# Are the Oscars out of touch?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-oscars-out-of-touch/678640>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 13, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-oscars-out-of-touch/678640 "2014-01-13T05:57:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-oscars-out-of-touch/678640/101 "2014-01-24T22:35:44Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> Wow, my mind must be going. 🙂 I can swear remembering being very pissed that BD won over TD, because I thought TD was such a better film.

Well, Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for _Blood Diamond_ that year and not the Scorsese, so maybe that’s what you were thinking of.

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-oscars-out-of-touch/678640/102 "2014-01-25T01:49:36Z")

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JohnT writes:

\> On a personal note, while THL is a fine film, I have no problem believing a few  
\> votes for it were cast with a “f-you, Cameron” mindset on the part of the voter.

I think what it proves is that if you marry and divorce enough women, eventually just by luck one of them will beat you out for the Oscar.

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