The Oscar nominees were announced today, and a great atrocity has occurred: "The Dark Knight" was snubbed for Best Picture and Best Director. While admittedly I have not seen all of the films that are nominated for best picture, the success of the film and positive reviews should have placed it into the Best Picture category. This film was excellently put together, and I have not heard or seen many poor reviews of the film.Furthermore, the CNN blog article linked above states:
"The film had done well among the motion picture guilds -– producers, directors and writers -– and had both critical praise and big box office in its favor."
So if all aspects of the Hollywood industry gave the film high honors, why did the Academy not include it in its list of Best Picture nominees? Couldn't they have at least nominated it and saw how the voters for the Oscars reacted? I think it's time the Academy removes its grudge against superhero films, especially ones that are very well made. In the words of Stephen Colbert, "The free market has spoken." Therefore, "The Dark Knight" is the best film of the year.
I'd suggest boycotting the Oscars this year, but I assume they will have a tribute to Heath Ledger, especially after he wins Best Supporting Actor. Heath deserves every honor he receives for this film. In honor of him, I will still watch, but not be happy about it.
