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"Tyson" Director Accuses Academy Awards of Corruption

Posted: November 21st, 2009 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
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A few days ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the fifteen documentaries that will move on in the race for the Best Documentary Oscar. But mission from that list were lots of prominent films, including Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" and James Toback's "Tyson," about the legendary boxer.

Toback has now sat down with the NY Times to express his anger and to say that it all came down to favoritism and corruption. "How is some tiny, dirty covert weirdly protective little group within the Academy going to be immune [from corruption]," he said.

The filmmaker added that his experience with the group's selection processes... "I put fully in the category of extortion that I did not go along with."

Sounds like Toback is accusing the small Oscar committee of corruption that he apparently experienced first-hand. Whether this is true or not, the fact remains that the majority of popular documentaries from 2008 went ignored.

Click here to read our "Tyson" review.

Source: NY Times

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m2msucks writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 7:16:52 PM

Seems like this Toback guy is a sore loser.
OneTime writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 7:37:01 PM

tyson doc was awesome..especially the part when he talked about fighting some dude while burning up from gonorrhea..shit no wonder he always won..
BigUnit writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 8:46:28 PM

Jim Caviezel not getting nominated for best actor for his role in passion of the christ says the oscars is corrupted alone right there.. in my opinion he shoulda won it but at least he coulda got nominated i mean i know theres supposedly alota jews in Hollywood but come on..
jeffw1978 writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 9:37:20 PM

I am a little suprised he didn't try to pull a race card on mikes behalf or was that the cannabalism card I always get those confused
HideousSecretion writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 10:31:25 PM

What popular documentaries? Moore's film Capitalism was a total flop. I can't imagine the Tyson film being any different.
IRONDAN writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 10:39:41 PM

@ Bigunit

why would the jews stop Caniezel from getting a nom? he was playing the 2nd most famous jew of all time!!!!

the Ist being Adam Sandler
tcu21 writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 10:45:37 PM

I heard nothing but good things about Tyson so that is a little weird, but are we really surprised the Academy fucked up? Come on people this is a group that snubbed two of the highest grossing and critically acclaimed films for best picture last year. They gave the award for Best Original Screenplay for a screenplay that was a biography, how is that an original idea? They gave best supporting actor to the dead guy, best actor to the one who played the gay guy, and best picture to a movie just to honor Bollywood. Let's try to contain our amazement here.
BigUnit writes:
on November 21st, 2009 at 11:20:22 PM

IRONDAN- Jesus was not a jew, he was Judean.
lost_addict writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 12:31:36 AM

Corruption???in hollywood?
rabid writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 1:45:51 AM

'"Tyson" Director Accuses Academy Awards of Corruption'

... well duh... next thing, you'll say the Grammys are given to the best musicians.
Projekt SHIN writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 2:40:52 AM

irondan... you are either being sarcastic.... or simply uneducated..... i'm not sure which... leaning towards a mixture of both
Shakazooloofoo writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 2:41:12 AM

bigunit- Sorry to brake it to ya, but Jesus was indeed Jewish AND Judean.
Ranger writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 3:41:17 AM

And if someone had a ladder and a pair of pliers... his story may have ended differently.
Ranger writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 3:42:09 AM


The Oscars are corrupt... and show favoritism?

Who alive does not know this already?!?!?!
BigUnit writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 7:08:37 AM

Shakazooloofoo- that’s your opinion, im sticking to mine, it’s what I know and believe. Now lets not get off topic here.. Jim Caviezel not getting on Oscar or even nominated for one on his role in passion of the christ, that is a CRIME! No wonder he left the spotlight.. truely talented actor tho..
stevethemoviehater writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 12:09:01 PM

lets boycott the academy awards!!!!!
stevethemoviehater writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 12:09:15 PM

boycott boycott boycott!!!!
TheHundreds writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 12:32:41 PM

It's not a matter of opinion the fact is that Jesus was Jewish. No branch of catholicism will tell you different.

And of course the Jews running Hollywood aren't going to give one of the most anti-Semitic movies ever made an Oscar.

