Post #143725 by dangergirl299 on Mon, Feb 28, 2005 12:01 PM

perhaps there are politics involved. did he tell the wrong person/people to "f-- off" at some point?

awards are not necessarily 100% on the merits, but depends largely on whose arse you and your people are kissing.

I worked in Oregon's Congress a while ago, and it is VERY scary that a lot of laws get voted in by crazed ordinary folks who somehow managed to stumble into politics (I worked for a fisherman, for example), who understood nothing about the law, and even after I carefully analyzed each bill as to its legality, its pros and cons for the public at large an in particular, my congressperson's consituents, etc., the bulk of the time he would respond "well, I have to vote for this guy's bill so that this guy will later vote for mine...." !!

I would guess the academy awards is sort of like that as well, although I don't know for sure.