Oscar Nominations (Passion of the christ)

As i was looking at the Academy Award Nominations for this year, i noticed that "The Passion of The Christ" is Nominated for only three categories, "Make-up" "music score" and "cinematography", In my oppinion the movie should also get "best director" and "editing" nominations. The cinematography Nomination really MUST go to POTC....as well as musical scoring, i found it the most moving score of the year.

Yeah well... I kinda figured they wouldn't.

This type of stuff should be expected.

Heh, wasn't until now I realized Pirates and Passion had the same acronym.

The reason I thought it would not be nominated was just because this world is so attached on things like Desperate Housewives, Queer Eye for a Straight Guy, The Simple Life etc. There is no way in the world that a movie based on the true story of Jesus Christ would make it that far.

There's no reason a movie SHOULD (or SHOULDN'T) be nominated because it's about Jesus. I realize many people responded strongly to the movie because it reflected their faith. That's great. That doesn't make it a great movie, or one that's worthy of awards. It's a little frustrating sometimes to hear people acting like this is great filmmaking. OK, I respect that some people feel that way. But even restricting our choices to nothing but other films about Jesus, I don't see how this movie stacks up. You want a great movie about Jesus? Try Pasolini's "The Gospel According to St. Matthew," a true masterpiece now available on DVD.

Besides, the Academy has rarely been interested in taking chances or honoring divisive films. Oscars only go to films that a large group of people can agree on and, by definition, divisive or controversial films tend not to breed consensus. The Academy played it safe, like they always have and always will.

The movie got big box office, but it was a decidedly mediocre affair all around. There have certainly been many WORSE movies both nominated for and winning Best Picture, but it's hardly an injustice that this bit of silliness didn't get recognized.

I can understand those who are enthusiastic about the cinematography - Deschanel always delivers the goods. But score? Instantly forgettable.

Its true that the academy plays it safe, with all that jew big-heads - studio executives..and with the film accused for antisemitism before im predicting that the only thing to go to the POTC will be the make-up award. It will sound like joke, almost ironic, if not cinematography or score, better nothing! And movies like "RAY"...will get everything...combine the nominations and the fact that ray charles died recently, and you have an oscar winner. And an actor who got his big brake "jammie foxx" Winning an Oscar for THAT performance!!! I Heard "The aviator" sux a bit too? i never saw that movie, what do you think?

I realize this has nothing to do with the Passion of the Christ, but on your announcement article there's a somewhat significant (depending on how you want to look at it) error. You mention that Finding Neverland had only 5 nominations, when in fact it's 7: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Achievement in Art Direction, Achievement in Costume Design, Best Film Editing and Best Original Score.


You may also want to mention Million Dollar Baby was also nominated 7 times...

Your probably right. But I just wish that for once a film like this would of been recognize for what it stands for and not the quality of filming it had.

Roque,

Why should an organization devoted to the arts nominate a movie for its subject matter? There are civics, family, and social awareness groups as well as history societies that give awards based on subject matter with zero regard to a movie's artistic achievements.

Let me put it this way--should the movies based on the "Left Behind" series win Best Picture Oscars just because they're Christian movies?

Eddie