The fact that Ennio Morricone, probably the one person in all of film history who stands above all others in their respective field, didn't have this night dedicated to him shows how far deep into the gutter the Oscars has sunk. They didn't even use his music during the montage for those we've lost, which is a quite incredible missed opportunity (as was the chance to, perhaps for the last time, harken back to golden age Hollywood due to the passing of Olivia de Havilland).
This is the same awards show that didn't give Stanley Kubrick an Oscar for direction, Barbara Stanwyck an award for acting, yet have given countless awards to some of the most mediocre artists and minds you'll ever see, so it shouldn't come as a suprise.
However, that somone like Morricone, who elevated the form beyond almost any other and whose contribution to film, art and culture will last beyond any others here; and in the future whose works will stand alongside those of whoever one cares to name - Shakespeare, da Vinci, Beethoven - took such a back seat in the eyes of the origanizers still came as a shock.
I used to watch the show, but have only skipped through the last few ceremonies. This offensively bad show has ensured I won't even bother paying it any attention again.
This is the same awards show that didn't give Stanley Kubrick an Oscar for direction, Barbara Stanwyck an award for acting, yet have given countless awards to some of the most mediocre artists and minds you'll ever see, so it shouldn't come as a suprise.
However, that somone like Morricone, who elevated the form beyond almost any other and whose contribution to film, art and culture will last beyond any others here; and in the future whose works will stand alongside those of whoever one cares to name - Shakespeare, da Vinci, Beethoven - took such a back seat in the eyes of the origanizers still came as a shock.
I used to watch the show, but have only skipped through the last few ceremonies. This offensively bad show has ensured I won't even bother paying it any attention again.