Great article. I love it!

I like this article. It is both interesting and revealing. It shows once again that the Academy Awards are pretty much irrelevant and meaningless. Artistic quality, accuracy of subject matter and quality of treatment don’t seem to mean a lot in the final equation in comparison with Hollywood insider politics and the effectiveness of aggressive Oscar campaigns. Their last and perhaps biggest blunder, the crowning of Crash over the exceptional Brokeback Mountain in March 2006, proved it once and for all. I’ve since completely given up on the Oscars. Crash was the worst reviewed film of all nominees and, in the 80 years of Oscar history, it ranks 75th(!) among Best Picture winners when it comes to critics’ ratings (see Rotten Tomatoes). I don’t always agree with all critics (just like everyone), but when there is a strong consensus, it tends to reveal something. Many Oscar winners for BP, including Crash and others mentioned above, do not rank very high in the history of American cinema even if their big win suited Hollywood’s interests.
This being said, it would be nice to see an unpretentious and refreshing film such as Ratatouille get the recognition it deserves when the award season gets started.