Really great movie definitely deserving a nomination for best motion picture of the year, but The Dark Knight was a superior film and got robbed of at least a nomination.
shareI agree. The Dark Knight was much better and stands the test of time more than this film.
shareof course it was - it didnt have any superheroes in it.
shareOne of a hundred examples demonstrating how the Academy Awards are nothing but pandering bullshit.
shareOh hell no. Batman is fun. But it's not serious drama which merits Best Picture. Film now is overladen with the superhero action genre. It's a bit of a contemporary fluke. It has no business being nominated in the Best Picture category. "Slumdog Millionaire" did.
shareI don't even think this should have even been nominated for best picture. There were other better films that year.
share"I don't think this was better than The Dark Knight"
Of course it was.
Dark Knight is a comic book film.
Any non comic book film is by default better.