This Is Why I Ignore Awards Shows

kariba at Right in Canada notes that The Passion of The Christ has been completely shut out of the Oscars. I would have thought that any movie, no matter what it's content, that generated the kind of international sensation that The Passion did would receive at least some recognition. And judging by the other nominees, the controversiality of a movie's content isn't a very important consideration. (Full disclosure: I haven't seen The Passion of The Christ.)