tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post1464254945795839151..comments2023-11-05T03:24:07.273-06:00Comments on Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob.: Oscar Predictions: 2012.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-81893399927961951142012-02-28T08:10:04.869-06:002012-02-28T08:10:04.869-06:00Yeah, hooray for sci-fi. Two films in 36 years tha...Yeah, hooray for sci-fi. Two films in 36 years that won something other than SFX.<br /><br />And Hugo is steampunk for what? A few minutes with the automaton? And that's if you really squint hard and wish it so.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-19748388423754772532012-02-27T17:12:04.065-06:002012-02-27T17:12:04.065-06:00No sci-fi? Hugo is basically steampunk and it rake...No sci-fi? Hugo is basically steampunk and it raked in the awards. Granted, it's also Scorsese. Besides that, there was Star Wars, for which Harry Potter has actually surpassed in monetary scales and was almost just as big of a cultural phenomenon.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-10974898968402251032012-02-27T13:26:40.887-06:002012-02-27T13:26:40.887-06:00Well, you knew Potter would get pretty much skunke...Well, you knew Potter would get pretty much skunked, didn't you? There's no love in the Academy for fantasy, horror, or science fiction. Films like <i>Silence of the Lambs</i>, which is more thriller than horror, are as close as they typically come. <i>Return of the King</i> was a straight aberration.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com