http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/gangs-of-new-york-great-to-be-nominated/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/gangs-of-new-york-great-to-be-nominated/#comment-468071 Peter Brownfield Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:45:33 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2788#comment-468071 I think that even if Robert Wise had kept his trap shut this movie wouldn't have won a best picture award. In 2002, Academy members went all gaga over "The Pianist," "The Hours," and "Chicago." Those three films were bound to divide up the awards among themselves. That left no room for "Gangs of New York."l Had it been released in a different year, say, '03 or '01, things might have been different. I think that even if Robert Wise had kept his trap shut this movie wouldn't have won a best picture award.
In 2002, Academy members went all gaga over "The Pianist," "The Hours," and "Chicago." Those three films were bound to divide up the awards among themselves. That left no room for "Gangs of New York."l
Had it been released in a different year, say, '03 or '01, things might have been different.

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