Who got snubbed? What were the glaring omissions? And where did the academy miss the mark? Readers weighed in on Oscar's oversights at TheEnvelope.com's message board:
"While I didn't think 'The Dark Knight' was the best movie of the year, its placement in more of the Oscars' top categories would have been deserved. I adore the fact that a film like this is not only fueling the Hollywood economy but is also challenging more blockbusters to be more complex and thought-provoking."
-- Charles
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"Instead of watching the Oscars telecast, rent 'The Dark Knight' instead -- there's power in numbers, and we can show these lame voters that not nominating one of 2008's BEST films was a mistake."
-- NW Music Guy
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"The snub of Sally Hawkins in Best Actress is one of the most short-sighted, DESPICABLE snubs in the history of Oscar. How AMPAS manages to ignore such brilliant, gorgeously complex performances YEAR after YEAR baffles me."
-- puxzkkx
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" 'The Wrestler' from Bruce Springsteen did not make it to Best Original Song! What is wrong with them! The 'Slumdog' songs don't have the emotional value of that song!"
-- NovicMode
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"I can't believe they snubbed Eastwood in what was one of his greatest performances in a very enjoyable film."
-- Red Knight
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"Winslet is nominated for the wrong 'role' . . ."
-- oscarnutien
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"I am baffled as to how so many Academy members thought 'The Reader' was worth nominating for BP over the dozen or so more qualified (better) films. Heck, even if I saw only one film last year and that film was 'The Reader,' I still would not have nominated it for BP. The film is simply horrible."
-- LonePirate
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"Nice to see Mickey Rourke on there, but 'The Wrestler' is a hell of a lot better than any of their best picture nominees. 'Frost/Nixon'? 'The Reader'? Is this an award for great filmmaking or the IMPORTANT STORY FROM HISTORY award?"
-- Cisco007
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"No Eastwood makes me happy, but no DiCaprio tears me up a bit."
-- Dr. McPhearson
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"In the end, the Academy blew it, picking the stuffy, insufficient Holocaust movie instead of the great superhero movie, 'The Dark Knight,' or the great animated film, 'WALL-E.' "
-- 742
