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The Expansionist
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
 
Inexplicable Snubs. The nominations for the Academy Award were announced yesterday, and the past year's two most noteworthy films were not nominated for Best Picture. Neither Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ nor Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 was deemed worthy of the Academy's highest honor. Preposterous.
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Everyone who is indignant at this incomprehensible snub of important films in favor of minor films about unimportant things should boycott the awards this year. Don't hold or attend Oscar parties. Don't watch the broadcast. Don't even watch any 'runup to the Oscars' program. And if you feel like writing an indignant letter or email, or phoning a rebuke to the Academy, here's some contact info you might use:

Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences
Academy Foundation
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211
Phone: 310-247-3000
Fax: 310-859-9351
E-mail: ampas@oscars.org

When important films are glossed over in favor of movies about flying children or boxing women, people indignant about the waste of a major medium on nonsense should speak out.





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