Bottom line obviously they are rigged it's nice to hear someone finally get it out in the open though.


(Fuck Micheal Moore)
stevethemoviehater writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 12:58:35 PM

hey watch it im very jewish
Ranger writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 2:48:51 PM

'Very' Jewish Steve? There's a scale?
masKritic writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 5:15:11 PM

is "mission" suppose to be "missing"?
TeemSelami writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 5:39:19 PM

passion of the christ shoulda won best comedy. the part where the get the metal whip and pull out a huge chunk of jesus's side was hilarious.
Ranger writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 7:36:44 PM

lol.
BigUnit writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 8:34:38 PM

TheHundreds- you are wrong, look it up and get your facts straight nub.
BigUnit writes:
on November 22nd, 2009 at 8:40:38 PM

During his lifetime, no single person was described a "Jew" anywhere for that matter, none of the manuscripts of the original Old or New Testament was Jesus described or referred to as a "Jew". The term "Jew" originated in the late eighteenth century. get educated a little plz befor you try to call someone out.
TheHundreds writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 12:05:02 AM

i dont know what wikipedia told you but the dominating relegion at the time followed the Old Testament. Maybe they werent called "jewish" at the time but jesus was part of that religion and they are now known as "jewish" The fact that you don't know this makes it hard for me to take anything religious you say seriously. Im not a fan of personal attacks but i feel a little insulted by you. stop doing research and go ask a priest.
TheHundreds writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 12:09:20 AM

and im just reading your last post and im further convinced that you dont understand the relationship between judaism and catholicism
vaodsi writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 2:08:43 AM

Uhm big unit.... in the bible there are multiple geneolgies of jesus. They all line up with each other and show that jesus was a descendant of king david AND abraham. SO i guess next you are going to say that abraham was not a jew? or king david for that matter?

Mel gibson said he did not want caviezel to get a nomintation or for the film to get best picture. It couldn't have won best picture anyhow...
but.. what is so anitsemitic about it? i mean.. seriously. It's history. It's based on a book written ENTIRELY by JEWS! and the anti semitic parts are the parts that are MOST ACCURATE.. say what you will about gibson he deserves the whiplash for his idiotic rants... but the movie itself didn't feel anti semitic to me...
vaodsi writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 2:12:35 AM

whether you call them jews, hebrews, israelites etc.... Jew is the common modern day name given to this people of which jesus was a part. who cares if they weren't called jews then.. they are called jews now... get educated, before you call a black person a nigga... (i'm tired.. why am i even answering you... )
rabid writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 3:50:34 AM

(In legend) He was a member of the Essens, a Jewish sect. He even says that his message is not for the world, but for Jews only.
Jesus was a Superjew... you know, if he had actually existed.
BigUnit writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 5:44:56 AM

you guys are brain washed... I'm done with you clowns.
BigUnit writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 5:45:52 AM

you guys prolly think america landed on the moon too hay?
Freudian_Nightmare writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 8:06:30 AM

@ BigUnit: Sorry dude, but Jesus was a jew.
Eben1277 writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 9:12:37 AM

I can't get over the fact that anyone could look at the bible as an historical text, rather than the collection of poorly written fairy tails it is.
Eben1277 writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 9:14:35 AM

Do we really expect anything serious from the Oscars? These people awarded Titanic Best Picture over LA Confidential, give me a fuckin break here. Forrest Gump over Shawshank Redemption AND Pulp Fiction, get real.
vaodsi writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 3:50:37 PM

Eben1277....
yeah go figure. It must be a bunch of fairytales when every secular archeologist proclaims it to be the most historically accurate work in history... heck they even GO to the bible to check their dates! ;)
Say what you will about the bible and it's odd, seemingly conflicting messages, BUT as far as dates and historical facts are concerned, it's right on the money.
Ranger writes:
on November 23rd, 2009 at 6:19:42 PM



But it did leave out the part of when they were nailing Jesus to the Cross, he liked the pain so much he got a boner and poked one of the Roman's in the eye with it.

Fortunately for Jesus the Roman was gay, so the Cross rising was delayed for only 1 straddling by the Roman.


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