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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->2005: I think Crash was incredibly overrated, but I know I'm in the minority on this one...so I won't say which films should have beat it<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

We're in the same boat on this one for sure. However, I think some of the others you listed can be argued subjectively one way or another. I happen to agree with you in most cases, but overall the Academy is torn between critical darlings and popcorn fare, so I wouldn't want to be in their shoes. In some years where you have a film that touches the masses and critics AND somehow makes a boatload of cash (Rocky for instance), then that is usually a no-brainer and a safe pick. Those movies are few and far between. However, I just haven't cared enough to get angry at any of these selections in the past 10 years. My tastes are not in the mainstream, and I get that. It's not that I don't have a guilty pleasure or 2 or have never enjoyed a popular movie, far from it, but I generally get bored with the standard Hollywood retreads and boilerplate snoozefest indie flicks that are churned out year after year. Generally, if a movie doesn't push boundaries or make me think, I have no patience for it. I'm not even certain which audience the Academy is serving anymore. It sure isn't me, but it also isn't the average person.
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