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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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Awful movie.

I thought they did a great job with the nominations. There were a few independent films that I saw last year though that were oscar worthy though.

1. Don't run it against the most popular show on television.

if you're on network television and lose to cable, it doesn't matter what show is on cable, you fricking suck.

I think network tv execs have become too comfy so they don't even try.

it's a more than valid point, but with DVR options and the fact that more people watch all the movies of 2014 than watch the walking dead, what's the excuse

network tv, Hollywood, movies...you'd think with even a modicum of effort, they should beat any cable show

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Kind of like having Heath ledger nominated for the Joker. No way he would have even been nominated had he not died.

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He most certainly would have been nominated had he not

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if you're on network television and lose to cable, it doesn't matter what show is on cable, you fricking suck.

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In terms of quality, network tv has been choking on cable's dick for years now.

you sure have been doing a lot of disgruntled projecting the last couple of days

Take Pirates of the Caribbean. That's an example of what you're calling "wal mart crowd movies". Johnny Depp was excellent, and got nominated for best actor. He didn't have to die, and he wasn't better than Ledger

This is just my opinion, but I think the political stuff needs to be cut down. Nearly every single winner gets up there and cries about something. I don't care if they are right or wrong but it turns people off. Movies are entertainment to us, not the public face of some cultural movement. Sunday night wasn't as bad as it has been in the past, but people don't want to turn in and be preached to about unjustices. Again, movies are meant to be an escape and having super rich actors stand up and potificate is not what people want to see.

Also, don't discount the fact that the Oscars is now the culmination of a series of multiple award shows. People get tired of seeing rich celebrities pat themselves on the back over and over again.

If the Oscars is truly a celebration of movies, then make it one instead a celebration of celebrity or political agendas. If they had more Lady Gaga/Sound of Music and less Patricia Arquette, then they'd see their ratings go up. Hell, come up with some new awards like best comedic performance or something.

I joked on Sunday night that if I had won I would have gone a rant about how we needed to do continue efforts to control the weather so that Oscar night does not get rained on.

just to have some fun with all of the BS they spew out there.

of course if I was big in Hollywood I am sure I would get wrapped up in their BS and become one of them.

Agree.