The Academy is calling upon all nominees to write up a laundry list of people to thank. The nominations, from best actress to best key grip, all conveniently linked for your voyeuristic, Tinseltown-saturated convenience. For little-known foreign films, an Oscar nomination is a prize almost as coveted as the gilded statue itself. It can mean picking up an American distributor, which in turn can open up markets, even those close to home that are otherwise inaccessible. The Genies honor Canada's best films.
Canadian films account for only two percent of the Canadian box office gross.
No big-name stars. Tiny promotional budgets. And that movie juggernaut to the South. If we want this one to survive, we have to, too.