There were no big surprises, no glaring omissions, no startling revelations, nothing that Hollywood thrives on. The Best Picture nominees are Chocolat , Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , Erin Brockovich , Gladiator and Traffic . Many would disagree, of course. Obviously the academy agrees somewhat, because it bestowed 12 nominations on Gladiator and 10 on Tiger . Gladiator was good.
Epics are always good.
There's the tremendous production package, which is always sure to please for its sheer grandiosity. After all, everyone lost their water over Titanic just a few years back, and it swept the Oscars. Again, it's an epic. Oy, get this helmet off of me. I'm getting a migraine.