R B Banfield

Better Movie Awards R B Banfield

[Updated and revised edition coming soon for 2020] How many times have film fans seen a great film and think that it should win awards only to have things like the Academy Awards snub it? Why do they do that every year? Not because the films we love are not up to standard, it's because groups like the Academy know little about great films and a lot about pleasing their Hollywood buddies. Fortunately, they no longer get away with it, and haven't for years, as seen by their television ratings dropping each year. The term Oscar Winning Film no longer brings in the crowds or sells DVDs. Sorry Academy, but the reality is that your Oscar award is considered a joke by serious film fans. That's what you get for being elitist, going all the way back to Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin being told they're not good enough. This book lists the outstanding and notable films and acting of each year (and most of the time they're easy to spot), and also lists all the winners and nominees from each Academy Awards show, so we can all have a good laugh. Updated to the nutty 2017 show, and featuring a full index of 3,434 films, great and Oscar-nominated alike.