http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/gangs-of-new-york-great-to-be-nominated/ thinking film Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:41:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 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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