Diane, I have no special insight into Hollywood. I never watch award shows, nor much of anything else on commercial TV. But I've always assumed that the Oscars are at least as much about politics as art, so you might be right about a film company getting The Big One because the Academy feels guilty, and it's "their turn."
Of course, some years have stiffer competition than others. This last crop seems pretty good, but sometimes all we get are stinkers...and the least-stinky wins.
So,so true Lanny! Have you seen the Shawshank Redemption? - or The Green Mile? I don't
really know when they came out? Fifty years ago?
I haven't been to see a movie in a theater since I saw Cocoon!
It's too painful to sit there in a theater with spinal injuries. So, I never pay attention to the year! Pretty much, every show with Denzel Washington I've seen I liked. However, the last movie I saw was called " Life " - Netflix and it was just a great movie because the writing was so good! I could be mistaken and it could have been a series? I forget the details or don't pay attention. I never ! watched TV before I broke my back, I was at college in the early 80’s. Students were always telling me that my family was like SNL. Or I would say something and they would start the -do do DOO do of the Twilight Zone, I had NO idea what they were talking about
Then I was laid up for months, watched a lot of PBS and finally got to see old TV shows like those two, and the Thin Man with William Powell! Asta was my favorite character there!
My two all time favorite movies are " The Razor's Edge " with Bill Murray and " Chance the Gardner " . I can't choose between them! Did you see those? ." The Razor's Edge " was the only book Sommerset Maugham wrote that was based on characters he knew! It never, as a movie even got mentioned as far as I know !
Thanks, Diane.