Oscar Analysis: Why 'Argo' Beat 'Lincoln' and More on Oscar's Winners and Losers

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• Denis McKeown | February 27, 2013 10:23 AMReply

  As a Director, Affleck should have known better than to cast himself as the Hispanic leading man. It was probably the Hispanic and short character of the leading man that contributed to the success of the operation in the first place! And Hispanic actors need every opportunity to get them selves seen as Leading characters! Shame, shame, shame, Director Affleck!!!

• Tommy Wiseau | February 26, 2013 12:15 AMReply

  I honsetly believe that "Argo" would have won the BP oscar, even without Affleck's snub. It did win the Best Picture awards at the Critic's choice, and the Globes. Either way, this was a great year for movies and will easily go down as one of the best ever.

• cadavra | February 25, 2013 6:24 PMReply

  Sorry, but in no known universe could PLAYBOOK be considered a romantic comedy. It's a dark drama with some humorous moments and a feel-good finale, but that doesn't make it a "comedy." Hell, even Billy Wilder said he never considered THE APARTMENT a comedy, and that was a hell of a lot funnier than PLAYBOOK!

• sergio | February 25, 2013 2:22 PMReply

  Argo won because it makes Hollywood look good and anything that makes Hollywood looks good those self centered Oscar voters love. But I agree with what one person said that back during the 70's movies like Argo were a dime a dozen. Gone Baby Gone and The Town were WAY better than Argo which is O.K. but nothing more.
  
  Silver Linings Playbook was the other "what the hell are people making such a big fuss about?" movie. The main message of the film is that if you have a mental illness falling in love with a cute chick can cure it. Aside from being totally predictable 50 years ago the exact same movie would have starred Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak and would have been a better film to boot too

• kevin | February 25, 2013 1:55 PMReply

  "Moonrise Kingdom" was not nominated for Best Picture.