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Message: <blockquote data-quote="invitro" data-source="post: 215720" data-attributes="member: 446">When gripes come up, my philosophy is to get specific.  It sounds like you're upset with the Oscar voters, not the critics.  If you work on film sets, you should be in contact with actual Oscar voters a lot (I guess... I don't know the details of the movie biz), which puts you closer to them than 99.999% of people, so why not air your complaints to them?P.S. As said before, I think most Oscar nominees in recent years are crap... but top 10 box office movies are probably even crappier.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  Well heck, for what it's worth, here's what wikipad says were the top 10 movies for 2014...<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>1.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sniper_(film)" target="_blank">American Sniper</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros." target="_blank">Warner Bros.</a></td><td>$350,126,372</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games:_Mockingjay_%E2%80%93_Part_1" target="_blank">The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate" target="_blank">Lionsgate</a></td><td>$337,135,885</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film)" target="_blank">Guardians of the Galaxy</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" target="_blank">Walt Disney Pictures</a> / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Studios" target="_blank">Marvel Studios</a></td><td>$333,176,600</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America:_The_Winter_Soldier" target="_blank">Captain America: The Winter Soldier</a></td><td>Walt Disney Pictures / Marvel Studios</td><td>$259,766,572</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Movie" target="_blank">The Lego Movie</a></td><td>Warner Bros. / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Animation" target="_blank">Warner Animation Group</a></td><td>$257,760,692</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit:_The_Battle_of_the_Five_Armies" target="_blank">The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies</a></td><td>Warner Bros. / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Line_Cinema" target="_blank">New Line Cinema</a> / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" target="_blank">MGM</a></td><td>$255,119,788</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction" target="_blank">Transformers: Age of Extinction</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" target="_blank">Paramount Pictures</a></td><td>$245,439,076</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleficent_(film)" target="_blank">Maleficent</a></td><td>Walt Disney Pictures</td><td>$241,410,378</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men:_Days_of_Future_Past" target="_blank">X-Men: Days of Future Past</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" target="_blank">20th Century Fox</a></td><td>$233,921,534</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hero_6_(film)" target="_blank">Big Hero 6</a></td><td>Walt Disney Pictures / <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios" target="_blank">Walt Disney Animation Studios</a></td><td>$222,527,828</td></tr></table>Now I haven't seen any of these and don't want to.  But come on... four comic book superhero movies?  Two more Disney movies, a Transformers movie, a Hobbit movie, and a Hunger Games movie?  These deserve best film nominations?  These aren't even films... these are cartoons for children.  Only American Sniper is something for adults.  I don't blame Oscar voters for not nominating this stuff... it belongs on the Kids' Choice awards.For comparison, here are the tops for 1971...<table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Title</th><th>Studio</th><th>Domestic gross</th></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof_(film)" target="_blank">Fiddler on the Roof</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists" target="_blank">United Artists</a></td><td>$75,600,000[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-Block_.26_Wilson-1" target="_blank">[1]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Connection_(film)" target="_blank">The French Connection</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" target="_blank">20th Century Fox</a></td><td>$51,700,000[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_Are_Forever_(film)" target="_blank">Diamonds Are Forever</a></td><td>United Artists</td><td>$43,819,547[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[3]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Harry" target="_blank">Dirty Harry</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros." target="_blank">Warner Bros.</a></td><td>$35,976,000[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[4]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Jack" target="_blank">Billy Jack</a></td><td>Warner Bros.</td><td>$32,500,000[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[5]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_%2742" target="_blank">Summer of '42</a></td><td>Warner Bros.</td><td>$32,063,634[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-6" target="_blank">[6]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Picture_Show" target="_blank">The Last Picture Show</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" target="_blank">Columbia Pictures</a></td><td>$29,133,000[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-7" target="_blank">[7]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnal_Knowledge" target="_blank">Carnal Knowledge</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_Pictures" target="_blank">Embassy Pictures</a></td><td>$28,623,000[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-8" target="_blank">[8]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)" target="_blank">A Clockwork Orange</a></td><td>Warner Bros.</td><td>$26,589,355[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-9" target="_blank">[9]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks" target="_blank">Bedknobs and Broomsticks</a></td><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" target="_blank">Walt Disney Productions</a></td><td>$17,871,174[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_film#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[10]</a>[/SUP]</td></tr></table>I see all the top movies in 1971 were kids' movies, too...</blockquote>

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