I realise with no small measurement of disappointment that in the last 6 years, my favorite movie among the best picture nominees has only once won the prize (LotR: RotK). I liked Traffic, LotR: FotR, The Pianist, Sideways and Brokeback Mountain more than the eventual winners, and this year, that tally is going to grow when Little Miss Sunshine loses to The Departed. I blame the Republicans entirely. (This is also the implicit reason why a show like 24 gets renewed for 68 bazillion seasons while Arrested Development is ignominiously canceled in its prime).

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