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Return of the King Leads Oscar Nominations

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the congratulations-to-all-involved dept.

PurdueGraphicsMan writes "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, the final chapter in Peter Jackson's directoral masterpeice is leading the 76 Annual Academy Awards with 11 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. Next in line with 10 nominations including Best Picture and Best director is Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Here is a full list of the nominees in all categories."

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  1. nerds = pathetic by ziggles · · Score: 0, Troll

    I know this may come as a shock to you guys, but your favorite little nerdy thing will never win a huge award. There's a reason it's considered a nerd thing, only nerds seem to enjoy it a great deal.

    This doesn't make the Academy wrong or stupid or ignorant for leaving out your little niche thing. It just means your favorite thing has limited appeal. The only reason the mainstream like LOTR are the action scenes. There are no interesting characters or great acting. Just well filmed action scenes (supported by CG of course). Everything else will only be appreciated by tolkien-lovers who already know the background for all the characters and can inject their own knowledge into the movie, making the movie seem better than it is in aspects in which it fails.

    This is just one example (LOTR), but it applies to just about any complaint you guys have. (anime? please, get real.)

    (no, I'm not trying to say all slashdot posters have the same opinion, this rant is only aimed at the ones who obviously suffer from such delusions)