The film was not. This was my first lesson in that the Oscars were (and are) about what people in the industry think is important. The movie is honestly below average. Woody Allen (who slept with, then married, his adopted daughter) was never a good actor. Like John Wayne (until True Grit and The Shootist), he played every role the same. And not well. Try and watch this film and not cringe every time he's on screen.
And Diane Keaton? Best Actress? If you've seen her in anything, you've seen her performance in this movie. Same laugh, same takes, same line delivery.
DOA.
What's sad, is that much like high school politics (class president, prom queen), The Oscars are only about who, and what are popular in the moment to other actors and directors. It isn't about what movie audiences find compelling.
While there have been times where the two coincide, it's rare. Take a look at the best picture winners of the last 12 years, and watch them. There is no way the average American movie goer would vote most of them (Oppenheimer might be an exception) as the picture of the year.
It's all about messed up moral values and who's who.
And Diane Keaton? Best Actress? If you've seen her in anything, you've seen her performance in this movie. Same laugh, same takes, same line delivery.
DOA.
What's sad, is that much like high school politics (class president, prom queen), The Oscars are only about who, and what are popular in the moment to other actors and directors. It isn't about what movie audiences find compelling.
While there have been times where the two coincide, it's rare. Take a look at the best picture winners of the last 12 years, and watch them. There is no way the average American movie goer would vote most of them (Oppenheimer might be an exception) as the picture of the year.
It's all about messed up moral values and who's who.