How can Ang Lee win the Best Director Oscar? I'm mystified. There were five directors missing from those nominated, all of whom were, in my opinion, more deserving than any on the list. In order of choice, these are:
Katherine Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty
Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained
Ben Affleck for Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson for The Master
Tom Hooper for Les Miserables
I was hardly in agreement with most of the eventual winners. For me, the prizes should have gone to Silver Linings Playbook for best film, Katherine Bigelow for best director, Denzel Washington for best actor, Jennifer Lawrence for best actress (at least that is one), Alan Arkin for best supporting actor, Amy Adams for best supporting actress, David O Russell for best adapted screenplay and Quentin Tarantino for best original screenplay (there is another tick).
This was a year when the Oscars were spread around. Argo only won best film because everyone realised that Ben Affleck didn't even get nominated for best director. The first time this has happened since 1989. How weird is that. It was no surprise to me that Silver Linings Playbook had nominations in all four acting categories. It was all down to the writing and missing out in the screenplay award is baffling.
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