From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: Led4acs@aol.com   
   Subject: Re: Star Trek Makes 2009 National Board of Review Top 10 Films List   
      
   On Dec 4, 10:30apm, Wickeddoll  wrote:   
   > Frosty wrote:   
   > > Maybe but Disctrict 9 appears to be the SCI-FI film that will get   
   nominated.   
   >   
   > That one probably will be more successful, because it wasn't a   
   > big-budget flick. aAcademy voters are composed of those a whole lot less   
   > famous than the nominees. aNo-name actors, directors, screenwriters,   
   > etc., do the voting (for those in their categories)   
   Riiiiiiight. They are complete nobodies. Naturally the Academy makes a   
   habit of offering membership to people who HAVEN'T distinguished   
   themselves. Sure.   
   , and they tend to   
   > vote for underdogs, because they don't want the already money-making   
   > types to get even *more* money by adding the Oscar brand.   
   Why would they care? Blockbuster's aren't good for the industry? The   
   complete opposite is true, the Academy would love to nominate a   
   blockbuster because it guarantees better TV ratings. If Twilight   
   wasn't such horseshit they'd nominate that just to get the millions of   
   teen girls to tune in who normally don't care about Oscar night.   
   Titanic made 600 million, Return of the King made hundreds of   
   millions, both nominated, both won best picture. You're wrong.   
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