Alpha Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/did-oscars-punish-2016-obamas-america-producer-says-yes-academy-says-no/ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences recently opened up first-round Oscar voting to the entire documentary branch and abandoned the previous system of allowing a small committee to determine the short list of eligible films. This radically curtails the influence of the documentary branch governors. Interesting, because last month an accusation of political bias in the documentary branch was lodged against the Academy – specifically, in an April 16th letter from Gerald Molen who produced the controversial right-wing documentary 2016: Obama’s America (as well as the Oscar-winning Schindler’s List). Molen’s missive was sent to Academy President Hawk Koch and documentary branch governors Rob Epstein, Michael Apted, and Michael Moore who is also a member of the AMPAS Board Of Governors. Molen questions why 2016: Obama’s America was ignored for an Academy Award nomination even though it was last year’s second highest grossing political documentary (behind only Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11.) Edited May 12, 2013 by Alpha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I think this belongs in the politics thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Movie Man Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I think this belongs in the politics thread. Actually >>> And The Winner Is... Your one-stop forum for talk surrounding the Oscars, Golden Globes, and all other film-related awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Molen questions why 2016: Obama’s America was ignored for an Academy Award nomination even though it was last year’s second highest grossing political documentary (behind only Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11.) By this logic, Transformers 2 should've been nominated for best picture in 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 By this logic, Transformers 2 should've been nominated for best picture in 2009. Haha, I know. It's just conservatives wanting to get attention. The Academy knows what they're doing. For the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 By this logic, Transformers 2 should've been nominated for best picture in 2009. And so it should have been. It's a masterpiece! Compared to an Uwe Boll movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 And so it should have been. It's a masterpiece! Compared to an Uwe Boll movie. If that's the case, what movie makes an Uwe Boll movie look like a masterpiece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 If that's the case, what movie makes an Uwe Boll movie look like a masterpiece? Troll 2 The Room any film by Ed Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Troll 2 The Room any film by Ed Wood And what film makes Troll 2 look like a masterpiece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 The Room and Ed Wood movies are at least entertaining in their badness. Garbage Pail Kids' awfulness is actually painful, though. I don't know if anything can top that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 The Room and Ed Wood movies are at least entertaining in their badness. Garbage Pail Kids' awfulness is actually painful, though. I don't know if anything can top that. What makes Garbage Pail Kids look like a masterpiece? We could go on FOREVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I feel a paradox occurring soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 What makes Garbage Pail Kids look like a masterpiece? An anal cyst? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Movie Man Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 All things Obama deserve very harsh punishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
