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Aaantlion posted...

AllstarSniper32 posted...

Aaantlion posted...

but you know they piss their pants every time they get a nomination.

I'm sure they'd rather win a billion dollars over a movie award.

You can be extremely profitable and get accolades while still producing crap, these things aren't mutually exclusive. After all, look at James Cameron's Avatar. More importantly, awards help you make even more money. That's half the point to awards.

So Avatar proves that money making movies do well at the Oscars? If you look at the history of the Oscars overall 99 times out of 100 it goes to a lower budget flick usually a drama. Big budget flicks no matter what at most get recognition from a technical standpoint like best special effects or best costumes, they have gotten very few nods for best director or best picture.

Just because James Cameron and Peter Jackson pulled off best pictures on a big budget movie doesn't mean it's a common occurrence.