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Will The Dark Knight Snubs Result in the Lowest Rated Oscar Telecast in History?
slashfilm.com - 1/23/2009
Will The Dark Knight Snubs Result in the Lowest Rated Oscar Telecast in History?
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LOWEST RATED OSCAR TELECAST IN HISTORY?: Snubs of THE DARK KNIGHT, Clint Eastwood and Bruce Springsteen point toward a new ratings nadir for the Oscar show; The five Best Picture nominees have combined to gross only $186M, about what TDK delivered in first 4 days! Nobody is ever ...
Oscar Watch: To Write Off, or Write In, The Dark Knight?
eonline.com - 1/25/2009
Oscar Watch: To Write Off, or Write In, The Dark Knight?
— eonline.com — Batman Lives?! After The Dark Knight was shut out of the Best Picture race yesterday, we emailed... an Academy voter for reaction. "The fact it and Chris Nolan weren't nominated is a shame," the voter replied. "And I plan on casting a write-in vote for ... (more) Oscar Watch: To Write Off, or Write In, The Dark Knight?

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Why So Serious? 'The Dark Knight' Oscar Outrage Begins
theplaylist.blogspot.com - 1/23/2009
Why So Serious? 'The Dark Knight' Oscar Outrage Begins
— theplaylist.blogspot.com — When Oscar goes black (" There Will Be Blood ," " No Country For Old Men ")... or young (" Juno ") people are cool with it, but when Oscar fails to recognize super heroes, genre films and or old people remember to vote again this year, well hell, the ... (more) Why So Serious? 'The Dark Knight' Oscar Outrage Begins

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talkingmoviezzz.blogspot.com - 1/23/2009
The Oscar Nominees Are...
— talkingmoviezzz.blogspot.com — I always thought that the Oscar nominees who, when told they were nominated, and they say "Oh,... I didn't even know the nominations were today!" were lying. HOW could they not know when the Oscar nominations are? Yet, I wasn't even aware the Oscar ... (more) The Oscar Nominees Are...

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:: The Playlist :::  'Dark Knight' Oscar Snub Hysteria Continues

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'Dark Knight' Oscar Snub Hysteria Continues
:: The Playlist :: — ... Steve Mason from /Film asks (warns?), if the 'Dark Knight' snub will make for the lowest-rated Academy Awards in the history of Oscar. He also uses a lot of math to suggest that biggest $$$ equal best movies, which is always a frightening tactic. Hmmm, he's not suggesting that the Academy should have voted for the film to ensure good ratings now is he? ...

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