----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I thought we'd begun to move beyond this sort of thing, but I must say > that after watching the ceremonies on Monday, I'm not so optimistic. Any > young African-Americans (or Latinos, or Asian-Americans, etc.) who also > watched the show learned the valuable lesson that while they may be good > enough to act, sing and dance in the movies, they certainly aren't > capable of taking part in the technical aspects of film-making. > > Anyone else notice this atrocity? > > William Brooks More atrocities for you: 1) John Travolta gets nominated for best actor and Samuel Jackson get nominated for best supporting actor. 2) *Hoop Dreams* gets a nomination for best editing (not for documentary!) and then loses to *Forrest Gump.* Gloria Monti