6 People Who Stupidly Thought Their Movies Should Win Oscars

6. Peter Jackson Complains About The Hobbit Being Snubbed

When The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey failed to get any serious Oscar nominations (it was only in the running for Visual Effects, Makeup and Production Design, winning none), many defenders were keen to point out that The Lord Of The Rings' clean sweep hadn't come until the third instalment; fans just had to be patient. Ignoring that LOTR-counterpart The Fellowship Of The Ring was nominated for thirteen awards and won four, this thinking was proved resolutely wrong when faux-epic conclusion The Battle Of The Five Armies failed to get nominated for a single award. Ouch. By that point the Middle-Earth train was struggling and few people cared enough to cry "snub", but back with the first part that was a hot buzzword. And it wasn't just fans plugging their ears to any and all criticism who thought the bloated prequel trilogy was Oscar-worthy; upon the release of the first part, Peter Jackson lamented that the Academy wouldn't nominate any of his actors for their performances in the film due to its genre while also trumpeting how it could still dominate the technicals. Erm, Peter, the previous film in the series swept the board. Yes, fantasy is often unfairly ostracised, but the big problem with The Hobbit is more that it wasn't really any good. Was Ian McKellen's Hobbit Gandalf really as deserving as his nominated performance in Fellowship? And while his work certainly should be considered in general, isn't it silly to think Riddles in the Dark was the best Andy Serkis has been? Maybe this happening a few months before had skewed the director's quality assessment.