The Oscars raped this movie!

Why? It happens a lot. Besides the 1999 year in movies was huge! So many good films didn't win anything.

I've seen this movie a million times (love it), and can't help but think Christopher Plummer should have got a supporting nod for his portrayal of Mike Wallace. Brilliant stuff.

Is everyone just pretending that The Green Mile didn't happen this year?

I bet Insider didn't even come 2nd in a lot of these categories.

Amazing movie, but given the competition that year I hardly think the word rape should be thrown around.

I think you mean robbed or you don't know what rape means.

And hm... no. Crowe is about as credible as a scientist as he ever was when he doesn't play a dumb thug with a heart of gold (a part he really should have been restricted to)

It definitely wasn't a best picture, regardless of the competition it had. It's slow, it's limp and the only reason it is "interesting" to some people, is because it was a "true" story. There is nothing original or interesting about the script. It's like "reality tv" with celebrities. A reenactment of a tv interview surrounded by a lot of boring "thriller" scenes and OMG IS HE GOING TO GET KILLED??? moments where of course you already know nothing is going to happen

The editing was a particularly low point of the movie. And if you don't think so, you know nothing about editing.

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

I was just reminded the movies battling that year. My God what a year for movies. Matrix, American Beauty and Insider.

I love Insider but i think Oscars got it right with American Beauty and Spacey. Just insane that Pacino didn't get a nod for supporting actor that year.