Only two movies are even ELIGIBLE this year for the Best Makeup
Oscar: Frida and The Time Machine. Films like Lord of the Rings: The
Two Towers, Minority Report, Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets, The Hours, Austin Powers 3, Red Dragon, The Ring, Star
Wars: Attack of the Clones--all your favorites--have been
DISQUALIFIED. They're not even *eligible* to be nominated. Why? We
did a little research, and according to the Hollywood Reporter, the
Academy's logic ranges from "We've seen it before" to "We didn't see
the movie at all." All the Academy regulations say is that an
committee will make the decisions, but there are no firm guidelines
or criteria for those decisions.

As moviegoers and movie lovers, are you going to stand for this?

Let your voice be heard. Tell us which movies YOU think were at the
top of the craft this year. Our page on the Best Makeup issue and
our poll have already been featured by OscarWatch.com and
OscarWhore.com, but we want to take it to another level. Tell us
what you think, because if we make enough noise, maybe the Academy
will rethink their regulations. After all--we're not professionals,
but at least we SAW THE MOVIES.


Vote here (you can write in a choice and leave comments):
http://cleolinda.freepolls.com/cgi-bin/polls/003/poll_center.htm

Our "Ask a Stupid Question" column, where you can read about the
process and the see the contenders:
http://www.dailydigest.net/stupidquestion.html

The official Academy regulations on the subject:
http://www.oscars.org/74academyawards/rules/rule15.html

Keep checking the news page for updates! The poll is open until
Friday, February 7!
http://www.dailydigest.net/news.html





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