Originally posted by Tommy Rocket Though really - who cares in the end. The Oscars are just a marketing tool anyway.
I care specifically because the Oscars ARE a marketing tool. Oscar nominations and wins attract the larger audience (and advertising budget) that my favorite films deserve. I get ticked off when films like Beautiful Mind and Song of B win awards because they steal the audience and the spotlight from truly deserving ones. Chicago is one fun, kinetic and amusingly cynical musical, arriving just when we needed one. But it pales in comparison with the audacity and achievement of Haynes' revision/homage to the Sirk melodrama. I want more people to see it.