Oscars

This was supposed to be the year the Oscars turned mainstream. 10 nominees—so movies like The Blind Side, District 9 and Up made the final cut. Two hosts, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Lots of eye candy from younger presenters: Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper, Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, those Twilight kids (presenting a montage on horror films, huh?). But in the end, Academy voters pushed back on the impulse to make the show something targeted to middle America. They refused to give best picture to the most successful movie of all time, Avatar, and instead awarded it to the least commercial best-picture winner ever, The Hurt Locker. What do you guys think that means? And what will it mean for the future of the Oscars?

1. marcpeyser reblogged this from newsweekroundtable and added:

   My stream-of-consciousness Oscar timeline: Weird...way they make them all come out and...

2. newsweekroundtable posted this