mildly quirky, but still entirely inside the Academy wheelhouse.
ThinkThe Kings Speech(Colin Firth stutters!
Twelve nominations, four wins);The Queen(Helen Mirren mourns a deer!
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Four nods, one win).
Such is the power of the crown.
But you tell me, am I being too cynical about all this?
Whatcantthat lady bird do?
Royals trump all when it comes time for Academy members to fill out their Oscar ballots.
Its like meeting someone new at a party and they open their mouths and a British accent comes out.
Suddenly, they seem a lot more attractive and smarter, dont they?
This is all about Americans inferiority complex when it comes to matters of class and manners.
Voting for a movie about royals is just another cog in the machine of that inferiority complex.
I mean, why else did we all go so crazy forThe Crown?
), Im still generally as susceptible to the whole genre as the next hopelessly inferior American.
But you seem sort of immune, Chris, which I envy.
Do you have an all-time favorite thats notThe Favourite?
CHRIS:DoesThe Princess Bridecount?
Because if it does, thats a strong contender.
To be honest, Ive never been all that interested in the British royal family past or present.
My taste when it comes to royals movies tends to skew a little darker and a little further afield.
