| binary solo said: I know, totally wierd. I suppose I have to throw screenplay into the mix too, that way it's 100%. And Selma has not been nominated for Screenplay either. In fact when you look through the A-list category nominations you have to scratch your head as to how Selma managed to get onto the best picture list. It has 2 nominations: 1 for song and the other for best picture. When was the last time a movie was nominated for best picture but was not even nominated for any other award that would actually contribute to making a film the best picture of the year? I can't be bothered doing the research, but this seems pretty unprecedented. Knowing that Selma has no other meaningful nominations the likelihood of it winning is extremely low. 159 reviews, 99% positive, average review score of 8.7/10. It is rare for the collective bunch of reviewers to be that universal in praise. |
Oh, I don't doubt that it's largely political. It's the kind of "important" film they feel obligated to acknowledge, but there's an almost palpable lack of enthusiasm about it, perhaps because 12 Years a Slave won last year.
