FILM RADAR: OSCAR-The Anti Climax

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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

OSCAR-The Anti Climax

I was talking with my friend Mike on the phone yesterday about it and he said, “I’m not sure if Helen Mirren will win now, everyone has “Mirren fatigue.” I responded, “That’s not HER fault.” The problem with the Oscars is that there are SO MANY awards leading up to it that Oscar night itself feels very anti-climatic. It feels like opening all of the presents on Christmas morning when you know exactly what is in each box. There is no element of surprise. There are a truckload of critics awards, the Golden Globes, Broadcast Critics, SAG awards and so on. This year (as with many years) the same exact people have won every award. I don’t hold that against them at all. I’m sure their work is deserving, but it just makes for a dull Oscar night. Why are these other shows really necessary? It just all seems to be way too much overkill in my humble opinion. What if there were NO awards before the big night? There would be a much greater air of suspence. There would be no playbook or set of assumptions to work from. The results would be fresh and wouldn’t just feel like a repeat of every award show leading up to it. The stakes would be much higher....or at least it would feel that way to me. As evidenced by today’s NY Times article, I may not be the only one out there who feels this way.