I hereby petition the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences to change the official title of awards handed out, when applicable, from 'Best' to 'Most.' This would more accurately reflect the guidelines by which winners are selected.
For example:
Best Special Effects: Master & Commander
Most Special Effects: Return of the King
Best Animated Feature: Persepolis
Most Animated Feature: Ratatouille
Best Costume Design: Sweeney Todd
Most Costume Design: Elizabeth: the Golden Age
I don't know if this would work for Most Director unless the award traditionally went to the director whose fingerprints were deepest in his film, or if you could have a 'Most Picture,' though it would be interesting to see how running time correlates with award probability (it certainly worked for Titanic). I'd look it up only I'm supposed to be unpacking. I will, however, look up this year's in an attempt to predict the winner ... using Science!
Atonement: 118 min
Juno: 96 min
Michael Clayton: 119 min
No Country For Old Men: 122 min
There Will Be Blood: 158 min
According to my scientific process, There Will Be Blood should claim a surprise victory over the front-runner No Country, unless you go by perceived running time wherein the latter seemed to last for a good four hours.*
UPDATE: Well, the bookies had it. So much for science.
*I dislike it more every day. So far the biggest thing it's got going for it is that it wasn't The Cooler.
For example:
Best Special Effects: Master & Commander
Most Special Effects: Return of the King
Best Animated Feature: Persepolis
Most Animated Feature: Ratatouille
Best Costume Design: Sweeney Todd
Most Costume Design: Elizabeth: the Golden Age
I don't know if this would work for Most Director unless the award traditionally went to the director whose fingerprints were deepest in his film, or if you could have a 'Most Picture,' though it would be interesting to see how running time correlates with award probability (it certainly worked for Titanic). I'd look it up only I'm supposed to be unpacking. I will, however, look up this year's in an attempt to predict the winner ... using Science!
Atonement: 118 min
Juno: 96 min
Michael Clayton: 119 min
No Country For Old Men: 122 min
There Will Be Blood: 158 min
According to my scientific process, There Will Be Blood should claim a surprise victory over the front-runner No Country, unless you go by perceived running time wherein the latter seemed to last for a good four hours.*
UPDATE: Well, the bookies had it. So much for science.
*I dislike it more every day. So far the biggest thing it's got going for it is that it wasn't The Cooler.