Another previous nominee and co-star of “The Artist”, James Cromwell, is also unenthusiastic about the Oscars. "The Academy Awards were basically created by the industry to promote pictures. They ... more 

Another previous nominee and co-star of “The Artist”, James Cromwell, is also unenthusiastic about the Oscars. "The Academy Awards were basically created by the industry to promote pictures. They weren't really to acknowledge the performances," he said. "Then it became sort of this great popularity contest, and now it's an incredible show and it's seen all over the world. But the strain on us to put ourselves up against other people to think that it's some sort of contest -- and it isn't a contest -- we're all in this together. Listen, the Academy Award is just a crapshoot." less