Oscars

[cos]

I didn't watch the Oscars. Sometimes I see someone say "I give up on the Oscars" after they make some particularly stupid award decision. I really gave up on the Oscars, a long time ago.

Go to this list of Oscars for "Best Costume Design" and scroll down to 1982, where you'll see:

1982: Bhanu Athaiya, Madeline Jones and John Mollo - Gandhi
Albert Wolsky - Sophie's Choice
Piero Tosi - La Traviata
Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton - Tron
Patricia Norris - Victor/Victoria

You know what other movie came out that year? This one.

What's the point of an award that doesn't even have a credible pretense of being about merit?

Comments

[yehoshua.livejournal.com]

A fascinating question would be: were they nominated by their studio? As in, before a picture can be considered in any category, they have to be nominated by a member of the Academy, usually someone from their studio or production company or distributor. Did that happen? If not, why not?