From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
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   Subject: Re: The Case For Star Trek Winning Best Picture (was Re: Star Trek   
   Makes 2009 National Board of Review Top 10 Films List)   
      
   On Dec 4, 9:20apm, "KalElFan"  wrote:   
   > "Steven L."  wrote in message   
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   > > KalElFan wrote:   
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   > >>http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/   
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   > >> Perhaps a harbinger of an Oscar nomination, since their Best Film   
   > >> category has been increased to 10 this year.   
   >   
   > > Hollywood isn't going to honor a movie that's based on a TV show   
   > > with a Best Picture Oscar. aBut Star Trek will get nominated, at least.   
   They have no shot. I'm not hating on the film, it just isn't Oscar   
   quality.   
   >   
   > The nomination alone would be an honor, not being nominated a   
   > snub at this point given it being on NBR's list. aI checked the stats   
   > and the last 7 years 30 of the 35 Oscar Best Picture nominees,   
   > so 86%, were on the NBR Top 10 (or Top 11 the last two years   
   > since they started having Best Film as an additional category not   
   > in the Top 10).   
   >   
   > Star Trek had a 95% positive on RT, 260/275 positive reviews   
   > and an 8.1/10. aIt doesn't get much better than that, and factoring   
   > in the NBR list now it definitely *should* get an Oscar nomination.   
   Not even definitely never.   
   >   
   > Winning would normally be out of the question, but I'll make   
   > a case for why it could win and even should win. a   
   C'mon now.   
   With 10   
   > nominees and arguably no overwhelming favorite, it only   
   > needs a small base of support to win. aIf it gets one in five   
   > voters it might be enough. aAs for why it *should* win...   
   >   
   > Consider that Star Trek is on a par with Star Wars, an   
   > iconic American property that even older Academy voters   
   > can appreciate. a   
   Which isn't the same as saying Star Trek 2009 is on par with Star Wars   
   1977. Not even close. Not the same solar system.   
   . aThe SF genre is modern mythology, and   
   > Star Trek an iconic American example of it. aIts cultural   
   > impact will far exceed anything else on this year's list.   
   Seeing how debased our culture is, that's not a ringing endorsement.   
   >   
   > It'd also be fun to see J.J. (I guess) get up there and   
   > accept the Oscar for it. aHopefully he gets a Director   
   > nom too, but he's also listed first on IMDb among the   
   > Producer credits.   
   J.J. Abrams will never get anywhere near an Oscar this year or any   
   other year. He's better than hacks like Michael Bay and Bret Ratner,   
   but still nothing more than a competent director of action films.   
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