The Academy plays it safe with nominations

Controversial films 'The Passion of the Christ' and 'Farenheit 9/11' won't vie for top Oscar honors | Andrew Coffin

Academy voters, it seems, took the easy way out. When Oscar nominations were announced last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences essentially snubbed both of the films that could have gotten it into political hot water.

The Passion of the Christ and Fahrenheit 9/11 each had fervent grassroots support—witness their People's Choice Awards wins as Favorite Movie Drama and Favorite Movie, respectively. However, neither film had much critical momentum leading up to the Oscars, so a key nomination for either one would have been seen as an industry endorsement.

But Fahrenheit was completely absent from the nominations list, while The Passion received three nominations but none in the major categories. Instead, the film was recognized for cinematography (a well-deserved nod for veteran Caleb Deschanel), makeup, and original score.

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