Why Spike Lee Never Wins An Oscar: It’s New York, Dummy
CELEBRITY Quote of the Day, from not-in-the-least-bit-bitter Spike Lee, of New York, New York on his Oscars oversight:
“They take everything into account with me. They take into account that I like the Knicks or that I’m in New York. If you did a survey, the bulk of the people who vote in the Academy are in Los Angeles. There’s definite bias, considering that my films are typically New York-based.”
Who would ever votes for films set in New York, like Grand Hotel, It Happened One Night, Gentleman’s Agreement, All About Eve , The Apartment, West Side Story, Midnight Cowboy..?
September 12th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Well, perhaps Anokra should seize the opportunity and create its’ own star studded assembly to honour the unforgettable all time greats, starting with whatshisname .
I’d volunteer but I am working on my new astrology column…
September 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
The Anoraks! - Anm wArds Do - you’ve sussed it!
It’s PR gold.
September 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
And Silver, and Bronze.
I figure that way we get more people willing to turn up and pay vast sums, sorry, make a small charitable contribution…
September 15th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
being in NY didn’t hurt Woody Allen….?
September 15th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
No; just the rest of us who had to sit through his films trying not to die of boredom…