's time to wonder just what the Wachowski brothers have done to upset everyone.
