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I agree with Alex that the best picture of the year was Children of Men. I'm shocked that neither it nor its director received a nomination. The Oscars are bogus as indicators of cinema quality.
That said, a bunch of us saw a screening last night of all the nominated Live-Action and Animated Short Subjects - - and there were some incredible gems in there. I wish there were some way for regular folks to see these films ... and I now regret not going out of my way to find the nominated shorts from previous years.
We ran a miniature Swankies Ceremony afterwards, and came up with winners in both categories. If you find any way to see these films, don't hesitate to go out of your way.
Best Live-Action Short Subject: The Saviour - a funny morality tale involving modern Mormon missionaries in the U.K.
Best Animated Short Subject: The Danish Poet - an hysterical and charming tale of love and fate and chance and oddness in the wonderful world of Scandanavia.
Honorable Mention must go to the Live-Action short West Bank Story, a laugh-out-loud riot spoofing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict via the stylings of West Side Story.
(and Mr. Wise is the winner of two Oscars himself... - Betty Davis, 1987 Academy Awards ceremony)
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