The Lives Of Other: An Essay about Injustice.

So, The BAFTA Nominations were announced, which are like, the British Oscars. So, Sweeney essentially got shut out, but shwatever.

Now, here are the nominees for Best Picture..

AMERICAN GANGSTER
ATONEMENT
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Now, first off, American Gangster has no business being there. It's not a good film, and I hope the Academy does not recognize it, at least not in this category.

Now we get to the real business. The Lives of Others. This film has been nothing but trouble ever since it was released. In my opinion, it was Pan's Labyrinth. And now, it's nominated for Best Picture here, AND Best Film in a Foreign Language. What is this, the Critic's Choice Awards???

And, Ulrich Mohe, from said film, is nominated for Best Leading Actor, basically stealing Johnny Depp's spot.

Apparently, the film came out in Germany March 23, 2006. Therefore, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. I'm assuming that the deadline for the film is for it's release in the home country, not in the U.S.

It was released in America February 9, 2007. It is not eligible for the Oscars this year, yet it is still on people's Top Films of the Year lists. It's true.

It was released in England April 11 2007. If the same rules apply for foreign films for the Oscars, why not the BAFTA'S? I'm not against foreign films being nominated for Best Picture. Hell, I think "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" should be nominated this year. But this film came out two years ago. There is no reason for this nomination, which could've gone to a better film, like Diving Bell, or Sweeney.