Originally posted by: CO
See, for best screenplay, I think Annie Hall deserves, cause the writing is second to none in that movie. I still think there is a debate between Best Picture for SW & Annie Hall, cause they are both considered classics today. As for Best Director, I still think Lucas deserved the award over Woodie Allen, because SW was revolutionary at the time, and the fact that it made it on screen and was such a great movie, Lucas had to credit for that.
Originally posted by: TheCassidy
You have seen Annie Hall, right?
The screenplay for Annie Hall is golden. The screenplay for Star Wars is a blueprint.
You have seen Annie Hall, right?
The screenplay for Annie Hall is golden. The screenplay for Star Wars is a blueprint.
See, for best screenplay, I think Annie Hall deserves, cause the writing is second to none in that movie. I still think there is a debate between Best Picture for SW & Annie Hall, cause they are both considered classics today. As for Best Director, I still think Lucas deserved the award over Woodie Allen, because SW was revolutionary at the time, and the fact that it made it on screen and was such a great movie, Lucas had to credit for that.
Absolutely, but try and get in the mindset of the film community at the time. Lucas was an upstart Director, operating on the peripheral of the Hollywood system, practicing the very antithesis of "serious Hollywood filmmaking."
Let me say this as simply as possible so I'm clear - Lucas haters aren't new. He's always been held with a certain level of contempt by the very people that vote for the Academy Awards.
Pre-child molester Woody Allen was seen as a smart writer and director, perfect for the self-indulgent "Me" generation simmering in Hollywood, and Marshall Brickman was pretty hot at the time and would go on to write several more Oscar nominated films.
Star Wars not winning Best Picture or Best Director or Best Screenplay makes perfect sense to me given the attitudes and social mores of the time. Think of another escapist fantasy film not starting with Lord or ending in Of The Rings that won Best Picture. It's just the way it goes. Films of no substance, despite popularity, don't fare well with Academy voters.