Sunday, February 29, 2004

Of Sweeps and the Swept Away

Holy c***! Eleven nominations, eleven Oscars? When's the last time that happened? Never. "Ben Hur" got eleven of fifteen and "Titanic" eleven of seventeen. I guess the good thing is that now "Titanic"'s thoroughly undeserved reputation will be shared with not one but two movies. And I must say that of the three "The Lord of the Rings" deserves it the most. But wait, does it count if the awards were meant for all three parts instead of just "The Return of the King"? I don't think so. It's like the Academy literally decided to wait until the epic was finally complete before opening the floodgates.

In any case, one of the better movie years in recent memory is over and all I can say is hang in there, Billy, Naomi, Johnny and Sofia!

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