not so unrelated as I'd like

[rm]

America doesn't feel safe; it feels like Starship Troopers and keeps inducing the same sort of nervous hysterical laughter as that film does. It's the sound of heilocopters and mothers on the radio listing off their sons in the military and asking for Walk Like an Egyptian because it's the one stationed in Iraq's favourite song.

Meanwhile, Kinsey didn't get a single Oscar nod? I'm fucking outraged.

More on both later.

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[kalyx.livejournal.com]

laura linney- best supporting

But despite that, I'm also outraged. I mean, Ray for best picture? At least Scorsese is up for director. Looks like another year of being pissed off while watching the oscars.

And they need to work on their definition of supporting.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay. But Neeson really should have been nominated.

The "supporting" thing is actually the fault of sutdios, which will place people int he supporting category if it can be remotely justified if they think their chances of winning are better there (hence Clive Owen and Closer). This came ot light particularly vividly with The Hours, where the supporting actress nomination from there had more screentime and the lead actress nomination.