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Why wasn't Scorsese nominated for Best Director?

posted 5 years ago by Moviebuff1 (2835)
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And why wasn't Paul Schrader nominated for Best Original Screenplay for that matter? One of the biggest mistakes the Academy made.

[–] Moviebuff1 (2835) 4 years ago

Bump

[–] Ace_Spade (9336) 4 years ago

A lack of foresight, which occurs all too often.

That year Rocky was the big winner. I've got no problem saying this: Taxi Driver should have beaten the pants off of Rocky. I like Rocky greatly, but Taxi Driver is the superior film.

[–] bigbadwolf666 (4707) 4 years ago

No shit.

[–] Ace_Spade (9336) 4 years ago

This will probably come off as sarcastic in print, but I hope you know I truly mean it: I salute your eloquence - laconic and effective!

[–] bigbadwolf666 (4707) 4 years ago

Dont worry they’ve made plenty.

[–] DmitriKnipper (199) 4 years ago

It didn't help that Taxi Driver was released very early in 1976 and was already a little over a year old by the time of the Oscars in early spring 1977 that honored the films of 1976.

What shocks me is that Schrader only received his first Oscar nomination (for writing First Reformed) a couple of years ago after decades of stellar work.