tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post3925850579254007444..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Your Mid-Week LinkageSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-26797402208491725822010-06-25T06:38:05.726-07:002010-06-25T06:38:05.726-07:00anon@12:10...the decision was made before Up hit t...anon@12:10...the decision was made before Up hit the theaters (discussions probably started right after the weak numbers for the previous broadcast came in) and was made beause they wanted ratings to go up (as you surmised) more mainstream features to be nominated, but it had nothing to do with Up specifically. But regardless of how many films get nominated the voting patterns won't suddenly change. The same people nominating the best Picture award (every Academy member) are the same ones who vote for it. It's not like Best Animated FIlm where there';s a small nominating committee and then the rest of the membership votes for the winner.<br /><br />You really need to stop assuming that the world revolves around Pixar. Even you have to admit that if there weren't 10 nominations Up would never have made the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-21086315440444792632010-06-24T15:25:42.600-07:002010-06-24T15:25:42.600-07:00**The information I heard re SQ is that the first ...**The information I heard re SQ is that the first story pass was put up on story reels... and a short time later Disney's own Richard Ross shelved it, sight unseen. It's a girl picture, don't you know.)**<br /><br />And we all know Richard Ross doesn't like girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-61265495846888172372010-06-24T12:16:13.643-07:002010-06-24T12:16:13.643-07:00I remember a feature version of Snow Queen made in...I remember a feature version of Snow Queen made in another country, (USSR, I think), that I saw in the sixties.<br />Does anyone remember that one? I remember being completely blown away by it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-11908961297164634092010-06-24T12:10:13.779-07:002010-06-24T12:10:13.779-07:00And then there's the argument that the ten-nom...And then there's the argument that the ten-nomination stunt may have been CREATED to railroad Up into a Picture nomination, months before Hurt Locker even opened--<br />(Friend, never underestimate the similarly "avenging" voter desire to see Beauty&Beast happen again with Pixar this time, and winning.)<br /><br />The complaint at the time was that "commercial mainstream" films (like, nudge-nudge, hint-hint) weren't getting as much of a chance compared to earlier years, and there was a <i>lot</i> of envy over how the Golden Globes separating ten Pictures into "Best Comedy/Musical" could get more populist favorites recognized.<br />And there was <i>one</i> Comedy/Musical the voters specifically had in mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-8494135113496058872010-06-24T08:58:38.155-07:002010-06-24T08:58:38.155-07:00"Up was supposed to win"...? Says who?
D..."Up was supposed to win"...? Says who?<br />Don't kid yourself. Up never stood a chance and only made the nominations because voters were desperate to find 10 films to nominate. Up would never have nmade the list if it had been left to 5 nominees.<br />Be satisfied it won Best Animated Film and leave it alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-8586163525127694962010-06-24T00:30:53.504-07:002010-06-24T00:30:53.504-07:00"Could Toy Story be the first animated best p...<i>"Could Toy Story be the first animated best picture winner?"<br />And the answer is given. "No."</i><br /><br />Up was "supposed" to win last year, not so much on merit, but on lingering ghosts of "Toy Story 2 shoulda been nominated!" coming to a rebellious head to "avenge" Wall-E's no-show.<br />At the last minute, the "Ten nomination" stunt backfired, we ended up getting ten recycled Golden Globes and Critics Circle nominees like we did every other year, and the "Why didn't you see Hurt Locker??" supporters took over.<br /><br />Will TS3 be nominated this year to "avenge" Up? And again the answer: No.<br />It's good, but too similar to TS2 to be the one that won "instead" of it. This battle is going to go on for YEARS, with the proponents showing no sign of backing down yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com