This year’s Oscar nominations are a bit of a disappointment for some of us. As we’ve written about, the Academy had a chance to recognize some outstanding films from throughout the year, movies that were outside of its usual milieu, and it chose not to; a disappointing choice, but not a surprising one.
The Dark Knight screenwriter, Jonathan Nolan (brother to director Christopher Nolan), also found the news disappointing, but tried to put a positive spin on things in a message to fans at Dark Camapign.com, a site that was devoted to a grassroots campaign supporting the Batman sequel for Oscar nominations. Nolan points out that, while the news is disappointing for those who had higher expectations, any nominations for a movie like The Dark Knight is a “thing of beauty,” and that the recognition the movie did get is thrilling. He also sounds pretty glum about the film’s chances at winning if it had been nominated, commenting that he’s been to the Oscars before and now knows to bring cash so he can buy a drink at the bar after he lost.
It’s nice to see Nolan taking time to thank the fans for their efforts, especially when those efforts turned out to be fruitless. I think overlooking The Dark Knight could be something that comes back to haunt the Academy Awards for years to come, but I guess only time will determine that.
Read Jonathan Nolan’s thank you letter in its entirety at Dark Campaign.com.
