Oscar 2008: 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS of Outrage
Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
In the LA Weekly, Scott Foundas wonders, "How do you say ‘Oscar scandal’ in Romanian"?
Oscar scandaliu perhaps?
I mean, for Zeus’ sake, even Scott Foundas’ own mother liked Cristian Mungiu’s widely praised Cannes Film Festival winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Why didn’t those Academy voters who pick the potential nominees for best foreign-language film feel the same way?
Why indeed.
I generally find the Academy’s choices pathetic, but that organization’s best foreign-language film voters make its best picture voters seem like arbiters of cinematic quality. (Of course, I know that taste is personal, etc., etc., but the loads of money poured into Oscar vote-buying and all the internal politicking [...]
by Andre Soares | January 16, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Academy Awards, Film Awards, Foreign Language Films, Mark Johnson, Nazarin, Scott Foundas
