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Quote Originally Posted by Miriel View Post
! Didn't see that one coming. Wall.E and Dark Knight both got shafted for the Best Picture category. I dunno how it can even be justified. Dark Knight (94% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and Wall.E (96% on RT) were both two of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of 2008. Compared to the lukewarm reviews given to Benjamin Button (77% on RT) and The Reader (60% on RT).
Personally, I'd hate to see the day when movie awards are based on ratings from websites. You let internet geeksites decide what "score" a movie gets, and Rick Astley will end up getting Best Actor every year...
Rotten Tomatoes is a site that compiles reviews from actual critics. Kenneth Turan from the LA Times, Robert Ebert from the Chicago Sun Times, Lisa Schwarzbaum from Entertainment Weekly, etc. The site isn't 100% precise, but it does closely mirror what a lot of critic groups are thinking. Wall.E and Dark Knight both have their share of Best Picture awards given to them by specific critics groups (Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics, etc). The Producers Guild nominated Dark Knight for Best Picture and the Directors Guild nominated Christopher Nolan for Best Director.

Critics generally gave The Reader a lukewarm (at best) reception. So the fact that it got in OVER two of the most critically acclaimed and top grossing films of the year is insane.

And Wall.E is proof that never again will an animated feature get into the Best Picture category. Not with the existence of the Best Animated Film category.
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That said, I still haven't seen Slumdog or Frost/Nixon, so maybe they're good, but the fact that cinematic masterpieces like Wall-E and TDK didn't get Best Picture or Best Director nods is just a joke.
Slumdog Millionaire has earned its place in my Best Movies EVER list. It was better than both Wall.E and Dark Knight, and every other nominated film this year. I wouldn't say it's a lock for Best Picture, but the chances are good.