[net.movies] Oscar discrimination against less-recent flicks

apple@ihuxn.UUCP (Randy Applegate) (02/25/84)

It has been suggested that films that come out just before the Oscar
nominations are often nominated much more than films that were
released erlier in the (Oscar) year.  It's as if the nominators
can't remember anything they've seen more than 4-6 months ago.

I think this year's nominations support this theory with a
*vengeance*.  Most of the nominations come from films released
since Christmas.  I wish I had a list of films that have been
released since last year's nominations, but I can't remember
them either.  Any reminders of early Oscar releases that got
overlooked?
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				Randy Applegate
				ATT&T Bell Laboratories
				..ihuxn!apple

giw@browngr.UUCP (Jerry Weil) (02/27/84)

Sorry to disagree, but there just WEREN'T any good movies
put out before Christmas.

y4101@dalcs.UUCP (Marcus Aurellius) (02/28/84)

  Now you know why all the good movies show up at Christmas time while the
rest of the year is virtually barren.

.. Marcus Aurellius
   Dalhousie University