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And, gracious-- he was apparently both effusive

and genuine in his congratulations to Sean Penn.


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Sean

Penn finally got recoginized. All the people there knew he deserved it.

He should have gotten it for Dead

Man Walking.

BTW, Lord of the Rings makes no sense, and no I didn\'t read the book, nor will I ever.





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There might have been a little artistic politics involved, is the

consensus. Because the flick was gorgeous, but too long-- some people loved it, some found it \"the best cure for

insomnia.\" I couldn\'t watch the whole thing, myself. Billy Crystal got in a couple of digs about the length.



There has been an ongoing issue that no sci-fi/fantasy flick has ever been seriously considered for an academy

award. Nominations, but no wins.

Spielberg was dissed by the academy for a long time, because they pronounced

his flicks \"too comic book.\" So, he came back and shoved \"Schindler\'s List\" up their noses. Since then,

he has been taken very seriously.

There is some discussion re: whether Sofia Coppola is really that good a

director, yet, too. But, no woman has ever hitherto won, either.