Gravity Deserved Best Picture at the Oscars!

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Soundwave said:

Gravity isn't science fiction, jeez. Just because a film is set in outer space doesn't make it science fiction, that's like saying Apollo 13 is science fiction.

As the for the Oscars, I thought they rewarded all of 12 Years, Gravity, and Dallas Buyers Club with some fairly prestigious awards. 

I thought Gravity was a good film, but not neccessarily Best Picture without a doubt material. 

Apollo 13 is based on actual events so no one would call it science fiction.

 

Gravity is set slightly in the future, posits a scientific what if (space debris strikes while astronauts are space walking) and is fictional. What am I missing here?