SEVEN nominations???
-Best Picture
-Best Actor (Crowe)
-Best Director
-Best Adapted Screenplay
-Best Sound
-Best Editing
-Best Cinematography
NOT. ONE. SINGLE. WIN.
Unbelievable.
Agree x1000 times over.
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Unbelievable indeed.
This is easily Russel Crowe's best role ever. His Gladiator Best Actor Oscar almost felt like a make-up Oscar.
Makes you wonder how much politics and bribes and who knows what else influenced the judging. How many more people would've seen this movie had it swept most of the categories (editing, picture and best actor easily should have won and possibly soundtrack)
Make no mistake, his Gladiator Oscar was a make-up Oscar.
Of all the awards this film DIDN'T win, I think for me it's screenplay that hurts the most (aside from Pacino not even being nominated - insane...)
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"Makes you wonder how much politics and bribes and who knows what else influenced the judging."
Maybe big tobacco bribed them out of it. jk. haha.
I watched this movie as soon as it hit the video store and for some reason fell asleep! I guess it had been a long day and I didn't have time to watch it again and left it alone for 10 years (or however long it's been now). Tonight I came home dog tired and and put it on planning on falling asleep again. Boy was I in for a surprise!. It just might be in my top twenty list of great movies. But I digress from the topic (sorry). I absolutely agree; the Oscars really missed on this one. I haven't checked to see what else was up for awards that year so MAYBE there were some better nominees, but for Pacino to not get nominated for an Oscar, or any other awards for that matter, is a travesty. Russell Crowe was great, no doubt about it, but it made me remember what a truly great actor Pacino is and I found this to be one his best. His portrayal of Lowell Bergman was that of the greatest salesman on earth. I felt every iota of his belief in the importance of the story at hand and could understand completely how Wigand became willing to sacrifice so much for Bergman's vision. How in the world did the award givers of the world not see what I did?
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IMHO the Oscars are BS. I would rather rely on the posts to IMDB - at least we all get a say. A Great movie, the more so because it is (largely) a true story. Fantastic casting and sterling performances from Pacino and Crowe.
shareNewsflash: Oscars have nothing to do with quality; it's all about politics. Why else do films like Crash win best Picture? They USED to mean something even into the 80s, but not after that.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of Hollywood... (;-p)
Nice reply to the preceeding query where the writer stated he did not remember what the Insider was up against. Hats off to this entry for updating us.
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If the film is great I don't think it really needs an Oscar or any other award for it to be acknowledged. If enough people like and rave about it that's acknowledgement enough. Seriously who needs an award at the end of the day from a bunch of bloated, puffed up movie insiders telling the rest of the world what's the best? Not to try and come across as cleverer than I am but It's plain common sense to not take these awards ceremonies too seriously. At the end of the day the whole thing is really just a glorified contest of ego's. It might be entertaining to watch but It's all pretty shallow and vacuous.
shareAs amazing as this film is, and make no mistake, it's amazing. It was up against some pretty stiff competition. American Beauty is, imo, a better film. It's far more creative and original. Ball/Mendes deserved it.
The Matrix winning technical awards is pretty much a lock. It's still the defining sci-fi film of this generation.
The only award listed that I would put up for debate is Best Actor. Although Kevin Spacey is phenomenal as an actor and in AB, I think Russell Crowe delivered a Magnum Opus performance as Jeff Wingand(even better than Gladiator).
Best lead actor? Yes.
Best editing? Maybe. Probably.
The rest, no.
"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan
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I find it difficult to argue with anything you just posted.
Personally, I think American Beauty is a great film.
But I feel The Insider is the greater film, and deserved the Oscar wins for Picture, Director and Best Actor (and at least a nomination for Best Supporting Actor).
Just my $0.02.
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It's the same story as all those years when Scorsese was getting jobbed at the Oscars - The Insider was too good to win.
shareI'm rewatching it now because I loved Russell Crowe in this and I didn't like him in Les Miserables. I want to be reminded of how good he could be.
He certainly should have gotten the Oscar for this.
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Can you please look up what rape means, I think you mean screwed.
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