If, as predicted by many predictors, the Artist is picked as the Oscar winner this year, don't be surprised. As we noted recently, the LA Times found that:
"Oscar voters are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male, The Times found. Blacks are about 2% of the academy, and Latinos are less than 2%. Oscar voters have a median age of 62, the study showed. People younger than 50 constitute just 14% of the membership. The academy calls itself 'the world's preeminent movie-related organization" of "the most accomplished men and women working in cinema.'"
Which may explain why two overrated films - The Artist and Hugo - made it to the nominee list: they both focus on the early years of film making and add to a myth that Hollywood enjoys.
Meanwhile, a Rasmussen poll found that the public sees things differently:
"Ten percent (10%) hope the Alexander Payne-directed film, “The Descendants,” will win the Best Picture Oscar. After that the hoped-for winners and their level of support are the Brad Pitt sports vehicle “Moneyball” (7%), Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris" (5%), the 9/11-themed “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” (4%), the Martin Scorcese-directed “Hugo” (4%), “The Tree of Life” (3%) by famed auteur Terrence Malick and Steven Spielberg's latest, “War Horse” (3%)"
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