Re: Oscars

[diandrahollman]

I came to the conclusion last night that I am actually relieved that I have to work on a Sunday night as it makes my decision to not watch the Oscar telecast that much easier. I liked "The Hurt Locker" but I am baffled by the number of people crawling out of the woodwork suddenly and falling all over each other to declare it the best picture of the year. It wasn't. It was just another post-"Saving Private Ryan" war flick. I would happily cheer on Katherine Biglow in the best director category, but the idea of watching one of the two producers who basically strongarmed the Academy into voting for them gleefully accept an award they don't deserve repulses me. So, for the first time since Mel Gibson accepted a statue for "Braveheart", I will not be watching.

See you next year, Oscar. Maybe.