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Isn't the Best Director Oscar voted on strictly by peers (directors)?

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TAFKA Steve

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In Reply to: I thought that most big money hollywood films these days .......... posted by JDK on January 23, 2002 at 14:02:18:

If so, this leaves me even more incredulous than before. This means that it is like voting for Homecoming Queen and has little to do with merit. Mel Gibson's got one. So does Kevin Costner. Makes no sense to me.
BTW, I am not saying that "Gladiator" and "A Beautiful Mind" were the best films of the last two years (far from it). But Ron Howard needs to join the Hair Club For Men before he'll win an Oscar.

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Re: Not the way I read it - JDK 01:33:18 01/24/02 (2)
Academy member peers cast a ballot to determine the 5 nominations, then the whole Academy votes for the winner. It seems to be the same for all "technical" categories.
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John K
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- You're right, I mixed it up with DGA awards. - TAFKA Steve 04:43:29 01/24/02 (1)
  So the Director's award should go to the person who contributed to the financial gain of the largest number of Academy voters.
  - This just in: Director's Guild nominates Ridley Scott, snubs Robert Altman. (nt) - TAFKA Steve 15:19:36 01/24/02 (0)
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