From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: remysun2000@yahoo.com   
   Subject: Re: The Case For Star Trek Winning Best Picture (was Re: Star Trek   
   Makes 2009 National Board of Review Top 10 Films List)   
      
   David E. Powell wrote:   
   > A criticism in recent years has been films with small audience draws   
   > going on to get Oscars. The idea that in recent years there has been a   
   > string of smaller gate movies winning, so a nomination for Star Trek   
   > might be seen as an offset by the Academy. Whether it would get wins I   
   > don't know but there may be a movement there. Hollywood has some   
   > business sense, and if they feel they are losing touch with the public   
   > might move to recognize more popular films.   
      
   Often, the criteria for nominations and wins is: what film would the   
   academy have wanted to make? As a result,  the artistic endeavor and   
   message film gain an advantage over commercial interests. Because that   
   is how the academy sees themselves. Yes, it is a self-pat on the back,   
   but just because they can make a better B-movie, doesn't mean it's an   
   A-picture.   
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