Bad Oscar Calendar
"What do Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, Adrien Brody in The Pianist, and Marcia Gay Harden in Pollock have in common? Two things: All of them won Oscars -- and today none of them would stand a chance.
"Academy Award nominations used to be announced around Valentine's Day, with trophies handed out in late March. Three years ago, that changed; nominations now come in late January. By the time you read this, any Oscar ballot that hasn't already been mailed won't be counted. And if you don't feel you've caught up with the year's best movies yet, you're not alone." -- Mark Harris writing in his new EW column, "The Final Cut."
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 12, 2007 at 8:26 AM
comment #1
Brian
says ...
Bollocks. My Left Foot premiered in September at Toronto, also played NYFF, then officially opened in November.
The Pianist played at Cannes, and IIRC, was widely screened stateside throughout the summer before opening in December.
Pollock premiered at Venice, played TIFF and NYFF.
None of these movies were victims of late screenings or year-end backloading like Factory Girl or Children of Men this year.
Posted by Brian
at January 12, 2007 9:38 AM
comment #2
Ju-osh
says ...
I second that 'bullocks'!
The studios are not (that) stupid. Had the nominee announcements been made in January (way) back when the Pianist was released, the studios would have shifted their release schedules accordingly.
This article attempts to re-imagine history without adjusting anything besides the dates. Did Star Trek teach us nothing about time travel pardox?!
Posted by Ju-osh
at January 12, 2007 10:27 AM
comment #3
Doug
says ...
I wish Marcia Gay Harden hadn't stood a chance. Kate Hudson was wonderful as Penny Lane in "Almost Famous" and deserved the Oscar for supporting actress.
Posted by Doug
at January 12, 2007 11:49 AM
comment #4
Mike Schaefer
says ...
I love the way firing up the DVD player to watch a critically acclaimed film is portrayed as a CHORE. These people are in the film business, and they're too lazy to watch a movie with subtitles?
The pre-video days, where you actually had to leave your house and go to a screening -- I can see where that provided obstacles. But jeez, are we forgetting that home video changed everything? Without it performances by Jeremy Irons, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent, (and on and on) would never have been seen, much less have won Oscars.
Posted by Mike Schaefer
at January 12, 2007 11:59 AM
comment #5
ThermosDay
says ...
Honors recognizing the movie achievements of 2006 should NOT be given out one-quarter of the way through 2007, for crying out loud. It's the studios who don't get it--that they need to stop holding the best pictures back until after Thanksgiving.
Posted by ThermosDay
at January 12, 2007 12:03 PM
comment #6
Philp of New Hampshire
says ...
The year Brody won, maybe it would be best if it was like today. Nicholson should have won that year for About Schmidt (if i remember correctly).
Posted by Philp of New Hampshire
at January 12, 2007 3:13 PM
comment #7
John Y
says ...
Philp, I agree, it was awful when Brody won. Although I thought the Oscar should have gone to Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York) that year.
Posted by John Y
at January 12, 2007 6:59 PM
comment #8
Philp of New Hampshire
says ...
John Y, I agree too that DD Lewis was on top of Brody as well.
Another big injustice that was horrible was how Julia Roberts won out over Ellen Burstyn.
The Oscars have been a joke for years anyways. Shame really.
Posted by Philp of New Hampshire
at January 13, 2007 5:12 AM