Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

It's also a big political statement ahead of the elections. Giving the Jean Hersholt award to a staunch liberal and pro-Obama fundraiser. Don't think for a second that concept wasn't in the mind when they voted.

Drat no Angela Lansbury again.

I think this is actually a pretty good list...they probably wouldn't have been my first choices, or jumped out right at me, but they are all respectable, life-long career film people who have innovated a broad range of unheralded aspects of movie making, and no one can question Katzenberg's philanthrophy!

I love the Pennebaker choice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKfrjk6suAQ

Another sausage fest from the Academy. I hate their new system. Their choices are ALWAYS compromise choices.

Needham is being honored for his stunt work, not his directing of crappy Burt Reynolds movies.

The Governor Awards are announced.

A puzzling group of honorees with the exception of maybe D.A. Pennabaker. Hal Needham?